2019 NBA Finals

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2019 NBA Finals
File:2019 NBA Finals logo.png
Team Coach Wins
Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr 0
Toronto Raptors Nick Nurse 1
Dates May 30–June 16
Television Canada:
English: Sportsnet/Citytv (Games 1, 3, 5, and 7),
TSN/CTV2 (Games 2, 4, and 6)
French: RDS
U.S.:
English: ABC
Spanish: ESPN Deportes
Announcers Canada:
ABC:
ESPN Deportes:
Radio network ESPN Radio (English (United States))
Golden State Warriors Radio Network (Golden State)
Sportsnet 590 The FAN (Toronto)
TSN Radio 1050 (Toronto)
Announcers Marc Kestecher and Hubie Brown (ESPN Radio)
Tim Roye, Jim Barnett and Tom Tolbert (Golden State)
Eric Smith and Paul Jones (Toronto)
Referees
Game 1: James Capers, Jason Phillips, John Goble
Eastern Finals Raptors defeated Bucks, 4–2
Western Finals Warriors defeated Trail Blazers, 4–0
NBA Finals

The 2019 NBA Finals is the concluding championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2019 playoffs to determine the champion for the 2018–19 season. In this best-of-seven playoff, the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors are facing the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors. The series began on May 30, with a seventh and final game, if necessary, on June 16.[1]

The two-time defending NBA-champion Warriors,[2] for the first time in five consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals, do not have home-court advantage in the series. It was awarded to Toronto, who finished the regular season with one more win (58–24) than Golden State (57–25). Also for the first time over those five postseasons, the Warriors are not facing the Cleveland Cavaliers in the championship round.[3] This is also the first finals since 2010 to not include LeBron James, who played in the past eight finals with Cleveland and the Miami Heat.[4] This is the first ever appearance in the finals for Toronto, and is the first NBA Finals with games played outside of the United States.[5]

Background

Golden State Warriors

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Main article: 2018–19 Golden State Warriors season

The Warriors finished the 2018–19 regular season with a 57–25 record, winning the Pacific Division and securing the 1st seed in the Western Conference. During an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in November, Draymond Green cursed out teammate Kevin Durant, who becomes a free agent after the season, and he was suspended for the much-publicized blowup.[6][7]

In the playoffs, Golden State defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the first round, despite blowing leads at home in Games 2 and 5.[7] In a sign of respect and with an increased urgency, head coach Steve Kerr opened the following round against the Houston Rockets by moving Andre Iguodala from the bench and starting the Hamptons Five for the first time in the season.[8][9] With the Splash Brothers, Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, struggling with their shooting, Kevin Durant had been the team's best player in the playoffs, averaging a team-leading 35.4 points entering Game 5.[10] However, Durant left the game late in the third quarter after suffering a strained right calf;[10][11] he was later ruled out indefinitely. Led by Curry and Thompson, Golden State pulled out Game 5 without Durant, and won the series in six games.[11] [12] In the Western Conference finals, Golden State swept the Portland Trail Blazers 4–0, with three of the wins including comebacks of 15 points or more. After starting nine consecutive games,[2] Iguodala missed the deciding Game 4 with a sore left calf injury from Game 3.[13] Curry averaged a series career-high 36.5 points, the highest average by a player in a four-game sweep in NBA history.[14] This is Golden State's fifth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals. They are the second team in NBA history to achieve this feat, joining the Boston Celtics, who played in 10 straight Finals (1957–1966).[lower-alpha 1]

Toronto Raptors

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Main article: 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season

During the offseason, the Raptors fired coach Dwane Casey, who was named the 2018 NBA Coach of the Year weeks later, and replaced him with assistant coach Nick Nurse. They also traded DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Pöltl to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.[7] The move stunned the NBA All-Star DeRozan, who had become a fan favorite in his nine seasons in Toronto.[15][16] It was a risky move for the Raptors and their president, Masai Ujiri, as Leonard was one year away from becoming a free agent,[15] and he wanted to leave the San Antonio Spurs after playing in just nine games in 2017–18 due to tendinopathy in his left quadriceps.[7][16] However, the 2014 NBA Finals MVP made it through the season healthy while being systematically rested for 22 games.[7][16] During the season, Toronto also traded Jonas Valančiūnas and others to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Marc Gasol.[7]

The Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic in five games the first round. They defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, with Leonard hitting the game-winner at the buzzer as the ball bounced four times on the rim before falling in.[16] Toronto advanced to the Eastern Conference finals to face the Milwaukee Bucks. Despite trailing 2–0, the Raptors won the next four games to advance to the Finals in six games,[15] as Leonard outplayed the Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo.[16] This is the first trip to the NBA Finals in franchise history.[17] It broke a 25-year drought for teams from Toronto appearing in the championship round of any of the four major North American professional sports leagues since Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays were in the 1993 World Series.[18]

Road to the Finals

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Main article: 2019 NBA playoffs
Toronto Raptors (Eastern Conference champion) Golden State Warriors (Western Conference champion)
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Milwaukee Bucks * 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 58 24 .707 2.0 82
3 x – Philadelphia 76ers 51 31 .622 9.0 82
4 x – Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 11.0 82
5 x – Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 12.0 82
6 x – Brooklyn Nets 42 40 .512 18.0 82
7 y – Orlando Magic * 42 40 .512 18.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 41 41 .500 19.0 82
9 Charlotte Hornets 39 43 .476 21.0 82
10 Miami Heat 39 43 .476 21.0 82
11 Washington Wizards 32 50 .390 28.0 82
12 Atlanta Hawks 29 53 .354 31.0 82
13 Chicago Bulls 22 60 .268 38.0 82
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 41.0 82
15 New York Knicks 17 65 .207 43.0 82
2nd seed in the East, 2nd best league record		 Regular season
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Golden State Warriors * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Denver Nuggets * 54 28 .659 3.0 82
3 x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 4.0 82
4 y – Houston Rockets * 53 29 .646 4.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 7.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 8.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9.0 82
8 x – Los Angeles Clippers 48 34 .585 9.0 82
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 18.0 82
10 Los Angeles Lakers 37 45 .451 20.0 82
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 21.0 82
12 Memphis Grizzlies 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New Orleans Pelicans 33 49 .402 24.0 82
14 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 19 63 .232 38.0 82
1st seed in the West, 3rd best league record
Defeated the 7th seeded Orlando Magic, 4–1 First round Defeated the 8th seeded Los Angeles Clippers, 4–2
Defeated the 3rd seeded Philadelphia 76ers, 4–3 Conference Semifinals Defeated the 4th seeded Houston Rockets, 4–2
Defeated the 1st seeded Milwaukee Bucks, 4–2 Conference Finals Defeated the 3rd seeded Portland Trail Blazers, 4–0

Regular season series

The Raptors won the regular season series 2–0.

November 29, 2018
Golden State Warriors 128, Toronto Raptors 131 (OT)
December 12, 2018
Toronto Raptors 113, Golden State Warriors 93

Series summary

Game Date Home Team Result Road Team
Game 1 Thursday, May 30 Toronto Raptors 118–109 (1–0) Golden State Warriors
Game 2 Sunday, June 2 Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors
Game 3 Wednesday, June 5 Golden State Warriors Toronto Raptors
Game 4 Friday, June 7 Golden State Warriors Toronto Raptors
Game 5* Monday, June 10 Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors
Game 6* Thursday, June 13 Golden State Warriors Toronto Raptors
Game 7* Sunday, June 16 Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors

* If necessary

NBA Finals Series

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Game 1

Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points on 14-of-17 shooting to lead Toronto to a 118–109 win over Golden State. The Raptors had a 10-point lead at the half. Siakam, a finalist for the NBA Most Improved Player Award, shot 6-for-6 in the third quarter to keep the Warriors at bay. Toronto maintained a double-digit lead for most of the fourth quarter, countering every rally by Golden State.[19]

Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists in his first NBA Finals game since he was named the Finals MVP in 2014. Marc Gasol added 20 for the Raptors. Curry scored 34 and Thompson had 21 for Golden State, who had won Game 1 of the finals in each the last four years. Draymond Green had a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. DeMarcus Cousins returned from a quadriceps injury to come off the bench in his first NBA Finals game. Durant, the MVP of the last two NBA Finals, travelled with the team to Toronto but remained sidelined.[19]

May 30 {{{teamA}}}  vs. {{{teamB}}} Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario  
9:00 pm Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 28–34, 32–29, 28–30
SN, RDS, ABC Pts: Stephen Curry 34
Rebs: Draymond Green 10
Asts: Draymond Green 10		 Box score Pts: Pascal Siakam 32
Rebs: Leonard, Siakam 8 each
Asts: Kyle Lowry 9		 Attendance: 19,983
Referees: James Capers, Jason Phillips, John Goble
    Toronto leads series, 1–0  


Starters Pts Reb Ast
PG 30 Stephen Curry 34 5 5
SG 11 Klay Thompson 21 5 1
SF 9 Andre Iguodala 6 6 7
PF 23 Draymond Green 10 10 10
PF 2 Jordan Bell 2 3 1
Reserves:
C 5 Kevon Looney 9 3 1
PG 34 Shaun Livingston 6 4 1
PG 4 Quinn Cook 6 0 1
C 0 Demarcus Cousins 3 0 2
SF 28 Alfonzo McKinnie 6 1 0
PF 21 Jonas Jerebko 6 1 0
SG 10 Jacob Evans 0 0 0
C 12 Andrew Bogut DNP
SF 35 Kevin Durant  Injured DNP
Head coach:
Steve Kerr
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Warriors jersey
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Raptors jersey
Team colours
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Warriors Statistics Raptors
34/78 (43.6%) Field goals 39/77 (50.6%)
12/31 (38.7%) 3-pt field goals 13/33 (39.4%)
29/31 (93.5%) Free throws 27/32 (84.4%)
9 Offensive rebounds 7
29 Defensive rebounds 29
38 Total rebounds 36
29 Assists 25
17 Turnovers 10
6 Steals 6
2 Blocks 6
27 Fouls 26
Starters Pts Reb Ast
PG 7 Kyle Lowry 7 6 9
SG 14 Danny Green 11 2 1
SF 43 Pascal Siakam 32 8 5
PF 2 Kawhi Leonard 23 8 5
C 33 Marc Gasol 20 7 1
Reserves:
SF 24 Norman Powell 2 1 0
C 9 Serge Ibaka 5 3 1
PG 23 Fred VanVleet 15 1 2
SG 1 Patrick McCaw 3 0 1
PF 15 Eric Moreland DNP
SF 13 Malcolm Miller DNP
PG 17 Jeremy Lin DNP
SG 20 Jodie Meeks DNP
Head coach:
Nick Nurse

Game 2

June 2
8:00 pm
Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors

Game 3

June 5
9:00 pm
Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors

Game 4

June 7
9:00 pm
Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors

Game 5

June 10
9:00pm
Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors

Game 6

June 13
9:00pm
Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors

Game 7

June 16
8:00pm
Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors

Rosters

Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 5 Achiuwa, Precious 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1999-09-19 Memphis
F 3 Anunoby, O.G. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1997-07-17 Indiana
F 45 Banton, Dalano 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-07 Nebraska
F 4 Barnes, Scottie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-08-01 Florida State
G/F 1 Barton, Will 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1991-01-06 Memphis
F/C 25 Boucher, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-01-11 Oregon
G 20 Dowtin, Jeff (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1997-05-07 Rhode Island
G 22 Flynn, Malachi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-05-10 San Diego State
F 8 Harper, Ron Jr. (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2000-04-12 Rutgers
C 35 Koloko, Christian 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-06-20 Arizona
F 32 Porter, Otto Jr. Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1993-06-03 Georgetown
C 19 Pöltl, Jakob 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-10-15 Utah
F 43 Siakam, Pascal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1994-04-02 New Mexico State
G/F 33 Trent, Gary Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1999-01-18 Duke
G 23 VanVleet, Fred 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1994-02-25 Wichita State
G 11 Wieskamp, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-08-23 Iowa
F 21 Young, Thaddeus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1988-06-21 Georgia Tech
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: June 13, 2023

Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 19 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982–11–28 Brazil
F 40 Barnes, Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–05–30 North Carolina
C 12 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1984–11–28 Utah
G 21 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–03–07 Belmont
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–03–14 Davidson
C 31 Ezeli, Festus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–10–21 Vanderbilt
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–03–04 Michigan State
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1985–09–11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
F 36 Looney, Kevon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–02–06 UCLA
F 20 McAdoo, James Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–01–04 North Carolina
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–07–07 Kansas
F/C 5 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida
G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–02–08 Washington State
C 18 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 273 lb (124 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–05

Media coverage

In the United States, the Finals will be televised by ABC in English and ESPN Deportes in Spanish. Play-by-play commentator Mike Breen, and analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson will call the series on ABC, while Álvaro Martín (play-by-play) and Carlos Morales (analyst) will be on ESPN Deportes.[20]

In Canada, the Raptors' and the NBA's main local rightsholders, Sportsnet (games 1, 3, 5, and 7) and TSN (games 2, 4, and 6), will air locally-produced telecasts with the Raptors' commentary team of Matt Devlin on play-by-play, and Leo Rautins or Jack Armstrong as analysts. CTV2 will air TSN's games on broadcast television, but using the ABC feed, in order to enforce simultaneous substitution over ABC affiliates distributed in Canada (Sportsnet did not state that it would use its own sister broadcast network, Citytv, in a similar manner).[21]


Notes

  1. ↑ The Celtics advanced 10 straight times, winning nine, including eight consecutive.[2]

References

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