TORONTO RAPTORS WIN THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
By Terqirez | LeagueAlerts Writer
On June 14, 2019 after the last buzzer sounded the Toronto Raptors made history. After making their first NBA finals appearance since joining the league in 1995. The Raptors went on to win their first NBA Championship in Franchise history.
POST GAME RECAP
Kyle Lowry the “Heart and soul of the Toronto Raptors” as Fred VanVleet said, he helped bring this Toronto Raptors team their first NBA Championship. He set the tone early in the game scoring the first 11 points and for the Toronto Raptors.
Both teams played hard and fought to the end of the game. Despite the Golden State Warriors star shooting guard Klay Thompson leaving the game late in the 3rd quarter due to an knee injury after being fouled while attempting a fast break dunk, Thompson left and headed to the locker room before making an iconic return to shoot his two free throws then heading back to get examined by staff. Thompson finished the game with 30 points and 5 rebounds, while adding 2 steals. Thompson was 8-12 from the field and 4-6 from deep.
After Thompson checked out and was ruled out by medical staff, the Golden State Warriors relied heavily on Stephen Curry for their offense. Curry finished the game with just 21 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assist while adding 2 steals. Steph shot just 6-17 from the field and 3-11 from beyond the arc. Draymond Green had a big impact on the game for Golden State Warriors, despite the loss he finished with an 11 point triple double while also bringing down 19 rebounds, and 13 assists.
LAST MINUTE OF THE GAME
Other than Klay Thompson’s iconic 3rd quarter moment, the last minute of the NBA Finals game 6 was one of the most intense endings in NBA Finals history. As Demarcus Cousins made the layup that put the game within 2 points before the Warriors let the game slip away. Although Curry did his job on the court and had a decent performance some may say the loss is on him. After Thompson went down late in the 3rd quarter Stephen Curry had to pull most of the offensive load on his own. Potentially overwhelmed by the moment may be the reason for him going 0-7 from the field in the last .20 seconds of the game.
4TH QUARTER – PLAY BY PLAY
| 12:00 | Shaun Livingston enters the game for Andre Iguodala | 86 – 88 | ||
| 12:00 | Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Stephen Curry | 86 – 88 | ||
| 12:00 | Fred VanVleet enters the game for Kawhi Leonard | 86 – 88 | ||
| 11:34 | Serge Ibaka misses 17-foot jumper | 86 – 88 | ||
| 11:33 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | 86 – 88 | ||
| 11:19 | DeMarcus Cousins misses layup | 86 – 88 | ||
| 11:18 | DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound | 86 – 88 | ||
| 11:18 | Serge Ibaka shooting foul | 86 – 88 | ||
| 11:18 | DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2 | 86 – 88 | ||
| 11:18 | Warriors offensive team rebound | 86 – 88 | ||
| 11:18 | DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 86 – 89 | ||
| 11:15 | Norman Powell lost ball turnover (Draymond Green steals) | 86 – 89 | ||
| 10:55 | Draymond Green bad pass (Kyle Lowry steals) | 86 – 89 | ||
| 10:52 | Serge Ibaka makes two point shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 88 – 89 | ||
| 10:39 | Pascal Siakam blocks DeMarcus Cousins ‘s 6-foot layup | 88 – 89 | ||
| 10:37 | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | 88 – 89 | ||
| 10:17 | Draymond Green blocks Serge Ibaka ‘s 4-foot layup | 88 – 89 | ||
| 10:16 | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | 88 – 89 | ||
| 10:14 | Norman Powell personal foul | 88 – 89 | ||
| 10:14 | Marc Gasol enters the game for Serge Ibaka | 88 – 89 | ||
| 10:08 | Quinn Cook makes driving layup (Draymond Green assists) | 88 – 91 | ||
| 9:57 | Kyle Lowry misses 20-foot step back jumpshot | 88 – 91 | ||
| 9:55 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | 88 – 91 | ||
| 9:41 | Marc Gasol personal foul | 88 – 91 | ||
| 9:41 | Stephen Curry enters the game for Jonas Jerebko | 88 – 91 | ||
| 9:28 | Quinn Cook misses 26-foot three point jumper | 88 – 91 | ||
| 9:26 | Marc Gasol defensive rebound | 88 – 91 | ||
| 9:06 | Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three pointer | 91 – 91 | ||
| 8:53 | Warriors Full timeout | 91 – 91 | ||
| 8:53 | Kevon Looney enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins | 91 – 91 | ||
| 8:53 | Andre Iguodala enters the game for Quinn Cook | 91 – 91 | ||
| 8:53 | Kawhi Leonard enters the game for Norman Powell | 91 – 91 | ||
| 8:46 | Shaun Livingston makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 91 – 93 | ||
| 8:18 | Kyle Lowry misses 26-foot three point jumper | 91 – 93 | ||
| 8:16 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | 91 – 93 | ||
| 8:07 | Draymond Green offensive charge | 91 – 93 | ||
| 8:07 | Draymond Green turnover | 91 – 93 | ||
| 7:47 | Kawhi Leonard misses 12-foot jumper | 91 – 93 | ||
| 7:45 | Draymond Green defensive rebound | 91 – 93 | ||
| 7:30 | Stephen Curry misses 13-foot two point shot | 91 – 93 | ||
| 7:29 | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | 91 – 93 | ||
| 7:08 | Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marc Gasol assists) | 94 – 93 | ||
| 6:53 | Shaun Livingston misses 11-foot two point shot | 94 – 93 | ||
| 6:52 | Draymond Green offensive rebound | 94 – 93 | ||
| 6:52 | Draymond Green makes tip shot | 94 – 95 | ||
| 6:42 | Kyle Lowry bad pass (Kevon Looney steals) | 94 – 95 | ||
| 6:37 | Shaun Livingston makes dunk (Kevon Looney assists) | 94 – 97 | ||
| 6:34 | Raptors Full timeout | 94 – 97 | ||
| 6:20 | Pascal Siakam makes layup (Kyle Lowry assists) | 96 – 97 | ||
| 6:00 | Stephen Curry makes 20-foot driving floating jump shot (Andre Iguodala assists) | 96 – 99 | ||
| 5:42 | Kawhi Leonard misses jumper | 96 – 99 | ||
| 5:41 | Marc Gasol offensive rebound | 96 – 99 | ||
| 5:39 | Shaun Livingston shooting foul | 96 – 99 | ||
| 5:39 | Fred VanVleet makes free throw 1 of 3 | 97 – 99 | ||
| 5:39 | Fred VanVleet makes free throw 2 of 3 | 98 – 99 | ||
| 5:39 | Fred VanVleet makes free throw 3 of 3 | 99 – 99 | ||
| 5:32 | Stephen Curry misses 26-foot three point jumper | 99 – 99 | ||
| 5:30 | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | 99 – 99 | ||
| 5:06 | Fred VanVleet misses 27-foot three point jumper | 99 – 99 | ||
| 5:04 | Marc Gasol offensive rebound | 99 – 99 | ||
| 5:01 | Kawhi Leonard misses 26-foot three point jumper | 99 – 99 | ||
| 4:59 | Andre Iguodala defensive rebound | 99 – 99 | ||
| 4:50 | Andre Iguodala makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 99 – 101 | ||
| 4:28 | Pascal Siakam bad pass (Draymond Green steals) | 99 – 101 | ||
| 4:21 | Draymond Green lost ball turnover (Pascal Siakam steals) | 99 – 101 | ||
| 4:15 | Andre Iguodala shooting foul | 99 – 101 | ||
| 4:15 | Marc Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2 | 100 – 101 | ||
| 4:15 | Quinn Cook enters the game for Shaun Livingston | 100 – 101 | ||
| 4:15 | Marc Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2 | 101 – 101 | ||
| 4:03 | Stephen Curry misses 26-foot three point jumper | 101 – 101 | ||
| 4:00 | Raptors defensive team rebound | 101 – 101 | ||
| 4:00 | Serge Ibaka enters the game for Marc Gasol | 101 – 101 | ||
| 3:46 | Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot step back jumpshot | 104 – 101 | ||
| 3:44 | Warriors Full timeout | 104 – 101 | ||
| 3:44 | DeMarcus Cousins enters the game for Kevon Looney | 104 – 101 | ||
| 3:36 | Serge Ibaka personal foul | 104 – 101 | ||
| 3:27 | Draymond Green out of bounds bad pass turnover | 104 – 101 | ||
| 3:09 | Fred VanVleet misses 27-foot three point jumper | 104 – 101 | ||
| 3:07 | Serge Ibaka offensive rebound | 104 – 101 | ||
| 3:03 | Serge Ibaka makes two point shot | 106 – 101 | ||
| 2:52 | Draymond Green misses 27-foot three point jumper | 106 – 101 | ||
| 2:49 | Warriors offensive team rebound | 106 – 101 | ||
| 2:49 | Serge Ibaka loose ball foul | 106 – 101 | ||
| 2:49 | DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 1 of 2 | 106 – 102 | ||
| 2:49 | Shaun Livingston enters the game for Quinn Cook | 106 – 102 | ||
| 2:49 | DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2 | 106 – 102 | ||
| 2:47 | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | 106 – 102 | ||
| 2:29 | Pascal Siakam misses 27-foot three point jumper | 106 – 102 | ||
| 2:27 | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | 106 – 102 | ||
| 2:14 | Kyle Lowry makes 14-foot two point shot | 108 – 102 | ||
| 1:55 | Draymond Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andre Iguodala assists) | 108 – 105 | ||
| 1:37 | DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul | 108 – 105 | ||
| 1:37 | Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 2 | 108 – 105 | ||
| 1:37 | Raptors offensive team rebound | 108 – 105 | ||
| 1:37 | Pascal Siakam makes free throw 2 of 2 | 109 – 105 | ||
| 1:23 | Kyle Lowry personal foul | 109 – 105 | ||
| 1:23 | DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2 | 109 – 105 | ||
| 1:23 | Warriors offensive team rebound | 109 – 105 | ||
| 1:23 | DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 109 – 106 | ||
| 1:05 | Kawhi Leonard misses 27-foot three point jumper | 109 – 106 | ||
| 1:03 | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | 109 – 106 | ||
| 46.9 | DeMarcus Cousins makes driving layup (Draymond Green assists) | 109 – 108 | ||
| 37.7 | Raptors Full timeout | 109 – 108 | ||
| 37.7 | Kevon Looney enters the game for DeMarcus Cousins | 109 – 108 | ||
| 26.5 | Pascal Siakam makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 111 – 108 | ||
| 18.5 | Pascal Siakam personal foul | 111 – 108 | ||
| 18.5 | Stephen Curry makes free throw 1 of 2 | 111 – 109 | ||
| 18.5 | Stephen Curry makes free throw 2 of 2 | 111 – 110 | ||
| 18.5 | Raptors Full timeout | 111 – 110 | ||
| 18.5 | Danny Green enters the game for Serge Ibaka | 111 – 110 | ||
| 9.6 | Danny Green out of bounds bad pass turnover | 111 – 110 | ||
| 9.6 | Warriors Full timeout | 111 – 110 | ||
| 9.6 | Serge Ibaka enters the game for Danny Green | 111 – 110 | ||
| 9.6 | DeMarcus Cousins enters the game for Kevon Looney | 111 – 110 | ||
| 9.6 | Quinn Cook enters the game for Andre Iguodala | 111 – 110 | ||
| 8.0 | Stephen Curry misses 27-foot three point jumper | 111 – 110 | ||
| 1.0 | Draymond Green offensive rebound | 111 – 110 | ||
| 0.9 | excess timeout technical foul | 111 – 110 | ||
| 0.9 | excess timeout turnover | 111 – 110 | ||
| 0.9 | Kawhi Leonard makes technical free throw | 112 – 110 | ||
| 0.9 | Andre Iguodala personal foul | 112 – 110 | ||
| 0.9 | Andre Iguodala enters the game for Shaun Livingston | 112 – 110 | ||
| 0.9 | Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 113 – 110 | ||
| 0.9 | Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 114 – 110 | ||
| 0.3 | Stephen Curry misses 63-foot three point jumper | 114 – 110 | ||
| 0.1 | Warriors offensive team rebound | 114 – 110 | ||
| 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 114 – 110 | ||
| 0.0 | End of Game |
