Toronto Raptors Shock the World by Winning Their First NBA Title

 Toronto Raptors handled business last night by winning game six 114-110, to win their first NBA Championship in franchise history.

First KD went down, then Klay Thompson went down with a knee injury late in the third quarter of game six, that later ended up being announced as a torn ACL. Despite all the injuries, the Warriors still fought, but it wasn’t enough Toronto Raptors was hungry for a championship.

Kawhi carries the team throughout the playoffs, but last night it Kyle Lowry who carried the Raptors in a closeout game. After being mocked for years about choking in the playoffs. Kyle showed Philly toughness and showed up where it mattered the most finishing with 26 points, ten assists, and seven rebounds.

Fred VanVleet was another key contributor in the Raptors winning in game six, finishing with 22 points, after hitting clutch three after three to take the life out of the Golden State Warriors.

Pascal Siakam has another clutch performance in one of the biggest games of his career thus far. Siakam finished with 26 points and ten rebounds. He was dominant in the paint and was getting any shot he wanted in the paint.

Serge Ibaka came off the bench and score 15 crucial points.

Kawhi Leonard, 2019 NBA Finals MVP, finished with 22 points and six rebounds.

Golden State missed nine three throws in this game and surprisingly only lost by four. Free throws could have helped them force a game seven, even with all the injuries that happened to them.

Steph Curry missed a game-winning three, he struggled shooting 3 for 11 behind the arc, but nonetheless still finished with 21 points.

Before Klay Thompson, went down with a knee injury, from a dunk attempt, that leads to getting fouled by Danny Green, he was shooting lights out. Klay Thompson ended with 30 points.

Draymond Green had another superb all-around game, finishing with 11 points, 19 rebounds, and 13 assists.

Andre Iguodala stepped up this game finishing with 22 points.

DeMarcus Cousins finished with 12 points off the bench.

With the offseason coming up, we will soon see if in fact will the Golden State Warriors dynasty break up.

We already know it’s a strong possibility Kevin Durant will sign a lucrative contract elsewhere in free agency.

After Klay Thompson, didn’t make any All NBA Team, which makes him ineligible for the super max deal, could he look to play elsewhere and have his own team? Only time will tell.

Will other GM’s start to be more aggressive to create for a championship contender roster, even it means trading one of their best players for it to happen?

Masai Ujiri made a gutsy call trading away Kawhi and firing Dwayne Casey, but it leads to an NBA Championship who can argue with those results.

We will soon what move Ujiri will make this offseason for the Toronto Raptors. They will need to do everything in their power, to retain Kawhi Leonard and sign him to a long term max deal.

The Golden State Warriors Rout the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game One

Last night game one of the NBA Finals was everything we expected and then some.

The first quarter was a dunk fest. One of the most impressive dunks of the game, was when LeBron James dunked on JaVale McGee. At the end of the first quarter, the Golden State Warriors led 35-30. You would think it was going to be a close game.

In the second quarter, the Warriors slowly started to pull away. The tandem of Steph Curry & Kevin Durant continued to torment the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, & Kevin Love did all they could to counter the Warriors dominance.

In the third quarter, the Warriors stopped throwing jabs to the Cavs. The Warriors started throwing haymakers that were connecting. Steph Curry & Kevin Durant made three-point shot after three-point shot. Even Draymond Green chimed in with a three-point shot of his own. At the end of third quarter, the Warriors lead the Cavaliers 93-72.

In the fourth quarter, both teams knew this game was over and had their bench players in the game. The Warriors went on to win game one of the NBA Finals 113-91.

The Golden Warriors had a lot of positive spots in game one. Kevin Durant finished with 38 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists. Steph Curry finished with 28 points, ten assists, six rebounds, and three steals. Even through foul trouble, Draymond Green finished with nine points and 11 rebounds. Even Zaza Pachulia finished with eight points and six rebounds. Anytime Klay Thompson struggles shooting the ball and only finishes with six points and the Warriors still win by 22. The Cavaliers are in deep trouble.

Although the Cavs played horrible last night, they did have a few bright spots. LeBron James finished with 28 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists, and two blocks. Kyrie Irving finished with 24 points. Kevin Love finished with 15 points, 21 rebounds, and three blocks. Tristan Thompson was nonexistent finishing with zero points and four rebounds. Tristan must play better if the Cavs want to have a shot of beating the Warriors.

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished with 20 turnovers, whereas the Golden State Warriors finished with only four turnovers. Turnovers were a key to Golden State's rout of the Cavs.

Game two will take place on Sunday, June 4, at 8 PM ET on ESPN at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.
 
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2017 NBA Finals Preview

 Today starts the 2017 NBA Finals, a rematch between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Last year the Warriors blew a 3-1 lead to the Cavaliers. 

This past off season the Warriors signed, superstar small forward, Kevin Durant to replace the horrific shooting of Harrison Barnes in last year's NBA Finals. The signing of Kevin Durant turned the Warriors team from a great team to a juggernaut. 

The Cavs and Warriors played twice against each other this season. The Cavs won the first game on Christmas Day, in Cleveland, on a game-winner jumper by Kyrie Irving 109-108. In the second game, the Warriors gave the Cavaliers a reality check beating them 126-91 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Ca.

The key to the Cavaliers winning the NBA Finals is winning game one tonight to set the tone. Also, LeBron can't be passive at all this whole series he needs to be aggressive at all times. Kyrie just needs to continue to be Kyrie. The wildcard for the Cavaliers, if they want to upset the Warriors in the series, is which Kevin Love will show up the Minnesota Kevin Love, or the stand around and watch Kyrie and LeBron do all the work, Kevin Love. Iman Shumpert must find a way to at least slowdown Klay Thompson. Last but not least, the Cavaliers need their shooters, JR Smith, Kyle Korver & Channing Frye to knock down their three-point shots. 

The keys to the Golden State Warriors winning this NBA Finals is, Kevin Durant just needs to play better than Harrison Barnes did last year. Steph Curry just needs to be Steph Curry. Draymond Green needs to continue to be the energy guy, do the dirty work on the rebounds, score, and pile up assists. Klay Thompson needs to play every game this NBA Finals like he played game five of last year's NBA Finals. The last key for the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA Finals is their bench must give them production. Everyone else just needs to just needs to play their role and play it well. 

The 2017 NBA Finals starts tonight 9 PM ET on ABC. Saying this series will be exciting is an understatement.


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