After pulling off an upset of the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of the Conference Finals, head coach Nick Nurse and the Toronto Raptors hope to close out the series in Game 6 in the friendly confines of Scotiabank Arena. Nurse assured fans that he will be coaching Game 6 like it is an elimination game even with his team up 3-2 in the series:
"It's a whatever it takes game,"- Nick Nurse says of Game 6, no limits or caps on minutes for his players.
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The Raptors badly need this win. A loss sends the series, and momentum, back to Milwaukee. The Bucks will certainly like their chances at home in an elimination game. It will be a lot to ask from the Raptors squad to win two games on the road.
Additionally, rest time will be cut short if the series goes to seven games. The Golden State Warriors finished off the Portland Trailblazers so quickly that they have had plenty of time to recover and focus on the Finals. Kevin Durant and DeMarcus Cousins have had time to recover from injuries. A well-rested Warriors squad is already deadly. They become even more dangerous when your own team has barely had time off.
Nurse will milk his best players for all they are worth in Game 6. Star Kawhi Leonard looked hobbled in Game 5, but there is no doubt that he will be playing heavy minutes as the Raptors look for their first ever Finals appearance.
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