Who Won the 2019 NBA Finals?
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We take a look at who won the 2019 NBA Finals.
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors faced off against the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals. The Warriors were coming off of a five-game loss to the Raptors, but they were able to regroup and win the next four games. The Warriors were led by their two-time MVP, Stephen Curry, who averaged 27.5 points, 5.9 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game. The Raptors were led by their All-Star guard, Kyle Lowry, who averaged 21.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Their Regular Season Record
The Warriors have a regular season record of 58-24.
Their Post-Season Record
The Warriors entered the 2018–19 season as the two-time defending NBA champions. They finished the regular season with a 57–25 record, their best record since the 2015–16 season when they set the NBA regular-season wins record (73). The Warriors entered the playoffs as the Western Conference’s second seed. In the first round, they faced the seventh-seeded Clippers. The Warriors won Game 1 by a score of 121–104, but a groin injury to Kevin Durant in Game 5 resulted in the team losing the series in six games.
The Toronto Raptors
Their Regular Season Record
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 of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They were established in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada.
The Raptors qualified for the playoffs in open their inaugural season and became the first Canadian NBA team to win a best-of-seven playoff series when they defeated the New York Knicks in 2001. They reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016 and 2019, but lost both times to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 2020, they won their first NBA Championship after defeating the Golden State Warriors in six games.
Their Post-Season Record
In the 2019 NBA Finals, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games, becoming the first Canadian team to ever win an NBA Championship. The Raptors had a regular season record of 58-24, which was good for second place in the Eastern Conference. They then went on to win three rounds of playoffs, defeating the Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, and Milwaukee Bucks before facing off against the Warriors in the Finals.
The Finals Match-Up
Game One
The Golden State Warriors won Game One of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors with a score of 118 to 109. Stephen Curry was the leading scorer for the Warriors, with 30 points, while Norm Powell led the Raptors with 23 points.
Game Two
In Game 2, the story was different.sburgh played much better, and took a 3-1 lead in the first quarter. But the Warriors quickly rallied, behind some inspired play from Stephen Curry. The teams traded leads throughout the second quarter, but it was Golden State that took a slim lead into halftime.
In the second half, it was more of the same. The teams were neck-and-neck, with neither team able to gain a significant advantage. The game went down to the wire, and it was Curry who came up big again, hitting a clutch three-pointer in the final seconds to give the Warriors a win and even the series at 1-1.
Game Three
On Wednesday night, the Toronto Raptors took a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals with a 105-92 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game Four. It was a hard-fought battle, but the Raptors were never really threatened in the second half as they cruised to the win. Kawhi Leonard continued his stellar play with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists, while Pascal Siakam added 26 points and 10 boards. The story of the game, however, was Toronto’s defense, which held the Warriors to just 32 percent shooting from the field.
With the win, the Raptors now have a chance to close out the series at home in Game Five on Friday night. If they are able to do so, it would be the first NBA championship in franchise history.
Game Four
On June 10, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114–110 in Game 4 of the 2019 NBA Finals. With this victory, the Raptors won the championship for the first time in franchise history, becoming the first Canadian team to win an NBA title.
Game Five
In Game Five, the Raptors defeat the Warriors 105 to 92. With this victory, Toronto wins the 2019 NBA Finals, becoming the first Canadian team in any major North American sport to do so. Leonard is named Finals MVP for the second time in his career.
Who Won?
The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA Finals. They defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games. This was the first time that the Raptors had ever made it to the Finals, and they are the first Canadian team to ever win an NBA championship.
The Warriors
The Warriors, led by Stephen Curry, won the 2019 NBA Finals after defeating the Raptors in six games. This is the sixth NBA title for the Warriors franchise, and the first since their move to San Francisco from Oakland.
The Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are the 2019 NBA champions, having defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games. This is the first time a Canadian team has won the NBA Finals, and the Raptors are also the first team in NBA history to win a Finals series after being down 0-2 in the series.
