Lusia Harris was the first woman to be drafted in the NBA. / CBS/AP. [79] The parade was attended by an estimated crowd of two million fans, making this the largest public gathering in one place for one event in Canadian history, peacetime or wartime. [36] Cousins, who did not enter the game until Durant's injury, had 14 points and six rebounds for the Warriors, and Green added 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. … 5 hours ago. [33] The Raptors fell behind by 11 early in the contest,[33] and trailed 46–42 at halftime. [21][22] It was a risky move for the Raptors and their president, Masai Ujiri, as Leonard was one year away from becoming a free agent,[21] and he wanted to leave the Spurs after playing in just nine games in 2017–18 due to tendinopathy in his left quadriceps. After a late turnover by the Raptors, they even had a chance to win it in the closing seconds, but Steph Curry's 3 didn't go down. [43][44][45], Leonard scored 22 points and had six rebounds and was named the NBA Finals MVP after Toronto won 114–110 over Golden State to claim its first championship in franchise history. [5], During the off-season, Golden State acquired DeMarcus Cousins, who was recovering from a ruptured left Achilles. [30], Thompson practiced earlier in the day but did not warm up for the game. A Canadian team - and we're not talking hockey here - stood on top of one of the traditional major sports leagues for the first time since the Toronto Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series. That only delayed the celebration for a moment. TSN sister broadcast television network CTV 2 aired simulcasts of ABC's feed for games 2 and 4 in order to enforce simultaneous substitution rights on ABC stations carried on pay television,[53] while game 6 was simulcast on CTV. The Associated Press contributed to this report. [38] Golden State played most of the second half without Looney, who aggravated his cartilage fracture after colliding with Lowry while battling for a rebound. During an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in November 2018, Draymond Green cursed out teammate Kevin Durant over his upcoming free agencystatus after the season, and he was suspended for the much-publicized blowup. He limped off the court and was helped to the locker room. Toronto was the first Canadian team to win the NBA title and the first non-American team to win any of the Big Four North American sports titles since the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball won the World Series in 1993. They also traded DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Pöltl to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. ", "N.B.A. Game 1. [67], U.S. Game 5 viewership was 37% higher over Game 4, at 18.22 million, while Sportsnet reported an average of 6.4 million viewers across Sportsnet and the Citytv simulcast of ABC coverage—surpassing the series finale of The Big Bang Theory (4.33 million), Super Bowl LIII (4.34 million), and the 91st Academy Awards (5.21 million)[68] as the most-watched television broadcast of 2019 in Canada, and once again the most-watched NBA telecast in Canada. [56] The series technically marked the first time that a team's regional broadcaster has produced its own coverage of games during the NBA Finals; these local broadcasts had access to ABC's camera feeds, along with additional cameras that were part of its own production resources. The Celtics advanced 10 straight times, winning nine, including eight consecutive. [69][70], Game 6 further exceeded these numbers with an average of 7.7 million. The NBA itself estimated 6.9 million viewers when accounting for the French-language feed on RDS and estimated viewership on out-of-market stations. [82], The 2019 edition of the NBA Finals between Golden State and Toronto. In January 2019, Cousins returned, and the Warriors became the first tea… Trying to secure the ball after the miss, Golden State called a timeout, but they did not have any left, and were assessed a technical foul. [18][19] After starting nine consecutive games,[3] Iguodala missed the deciding Game 4 with a sore left calf injury from Game 3. Real-time NBA Basketball scores on ESPN. The New Orleans Jazz selected her in the seventh round o… [54] Sportsnet's sister broadcast network Citytv similarly simulcast games 3 and 5. [33] VanVleet needed seven stitches in the fourth quarter after the Warriors' Shaun Livingston inadvertently elbowed him in the face. The game also had a 68% ratings share in the Toronto market. [58] By contrast, with 10.77 million U.S. viewers, Game 1 was the second lowest-rated NBA Finals game in the U.S. after the 2020 NBA Finals. Keep track of how your favorite teams are performing and who will make the playoffs. [36][39], Durant left the arena on crutches and in a walking boot. [16][17] In the Western Conference Finals, Golden State swept the Portland Trail Blazers 4–0, with three of the wins including comebacks of 15 points or more. [29], Curry finished the game with 23 points after missing his first six shots of the game. Despite trailing 2–0, the Raptors won the next four games to advance to the Finals in six games,[21] as Leonard outplayed the Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, who won league MVP that season. [15] However, Durant left the game late in the third quarter after suffering a strained right calf;[15][16] he was later ruled out indefinitely. Serge Ibaka pulled his head up through the hoop by the Golden State bench as the crowd chanted "Warriors! [29] Warriors backup center Kevon Looney missed the second half with a chest contusion. Thu, May 30. Game 3 was seen by 3.8 million viewers across Sportsnet and Citytv. He gave the Warriors a true, top-flight center for the first time under head coach Steve Kerr. [36] Leonard had 26 points for the Raptors, while Lowry added 18 and Gasol 17 to lead six Raptors in double figures. [35] Lowry's potential game-winning, 3-point shot at the buzzer fell short after it was partially blocked by Draymond Green. Suns to have fans at games starting Feb. 7. [26], Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists in his first NBA Finals game since he was named the Finals MVP in 2014. 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Championship", "Warriors hang on to stay alive, win Game 5 of NBA Finals", "How the Warriors Survived Game 5 of the N.B.A. | Toronto Sun", "Toronto Raptors' victory parade marred by shooting and stampede – video report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_NBA_Finals&oldid=1003662713, May 2019 sports events in the United States, June 2019 sports events in the United States, Sports competitions in Oakland, California, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using Template:College with unsupported name, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 January 2021, at 02:01. Those figures represent a 66 percent drop. 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18, 2016-17, 2015-16 Leaders Season Points , Career … [40], Nurse was criticized for calling a timeout with Toronto up 103–97 after going on a 12–2 run; the Splash Brothers' three 3-pointers came after the break. [27] Durant, the MVP of the last two NBA Finals, traveled with the team to Toronto, but remained sidelined. Finals: Warriors Tie Series With Raptors", "Warriors beat Raptors 109-104 to even NBA Finals", "Raptors hit big shots, beat Warriors for 2-1 NBA Finals lead", "Thompson: The Warriors need some help because the Game 3 version of their lineup can't beat the Raptors", "Looney listed as questionable for Game 4", "Leonard, Raptors move within victory of first championship", "The Raptors Won Game 4 and Are 1 Win From an N.B.A. Curry had 21 points for Golden State, but he was hounded by the Raptors in the fourth quarter without Durant or Thompson available. [51], In the United States, the Finals was televised by ABC in English and ESPN Deportes in Spanish. [19] Curry averaged a series career-high 36.5 points, the highest average by a player in a four-game sweep in NBA history. Pascal Siakam also went for 26, while Kawhi Leonard and Fred VanVleet each added 22 of their own. Despite Thompson's absence, the Warriors kept battling, and were able to stick with the Raptors until the final seconds, finding baskets here and there from pretty much everyone that was still healthy to play, CBS Sports reports. [26], Thompson scored a team-high 25 points, and the Warriors outscored the Raptors 18–0 to start the second half before holding off a late Toronto rally to win 109–104. Toronto's Kyle Lowry had 23 points and five 3-pointers, and Danny Green added 18 points on 6 made 3s, as all five of their starters scored in double figures. NBA Finals 2019: Toronto Raptors win first NBA title with 114-110 victory over Golden State. Game 1 star Siakam scored just 12 points on 5-for-18 shooting. Warriors!" The Warriors were already without Kevin Durant, out with a ruptured Achilles that left the team fielding some criticism about the risk he was taking by returning to the series while already dealing with a lower-leg injury. "I don't believe there's anybody to blame [for Durant's injury], but I understand in this world, and if you have to, you can blame me," said Bob Myers, the Warriors' president of basketball operations. Thompson led the Warriors with 30 points, and Andre Iguodala chipped in 22 points. CBS Sports has the latest NBA Basketball news, live scores, player stats, standings, fantasy games, and projections. The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions for the the first time in franchise history. [55] RDS broadcast all six games in French. They secured the title with a 114-110 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals… Visit ESPN to view the 2020-21 NBA Standings. Golden State Warriors. Van Vleet finished with 22 points, including 12 in the final period, and made five of the team's 13 three-pointers. [10] The move stunned the All-Star DeRozan, who had become a fan favorite in his nine seasons in Toronto. Looney returned to score 10 points after Kerr initially declared him out for the series following his Game 2 injury. [62], The Canadian record would be surpassed by Game 2, with an average of 4.3 million across TSN, the French-language broadcast on RDS, and CTV2's simulcast of ABC's broadcast, and an estimate that the game was seen at any point by at least 10 million viewers. 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[3] Also for the first time after the past four postseasons, the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers did not meet in the championship round. Stephen Curry missed a contested 3-pointer in the waning moments before Golden State called a timeout it didn't have, giving Leonard a technical free throw with 0.9 seconds left to seal it. @ Toronto Raptors. In the best-of-seven playoff series held from May 30 through June 13, 2019, the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors defeated the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors, 4–2, earning the franchise its first NBA championship as well as the first win by an NBA team based outside the United States. (A Lot Has Changed. Toronto maintained a double-digit lead for most of the fourth quarter, countering every rally by Golden State. [10], The Raptors lost Game 1 of the first round to the Orlando Magic, but then they won the next four games in a row and won the series in five games. [46], As part of a multiyear partnership that began in 2018, the internet television service YouTube TV was the presenting sponsor of the series,[50] even in Canada despite its lack of legal availability there at the time, which was officially named the NBA Finals 2019 presented by YouTube TV. Toronto Raptors over Golden State Warriors (4-2) Series Stats. [29] Thompson left the game in the fourth quarter with a left hamstring injury after landing awkwardly on a three-point field goal attempt. [36] However, he was lost for the game two minutes into the second quarter when he tried to drive by Ibaka and suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, falling and grabbing his lower right calf. [72], On June 17, the Raptors held a victory parade in downtown Toronto, which began at the Princes' Gates at the east end of Exhibition Place, traveled east along Lake Shore Boulevard West, north along York Street and University Avenue, east along Queen Street West, and finished at Nathan Phillips Square next to Toronto City Hall. First published on June 13, 2019 / 11:48 PM. Finals", "Road Warriors: For first time in five Finals, Golden State opens title series on road", "This Is The First NBA Finals In 9 Years Without LeBron. [81] Later on, the parade was marred by shootings, which occurred during the victory speeches. [35][38], Golden State made 20 three-pointers, the second most in NBA Finals history behind Cleveland's 24 against the Warriors in Game 4 in 2017. ", "Warriors Sweep Blazers to Reach Their 5th Straight N.B.A. major North American professional sports leagues, the largest public gathering in one place for one event in Canadian history, "Kawhi Leonard joins elite company in winning Finals MVP", "How long has it been since each team last made The Finals? TSN publicized that a total of 15.9 million unique viewers watched some point of the telecast, and 9.99 million were watching during the final minute. [10] Cousins tore his left quadriceps in Game 2, and was initially thought to be out for the remainder of the postseason. During the off-season, Golden State acquired DeMarcus Cousins, who was recovering from a ruptured left Achilles. [30][32], Toronto took a 3–1 lead in the series after Leonard scored 36 points and had 12 rebounds in a 105–92 road win over Golden State. They trailed by 11 with almost two minutes left until halftime before cutting it to 59–54 at the half. [57], In Canada, Game 1 recorded an average of 3.3 million viewers on Sportsnet, making it the highest-rated NBA game in Canadian history. [28], Leonard scored 30 points and the Raptors shot 52.4% and made 17 three-pointers to win 123–109 on the road over the short-handed Warriors. NBA: Hot Jazz open road swing at Atlanta. [22] Toronto advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Milwaukee Bucks. Finals. They combined for three straight 3-pointers after the Raptors led by six points with ​3.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap} 1⁄2 minutes left in the game. Lauri Markkanen attacks the paint with a one-handed throw down and Julius Randle follows that up with a 3-pointer to end the half. The Raptors won the regular season series 2–0. Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points on 14-of-17 shooting to lead Toronto to a 118–109 win over Golden State in the first-ever NBA Finals game played outside the United States. [10][22] During the season, Toronto also traded a package that included Jonas Valančiūnas to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for one of the league's elite post-defenders, Marc Gasol. Game 6 drew, at its peak, 6.028 million viewers.To put that in perspective, Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, which included a team from Canada and did not include LeBron James, drew 18.34 million viewers. Siakam, the NBA Most Improved Player that season, shot 6-for-6 in the third quarter to keep the Warriors at bay. Steph Curry was seen Facetiming with rapper and Toronto Raptors superfan Drake after the Golden State Warriors lost the 2019 NBA Finals to the Toronto Raptors. Thompson registered 30 points to lead all scorers before leaving the game. [33], Siakam added 19 points for the Raptors. A bizarre sequence in the aftermath led to the Warriors calling a timeout they didn't have, which effectively ended the game. [80] In addition, excessive crowds delayed emergency services from attending to people in the crowd falling ill from heat exhaustion and dehydration, which resulted in the death of an infant. Celebrate the Toronto Raptors becoming the 2019 NBA Finals Champions by grabbing this sweet Galaxy Symmetry Case. This was the first time in five consecutive NBA Finals appearances that the then-two-time defending NBA-champion Warriors did not have home-court advantage. [22] This was their first trip to the NBA Finals in franchise history,[24] breaking a 25-year drought for teams from Toronto appearing in the championship round of any of the four major North American professional sports leagues since Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series.[25]. Kerr had said that the Warriors were not going to play him if there was risk of further damage. [30] Looney was out with a cartilage fracture near his right collarbone. The red-hot Utah Jazz, winners of 12 of their past 13 games, begin a three-game road trip on Thursday against the suddenly struggling Atlanta Hawks. [48] This was the Warriors' last game ever at Oracle Arena, as they moved to the new Chase Center in San Francisco at the beginning of the 2019–20 season. The 2019 NBA Draft took place Thursday evening in Brooklyn with a whole lot of fanfare. Updated on: June 14, 2019 / 12:47 AM Curry scored a playoff career-high 47 points, shooting 14 for 31 including 6 of 14 on 3-pointers,[30] while his teammates totaled 62 points on 36.7 percent shooting. © 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Acquired by the Raptors via a trade during the off-season, Kawhi Leonard was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second time in his career. [82] Three suspects were arrested and two guns were recovered. [36][37] Leonard scored 10 straight points in the fourth quarter to erase Golden State's 14-point lead. [41][42] In its Last Two Minutes report, the NBA stated that Cousins should have been called for a shooting foul on Gasol with 49 seconds left in the game, which would have given Gasol two free throws with the Raptors trailing 106–103 at the time. [13][14] With the Splash Brothers, Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, struggling with their shooting, Durant had been the team's best player in the playoffs, averaging a team-leading 35.4 points entering Game 5. [34] They outscored the Warriors 37–21 in the third quarter, when Leonard scored 17 of his points, and led by as many as 16 in the final quarter. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [26] After missing Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals with a left calf injury, Iguodala left near the end of this game after limping and favoring his right leg. after a sensational send-off at Oracle Arena. He gave the Warriors a true, top-flight center for the first time under head coach Steve Kerr. Leonard, the NBA Finals MVP for a second time, then got behind Andre Iguodala for a layup as the buzzer sounded, but it went to review and the basket was called off before Leonard's two free throws.