Who Won the 2019 NBA Playoffs?

The Toronto Raptors are the 2019 NBA Champions! They defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games.

The Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors are the 2019 NBA Champions. They defeated the Toronto Raptors in six games. This is the Warriors third consecutive NBA title.

Their Regular Season Record

The Warriors had a great regular season, winning 58 games. They were the second seed in the Western Conference and were poised to make a run at the title. Unfortunately, they ran into a buzzsaw in the playoffs and were swept by the eventual champion Toronto Raptors.

Their Playoff Record

The Warriors have a storied playoff history, having made the playoffs in 30 of their 60 seasons of existence. They have won 19 Pacific Division titles, 7 conference championships, and 4 NBA championships.

Entering the 2019 NBA playoffs, the Warriors had a 44–28 record in the playoffs, the fourth-best playoff winning percentage in NBA history. They had also won at least one playoff series in 14 straight seasons, dating back to their run of dominance from 1947 to 1955.

The Toronto Raptors

Their Regular Season Record

The Raptors posted a 58-24 record in the 2018-19 regular season to earn the second seed in the Eastern Conference. They finished with the second-best record in franchise history behind only the 2015-16 team, which went 59-23.

Their Playoff Record

The Raptors have never won an NBA Championship, but they have made the playoffs nine times in their 24-year history. They have a playoff record of 23–32.

The Milwaukee Bucks

Their Regular Season Record

The Milwaukee Bucks finished the 2018-19 regular season with a record of 60-22, good for the best record in the NBA. They did so thanks in large part to the play of reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who averaged 27.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game while leading the team in both offensive and defensive rating.

Their Playoff Record

The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and play at the Fiserv Forum. Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was the long-time owner of the team, but on April 16, 2014, a group led by billionaire hedge fund managers Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry agreed to purchase a majority interest in the team from Kohl, a sale which was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on May 15. The sale saved the franchise from declaring bankruptcy after Kohl had failed to find a buyer interested in keeping the team in Milwaukee.

The Bucks have won one league title (1971), two conference titles (1971 and 1974), and 13 division titles (1971–74, 1980, 1981, 1986–90, 2001). They have featured such notable players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sidney Moncrief, Oscar Robertson, Bob Lanier, Marques Johnson, Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, Junior Bridgeman, Michael Redd and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Abdul-Jabbar and Robertson are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; Monroe is one of four members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame who isn’t also in the Naismith College Basketball Hall Of Fame; Lanier and Robinson are both members of both halls; Redd is one of only four players who aren’t also members of either hall to have scored more than 20 points per game for his career; Cassell was an All-Star three times; Johnson was an All-Star five times; and Antetokounmpo has been an All-Star each of his first six seasons in the league and was named Most Valuable Player for 2019–20 season.

Since 1994–95 when then-owner Herb Kohl hired Mike Dunleavy Sr., as general manager and head coach respectively,[17] Maidson has qualified for postseason play 12 times through 2019–20: including seven straight Qualifying Tournaments (QT), which began with 2013 NBA playoffs.[18][19] That streak is currently tied with Brooklyn Nets for longest active post season appearance streak among Eastern Conference teams.[20] Maidson made their debut playoff appearance under Dunleavy Sr., during his maiden season leading them i.e. 1994–95 NBA playoffs where they were swept 2–0 by eventual conference finalists Orlando Magic led by Shaquille O’Neal & Penny Hardaway.[21] It took Maidson 13 years to make it back to playoffs post their maiden appearance.[22][23] Since then they have qualified for playoffs 10 times: 5 consecutive trips between 2001 & 2006 while coached by George Karl[24][25][26][27] & Scott Skiles respectively[28]; 3 consecutive trips between 2009 & 2011 while coached by Scott Skiles[29]; & 2 trips in 4 years between 2016 & 2019 while coached by Jason Kidd[30], Joe Prunty[31] & Mike Budenholzer respectively.[32][33][34`]

The Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets won the 2019 NBA Playoffs by beating the Golden State Warriors in six games. The Rockets were led by James Harden, who averaged 36.8 points, eight assists, and six rebounds in the series. This is the first time the Rockets have won the NBA Playoffs since 1995.

Their Regular Season Record

The Houston Rockets had a great regular season, finishing with a record of 53-29. They were the 4th seed in the Western Conference and were matched up against the 5th seed Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs. The Rockets won the series in 5 games and then went on to face the Golden State Warriors in the second round.

Their Playoff Record

The Houston Rockets are a professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston. The Rockets have won four Western Conference titles and two NBA Championships, in 1994 and 1995.

The Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers have not won an NBA Championship since 1977. The team has made it to the playoffs multiple times since then, but always fell short. This year, the Blazers finished with the third seed in the Western Conference.

Their Regular Season Record

In the 2019 NBA playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round and the Denver Nuggets in the second round, before losing to the Golden State Warriors in the Conference Finals.

The Trail Blazers finished the 2018-19 regular season with a record of 53-29, good for third place in the Western Conference. They entered the playoffs as the No. 3 seed.

Their Playoff Record

The Portland Trail Blazers have made the playoffs in 35 of their 50 seasons in the NBA, including each of the last six seasons. They have won one NBA championship (1977) and three conference championships (1977, 1990, 1992). Their playoff record is 73–74.