"Grit is not something that can be taught, it is a quality that someone either has, or doesn't have. The ability to be faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, and keep fighting, and ultimately achieve your goal is special, and that is what Toronto did against Golden State yesterday. When it seemed like they could not overcome Stephen Curry's onslaught, and that this game would just be another addition to the loss column, the Dinos collected themselves and fought to win the game."
"Barnes never let Golden State off the hook for their puny interior defenders, he mashed his way into the paint both as a creator and as an off-ball guy and put in rim attempt after rim attempt. Only one of Barnes' makes were outside the paint, and only two of those paint shots were not in the restricted area, this was the type of shot diet that you always want to see from Barnes, and he did not let down yesterday."
Toronto showed grit, overcoming Stephen Curry's 39 points to beat Golden State. Scottie Barnes recorded a historic triple-double with 23 points, 25 rebounds, and 10 assists. Golden State's small-ball lineups and frequent switching created size mismatches that Barnes exploited by crashing the offensive glass and finishing at the rim. Barnes attacked the paint both as a creator and off-ball opportunist, with almost all made shots in the restricted area. Toronto's defenders top-locked, face-guarded, and stuck to Curry at various times, but his constant movement still produced difficult scoring. Toronto's interior dominance and collective resolve produced the comeback win.
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