[8][9][10] In January 2019, Cousins returned, and the Warriors became the first team in 42 years with a starting lineup of five NBA All-Stars from the previous season. [10] The move stunned the All-Star DeRozan, who had become a fan favorite in his nine seasons in Toronto. [63][64] The downward trend of U.S. viewership continued on Game 4, with a 9.8 share for the Friday-night game (a 12.5% year-over-year decline over Game 4 in 2018). 2020 NBA Finals Heat vs. Lakers 2019 Finals. Play-by-play commentator Mike Breen, and analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson called the series on ABC, while Álvaro Martín (play-by-play) and Carlos Morales (analyst) were on ESPN Deportes.[52]. Incredibile epilogo in Gara 5 con Miami sempre in testa grazie ad un super Buttler e con Los Angeles che a … 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 in the first-ever NBA Finals game played outside the United States. 111. [43][44][45], Leonard scored 22 points and had six rebounds and was named the NBA Finals MVP after Toronto won 114–110 over Golden State to claim its first championship in franchise history. NBA Finals: Raptors defeat the Warriors in 6 • With Game 1 at Scotiabank Arena, an NBA Finals game was hosted outside of the United States for the first time in league history. Dalla stagione 1968-1969, inoltre, è … The division champions are marked by an asterisk. [36] Cousins, who did not enter the game until Durant's injury, had 14 points and six rebounds for the Warriors, and Green added 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. [5] As of 2021[update], this was the last time a team made its first Finals appearance and won its first championship in franchise history. 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[23] For the NBA Finals, in addition to the Canadian cable telecasts, most games also aired on either Citytv or CTV 2 (broadcast networks co-owned with Sportsnet and TSN respectively), using the ABC feed for simultaneous substitution purposes. [40], Nurse was criticized for calling a timeout with Toronto up 103–97 after going on a 12–2 run; the Splash Brothers' three 3-pointers came after the break. League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers. Finals: Warriors Tie Series With Raptors", "Warriors beat Raptors 109-104 to even NBA Finals", "Raptors hit big shots, beat Warriors for 2-1 NBA Finals lead", "Thompson: The Warriors need some help because the Game 3 version of their lineup can't beat the Raptors", "Looney listed as questionable for Game 4", "Leonard, Raptors move within victory of first championship", "The Raptors Won Game 4 and Are 1 Win From an N.B.A. [82] The shootings wounded four people, though did not inflict life-threatening injuries, and caused a stampede. Thompson scored a game-high 30 points for the Warriors, but was lost for the game with 2:22 remaining in the third quarter after landing awkwardly and suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee on a drive to the basket contested by Danny Green. La franchigia californiana accede alle finali per la quinta volta consecutiva e cercheranno un clamoroso threepeat riuscito davvero a una manciata di squadre. 2020 NBA Playoffs Bracket Year: ... NBA FINALS. Siakam added 10 rebounds. Toronto maintained a double-digit lead for most of the fourth quarter, countering every rally by Golden State. He gave the Warriors a true, top-flight center for the first time under head coach Steve Kerr. In the United States, the Finals was televised by ABC in English and ESPN Deportes in Spanish. Brooklyn Nets. 10 – May 16: Second Half of regular season. The NBA itself estimated 6.9 million viewers when accounting for the French-language feed on RDS and estimated viewership on out-of-market stations. [10] Cousins tore his left quadriceps in Game 2, and was initially thought to be out for the remainder of the postseason. | Toronto Sun", "Toronto Raptors' victory parade marred by shooting and stampede – video report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_NBA_Finals&oldid=1017672855, May 2019 sports events in the United States, June 2019 sports events in the United States, Sports competitions in Oakland, California, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2021, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Pages using Template:College with unsupported name, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 April 2021, at 01:42. [11], In the playoffs, Golden State defeated the Clippers in six games in the first round, despite blowing leads at home in Games 2 and 5. (A Lot Has Changed. The Warriors' 18 unanswered points to begin the second half were the most in NBA Finals history to start a half. Championship", "Warriors hang on to stay alive, win Game 5 of NBA Finals", "How the Warriors Survived Game 5 of the N.B.A. [33] The Raptors fell behind by 11 early in the contest,[33] and trailed 46–42 at halftime. NBA Finals 2019: Warriors should have no regrets after Raptors' series-clinching, potential dynasty-ending Game 6 win What happens with the Warriors from here … [16], Game three became the second playoff game in NBA history to go into quadruple-overtime, joining a 1953 game between the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals. This was also the last Thunder game to feature both Russell Westbrook and Paul George. He limped off the court and was helped to the locker room. Visit ESPN to view the 2019-20 NBA Standings. They were the second team in NBA history to achieve this feat, joining the Boston Celtics, who played in ten straight Finals (1957–1966). Nuggets defenders move out of the way as Jaylen Brown comes through and smashes down the one-handed dunk. The Golden State Warriors lost arguably their best player in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. Mar. [29] Thompson left the game in the fourth quarter with a left hamstring injury after landing awkwardly on a three-point field goal attempt. The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2019–20 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.In this best-of-seven playoff series, the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, 4–2, winning their first NBA championship in ten years. Toronto's Kyle Lowry had 23 points and five 3-pointers, and Danny Green added 18 points on 6 made 3s, as all five of their starters scored in double figures. Led by Curry and Thompson, Golden State pulled out Game 5 without Durant, and won the series in six games. Portland clinched #3 seed over Houston based on 2–1 head-to-head record. ", "Warriors Sweep Blazers to Reach Their 5th Straight N.B.A. [36][39], Durant left the arena on crutches and in a walking boot. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Finals … However, the season was suspended on March 11 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Separate Canadian broadcasts were produced for all games involving the Raptors regardless of round or U.S. broadcaster. [8], The Clippers trailed 94–63 with 7:31 remaining in the third quarter of Game 2. [26], Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists in his first NBA Finals game since he was named the Finals MVP in 2014. ABC had exclusive television rights to the 2019 NBA Finals, which was the 17th consecutive year for the network.[22]. After a Toronto timeout, Leonard was given the ball, dribbled around the perimeter and shot it from the baseline, just inside the three-point arc. [41][42] In its Last Two Minutes report, the NBA stated that Cousins should have been called for a shooting foul on Gasol with 49 seconds left in the game, which would have given Gasol two free throws with the Raptors trailing 106–103 at the time. [81] Later on, the parade was marred by shootings, which occurred during the victory speeches. During the off-season, Golden State acquired DeMarcus Cousins, who was recovering from a ruptured left Achilles. [6] The team finished the regular season with a 57–25 record, winning the Pacific Division and securing the 1st seed in the Western Conference. Bold Series winner Acquired by the Raptors via a trade during the off-season, Kawhi Leonard was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second time in his career.[1]. Top NBA Finals moments: Kyrie Irving, 2016. TSN publicized that a total of 15.9 million unique viewers watched some point of the telecast, and 9.99 million were watching during the final minute. WESTERN. Conference seedings were ignored for the NBA Finals: Home court advantage went to the team with the better regular season record, and, if needed, ties were broken based on head to head record, followed by intra-conference record. [17], This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series. [34] They outscored the Warriors 37–21 in the third quarter, when Leonard scored 17 of his points, and led by as many as 16 in the final quarter. Season Group By. Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pensilvania, (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (8) Detroit Pistons, (2) Toronto Raptors vs. (7) Orlando Magic, (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Brooklyn Nets, (4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Indiana Pacers, (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Los Angeles Clippers, (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs, (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Oklahoma City Thunder, (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Boston Celtics, (2) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers, (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (4) Houston Rockets, (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers, (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (2) Toronto Raptors, (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Finals: (E2) Toronto Raptors vs. (W1) Golden State Warriors. They combined for three straight 3-pointers after the Raptors led by six points with ​3.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap} 1⁄2 minutes left in the game. Kawhi Leonard joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James as the only players to win Finals MVP with two different teams. Toronto was held to 37.2 percent shooting for the game. I Toronto Raptors hanno vinto il loro primo titolo, battendo in finale per 4-2 i Golden State Warriors Formato. It was the first buzzer-beater to win a Game 7 in NBA history, and only the second such shot in a winner-take-all playoff game, after Michael Jordan's shot to win the Chicago Bulls' 1989 first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, due to this overcrowding, the parade was delayed an additional three hours as numerous fans bypassed the barricades, blocking the parade route. [80] In addition, excessive crowds delayed emergency services from attending to people in the crowd falling ill from heat exhaustion and dehydration, which resulted in the death of an infant. Thompson returned from injury to lead Golden State with 28 points, including six 3-pointers. 2019-20 Blogtable Bubble Wrap: Will the Lakers' path to The Finals in 2021 be easier or harder? This was Lillard's second series-winning 3-pointer; his first came against Houston in 2014. VanVleet contributed 11 points off the bench. Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors captured Canada's first NBA championship with their most remarkable road win yet in the franchise's NBA Finals … ET) May 13-15: Class of 2020 Hall of Fame Enshrinement. [30][32], Toronto took a 3–1 lead in the series after Leonard scored 36 points and had 12 rebounds in a 105–92 road win over Golden State. Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualified for the playoffs. 4 Games [9], This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Clippers winning the first meeting. [54] Sportsnet's sister broadcast network Citytv similarly simulcast games 3 and 5. The playoffs began on April 13 and ended on June 13 at the conclusion of the 2019 NBA Finals.[1]. It was academic, as time would have otherwise expired had they not attempted to stop the clock. [nb 1] The Western Conference Finals were televised on ESPN, while TNT televised the Eastern Conference Finals. [33], Siakam added 19 points for the Raptors. [35] Durant returned after missing the previous nine games with his right calf injury,[35] and scored 11 points in the first quarter. The Raptors won the regular season series 2–0. [20], This was the first meeting in the NBA Finals between these two teams. They finished 0–3 at home in the series. [65][66] TSN reported average viewership of 4.631 million, surpassing Canadian NBA viewership records for the third time in the series. Curry scored a playoff career-high 47 points, shooting 14 for 31 including 6 of 14 on 3-pointers,[30] while his teammates totaled 62 points on 36.7 percent shooting. [21], ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV telecasted the playoffs nationally in the United States. Play-by-play commentator Mike Breen, and analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson called the series on ABC, while Álvaro Martín (play-by-play) and Carlos Morales (analyst) were on ESPN Deportes. 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Finals MVP: Kawhi Leonard (28.5 / 9.8 / 4.2) 2019 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Kawhi Leonard (732) TRB: Draymond Green (223) AST: Draymond Green (187) WS: Kawhi Leonard (4.9) More playoffs info [55] RDS broadcast all six games in French. A surge from Serge. [36] Durant underwent surgery to repair the tendon and was at risk of potentially missing all of the following season. Bucks League Champion: Toronto Raptors. 7: 2021 All-Star Game. Iniziata il 22 ottobre 2019, i playoff sarebbero dovuti iniziare il 18 aprile. LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers Win 2020 NBA Finals Nearly 9 Months After Kobe Bryant's Death. Ci siamo, manca ormai solo una settimana all’inizio delle NBA Finals 2019.I primi ad accedervi sono stati i Golden State Warriors che pochi giorni fa si sono guadagnati il pass grazie allo sweep (4-0) sui Portland Trail Blazers. NBA TV also televised selected games in the first round. Siakam, the NBA Most Improved Player that season, shot 6-for-6 in the third quarter to keep the Warriors at bay. 25: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. The shot bounced four times on the rim before going in to give the Raptors the series win. 2020 NBA Finals > (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Miami Heat. [33][34], Curry scored 31 points and Thompson had 26 to help the Warriors stave off elimination with a 106–105 win at Toronto. [10], The Raptors lost Game 1 of the first round to the Orlando Magic, but then they won the next four games in a row and won the series in five games. Teams ranked 7-10 will participate in a play-in tournament at the end of the regular season. [59] Analysts cited both the presence of a Canadian team (Canadian viewership does not count towards U.S. Nielsen ratings, leading to only one U.S. home market being reflected in viewership), and being the first NBA Finals not to feature a team with LeBron James since 2011, as factors in the drop. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, were in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. As Finais da NBA de 2019 é a série final do campeonato dos playoffs de 2019 da National Basketball Association (NBA) para determinar o campeão da temporada 2018–19. NBA Finals NBA Finals 2019: Raptors vs. Warriors Recap, Analysis and Best Moments Zach Buckley @ @ZachBuckleyNBA. [82], The 2019 edition of the NBA Finals between Golden State and Toronto. NBA Finals 2019: Kevin Durant plans to play in Game 5, but the Warriors' fate still rests on Steph Curry's shoulders Curry has to be better than he was in … Lowry scored 11 of his points in the first two-plus minutes of the contest. Cousins returned from a quadriceps injury to come off the bench in his first NBA Finals game. [36][37] Leonard scored 10 straight points in the fourth quarter to erase Golden State's 14-point lead. [5], This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting. Draymond Green had a triple-double with 11 points, 19 rebounds and 13 assists, but committed eight turnovers. Lakers win series 4-2. Toronto was the first Canadian team to win the NBA title and the first non-American team to win any of the Big Four North American sports titles since the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball won the World Series in October 1993. [15] However, Durant left the game late in the third quarter after suffering a strained right calf;[15][16] he was later ruled out indefinitely. Draymond Green had a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Trying to secure the ball after the miss, Golden State called a timeout, but they did not have any left, and were assessed a technical foul. The playoffs were originally scheduled to begin on April 18, and end with the NBA Finals in June. Gasol added 20 for the Raptors. [34] The only other player to score over 10 points for Golden State, Curry had 27 points, but shot just 9 for 22 and missed 7 of his 9 three-point attempts. [26], Thompson scored a team-high 25 points, and the Warriors outscored the Raptors 18–0 to start the second half before holding off a late Toronto rally to win 109–104. San Antonio clinched #7 seed over L.A. Clippers based on 30–22 record against teams in Western Conference (as opposed to L.A. Clippers 28–24 record). [36] Leonard had 26 points for the Raptors, while Lowry added 18 and Gasol 17 to lead six Raptors in double figures. [71] Game 6's ratings in the United States were slightly higher over Game 5, with 18.34 million. Curry scored 34 and Thompson had 21 for Golden State, which had won Game 1 of the Finals in each of the last four years. The Celtics advanced 10 straight times, winning nine, including eight consecutive. Philadelphia 76ers over Brooklyn Nets (4-1) Sat, April 13. The regular season began on October 22, 2019, and originally was supposed to end on April 15, 2020. [21][22] It was a risky move for the Raptors and their president, Masai Ujiri, as Leonard was one year away from becoming a free agent,[21] and he wanted to leave the Spurs after playing in just nine games in 2017–18 due to tendinopathy in his left quadriceps. Jun 11, 2019 at 3:40 pm ET1 min read. TSN sister broadcast television network CTV 2 aired simulcasts of ABC's feed for games 2 and 4 in order to enforce simultaneous substitution rights on ABC stations carried on pay television,[53] while game 6 was simulcast on CTV. CONFERENCE. CONFERENCE (1) Milwaukee (8) Orlando. Game 3 of the Celtics–Pacers first round series aired nationally on ABC and co-existed with the teams' respective regional sports networks. On March 1, 2019, the Milwaukee Bucks became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[2]. They also traded DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Pöltl to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. The 2019–20 NBA season was the 74th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). "When do the 2019 NBA Playoffs and NBA Finals begin? ), This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Philadelphia winning the first meeting in the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals.[15]. EASTERN. Section. Finals MVP: Kawhi Leonard (28.5 / 9.8 / 4.2) 2019 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Kawhi Leonard (732) TRB: Draymond Green (223) AST: Draymond Green (187) WS: Kawhi Leonard (4.9) More playoffs info The two teams have split their previous four playoff matchups. The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series for the NBA … [10], This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning five of the first six meetings.[11]. Mar. [13][14] With the Splash Brothers—Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson—struggling with their shooting, Durant had been the team's best player in the playoffs, averaging a team-leading 35.4 points entering Game 5. May 26, 2017. [28][29] Thompson had 18 points in the first half to keep Golden State in the game. The chemistry between Serge Ibaka and Kyle Lowry was evident in their playful … The 2019 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2018–19 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. Game 3 was seen by 3.8 million viewers across Sportsnet and Citytv. [19] Curry averaged a series career-high 36.5 points, the highest average by a player in a four-game sweep in NBA history. [18][19] After starting nine consecutive games,[3] Iguodala missed the deciding Game 4 with a sore left calf injury from Game 3. [19], This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Golden State winning the first two meetings. The seedings were based on each team's record. During the first two rounds, games were split between TNT, ESPN, and ABC regardless of conference. Italic Team with home-court advantage, This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning all four of the previous meetings. In Canada, the home market of the Toronto Raptors, national broadcast rights were split approximately equally between the Sportsnet and TSN groups of channels, with some conflicting non-Raptors games airing on NBA TV Canada. [10][22] However, the 2014 NBA Finals MVP made it through the season healthy while being systematically rested for 22 games. [35] Lowry's potential game-winning, 3-point shot at the buzzer fell short after it was partially blocked by Draymond Green. At the time … All rounds were best-of-seven series; the series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round. TSN also reported that Game 6 had an 82% share of viewers in the Toronto–Hamilton market—which it stated to be the highest in the region for a sports broadcast outside of the Olympic Games. The game also had a 68% ratings share in the Toronto market. [18], This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Raptors winning the first meeting in the 2017. Brooklyn clinched #6 seed over Orlando based on 2–1 head-to-head record. Iguodala had 22 points despite shooting only 1 of 5 on free throws. Top NBA Finals moments: Irving's clutch 3-pointer seals Game 7 of 2016 Finals. [79] The parade was attended by an estimated crowd of two million fans, making this the largest public gathering in one place for one event in Canadian history, peacetime or wartime. [67], U.S. Game 5 viewership was 37% higher over Game 4, at 18.22 million, while Sportsnet reported an average of 6.4 million viewers across Sportsnet and the Citytv simulcast of ABC coverage—surpassing the series finale of The Big Bang Theory (4.33 million), Super Bowl LIII (4.34 million), and the 91st Academy Awards (5.21 million)[68] as the most-watched television broadcast of 2019 in Canada, and once again the most-watched NBA telecast in Canada. Game 1 star Siakam scored just 12 points on 5-for-18 shooting. [14], As Game 7 came down to the final seconds, Joel Embiid cut a three-point Raptors lead to one with two free throws, then after Kawhi Leonard split his free throws, Jimmy Butler led the fast break and made a layup with 4.2 seconds left to tie the game. This was the first NBA Finals appearance for the Raptors, and the league's first finals with games played outside of the United States. Van Vleet finished with 22 points, including 12 in the final period, and made five of the team's 13 three-pointers. This was the fifth playoff meeting between the SuperSonics/Thunder and the Blazers, but the first since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in 2008. ", "N.B.A. This was the first time in five consecutive NBA Finals appearances that the then-two-time defending NBA-champion Warriors did not have home-court advantage. Mar. One TSN telecast of a conference semifinal game involving the Raptors was simulcast over the co-owned CTV broadcast network. (In 1989, first-round playoff series were best-of-5 instead of the current best-of-7. [72], On June 17, the Raptors held a victory parade in downtown Toronto, which began at the Princes' Gates at the east end of Exhibition Place, traveled east along Lake Shore Boulevard West, north along York Street and University Avenue, east along Queen Street West, and finished at Nathan Phillips Square next to Toronto City Hall. [22] This was their first trip to the NBA Finals in franchise history,[24] breaking 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 won the 1993 World Series.[25].
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