Who Made The Nba Finals 2019?

The 2019 NBA Finals are here, and we’ve got all the information you need to know about who’s playing and how to watch.

The Teams

The Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors made the 2019 NBA Finals.

Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Warriors relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city’s name, before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. They play their home games at the Chase Center.

The Warriors won their first NBA championship in Philadelphia in 1956, led by Hall of Fame guard Paul Arizin, center Neil Johnston, and forward Tom Gola. This was followed by semi-successful periods from 1963 to 1966, with five straight playoff appearances behind star players Rick Barry and Nate Thurmond; 1977 to 1980 with early NBA All-Star World B. Free; and 1987 to 1994 with advance scouts Bob Lanier and Mitch Richmond leading the way. After a period of rebuilding following a Finals appearance in 1976 that resulted in a second-round exit for rookie coach Al Attles and limited resources for owner Franklin Mieuli, the team returned to prominence under head coach Don Nelson from 1988 to 1995, making five conference semifinals, three conference finals, and one NBA Finals appearance during that time behind All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway Sr., young small forwards Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond,and center/power forward Latrell Sprewell. In 2000–01 after trading away All-Star power forward Kevin Garnett during his rookie year for future Hall of Famers Stephon Marburyand Keith Van Horn (which were instantly released), Andrew Langand Terrell Brandon,[citation needed]an aging Head Coach Flip Saunderswas replaced by journeyman Sidney Loweand subsequently went through nine consecutive losing seasons from 2001–10; this was highlighted by intense media scrutiny on Garnett’s much younger replacement Carmelo Anthonyin 2005–06 due to his poor work ethic on defense which led to his brief but infamous tenure on the team being widely panned as one of history’s biggest draft busts.[citation needed]

After more than a decade without a playoff berth (a franchise record 13 years),[citation needed]the 2010–11 season finally saw them return after signing power forward Amar’e Stoudemireto a five-year deal during his 2010 free agency.[citation needed] That same season saw them make another free agency splash by signing shooting guard Raymond Felton([[List of New York Knicks seasons|2010–11 Knicks)to a three-year deal.[citation needed] Now playing at full strength following gutting their previous squad,[citation needed]they went on to win their first ever Atlantic Division title as well as their first ever#1 playoff seed with an Amar’e Stoudemire-led roster.[citation needed] In addition they notched victories over perennial playoff teams such as LeBron Jamesand Dwyane Wade’s Miami Heat,[citation needed]as well as perennial championship contenders such as Kobe Bryants Los Angeles Lakers.[citation needed]

Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They were established in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. When the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee to become the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, the Raptors became the only Canadian-based team in the NBA.

The Raptors originally played their home games at the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre), before moving eastward along Bremner Boulevard to the Air Canada Centre (ACC) in 1999. MLSE has controlled the franchise since its purchase of Club International Ltd., a holding company that owned the Raptors and their predecessors, after their expansion into Canada was announced by NBA Commissioner David Stern on September 30, 1993.

In 2014, they won an Atlantic Division title for the 3rd straight year and qualified for their 5th straight playoff berth. In 2016, they set a franchise record for wins in a season with 56. They qualified for their 6th straight playoff appearance after clinching 1st place in their division on April 10th, 2017 with a 37-15 record; however they were ultimately swept by The Cleveland Cavaliers in The Eastern Conference Semifinals that year despite having home court advantage due to resting most of their starters for multiple games towards the end of that regular season including their final 5 games which they all lost.

On May 11th, 2018, it was announced that Drake would bemade global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors. On June 13th, 2019, it was announced that Kawhi Leonard had been named NBA Finals MVP after leading The Raptors totheir first ever NBA Championship defeating The Golden State Warriors in 6 games giving Canada it’s first ever NBAChampionship as well as being he first time any team other than The Warriors have won an NBA title since 2010 whenLebron James and The Miami Heat defeat Kobe Bryant and The Los Angeles Lakers 4-2.

The Players

The 2019 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2018–19 season and conclusion of the season’s playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff, the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors defeated the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors, four games to two. Kawhi Leonard of the Raptors was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six-time NBA All-Star, he has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice and won three NBA championships with the Warriors.

Kevin Durant

NBA Finals 2019: Kevin Durant injury puts cloud over Warriors’ win

Kevin Durant’s return to the Golden State Warriors lineup was short-lived.

The two-time NBA Finals MVP limped off the court in the second quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night after appearing to injure his right Achilles tendon.

Durant had just come back from a month-long absence due to a calf strain. He scored 11 points in 12 minutes before going down.

Klay Thompson

Klay Alexander Thompson (born February 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson, he played college basketball for three seasons with the Washington State Cougars, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. He was selected in the first round of the 2011 NBA draft by Golden State with the 11th overall pick, and helped the Warriors win an NBA championship in his rookie season.

In 2014–15, Thompson led the NBA in three-point shooting and set an NBA record for most three-pointers made in a regular season with 273. He helped lead the Warriors to their first ever Finals appearance since 1976 and was named to his first All-Star team as a reserve. The following year, he helped Golden State return to the Finals and win their first NBA title since 1975. In 2016–17, he became one of four players in Warriors history to score 60 points in a game and set an NBA record for most points scored in a quarter with 37. The Warriors returned to the Finals for a third straight year in 2017–18, where they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7.

Thompson missed much of 2019–20 after suffering a torn ACL injury during Game 6 of The Finals, as the Warriors failed to make it back to The Finals after winning three consecutive championships from 2017 to 2019.

Draymond Green

Draymond Jamal Green Sr. (born March 4, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Michigan State, where he helped lead the Spartans to a NCAA Division I championship in 2009. He was drafted 35th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Warriors, and went on to win an NBA championship with them in 2015, 2017, and 2018.

Green has been voted a starter in each of his five seasons with the Warriors. He is one of only four players in NBA history to record 1,000 points, 500 assists, 100 blocks, and 100 steals in a season, and he is the Warriors’ all-time leader in triple doubles. He has also been named to four All-Star teams and has been voted Defensive Player of the Year twice.

Kawhi Leonard

Kawhi Anthony Leonard (/kəˈwaɪ/ kay-wy; born June 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also played for the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard played two seasons of college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs, and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a sophomore. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 15th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft, but was subsequently traded to the Spurs on draft night.

A two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Leonard won an NBA championship with the Spurs in 2014 and was named the Finals MVP. He was named to his first All-Star team in 2016, and has been selected to two All-NBA teams and three NBA All-Defensive teams. Leonard led Toronto to their first NBA Championship in franchise history and was named Finals MVP after averaging 28.5 points per game during their successful 2019 playoff run.

Kyle Lowry

Kyle Lowry is a professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2006 NBA draft with the 24th overall pick. He played college basketball for Villanova University.

In his NBA career, Lowry has been named an All-Star six times, and he helped lead the Raptors to their first NBA Finals appearance in 2019. He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning titles in 2012 and 2016.

Pascal Siakam

Pascal Siakam is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for New Mexico State University. In 2016, he was selected with the 27th overall pick by the Raptors in the NBA draft.

The Coaches

Steve Kerr

Steve Kerr is an American professional basketball coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Kerr is also a former player, and he won five NBA championships as a player for the Chicago Bulls and three with the San Antonio Spurs. He held the NBA record for highest career three-point percentage (45.4%) until 2016, when Kyle Korver surpassed him. Kerr has been named one of the Top 10 Greatest Shooters in NBA History. On April 4, 2014, the Warriors hired Kerr to replace Mark Jackson as head coach. He then led them to an NBA-best 67–15 record during the 2014–15 season and was named NBA Coach of the Year.

Nick Nurse

Nick Nurse (born on October 20, 1965) is a British professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was hired by the Raptors in June 2018 after five seasons as a head coach in the NBA Development League (now known as the NBA G League). Prior to his coaching career, Nurse played college basketball at Northern Iowa.