The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions for the the first time in franchise history. They secured the title with a 114-110 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, taking the series 4-2.
An instant classic in every sense of the word, the two teams went back and forth from the opening tip until the final buzzer.
There was once again another significant injury as Klay Thompson went down with a knee injury late in the third quarter, and left the arena on crutches.
Golden State kept fighting, but shorthanded as they were, they couldn’t quite find enough buckets down the stretch.
Stephen Curry got a good look at the game-winning shot in the final seconds, but just could not get it to fall.
Warriors’ All-Star Klay Thompson went down in the third quarter with an ugly left knee injury when he was fouled on a dunk, making him a spectator for the ending.
Just like Kevin Durant (who was in New York recovering from surgery to repair a torn Achilles suffered in Game 5).
Jurassic Park, where the Raptors fans gather in Toronto, looked like a huge party following the victory.
16 Strong. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/Fyz8Olwp26
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 14, 2019