2019 NBA Finals
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| Dates | May 30 – June 13 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Kawhi Leonard (Toronto Raptors) | |||||||||
| Eastern finals | Raptors defeated Bucks, 4–2 | |||||||||
| Western finals | Warriors defeated Trail Blazers, 4–0 | |||||||||
The 2019 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2018–19 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-seven playoff series, the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors defeated the two-time defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors in six games to win their first NBA championship. The Raptors' victory made the team the first NBA team based outside the United States to win an NBA championship. Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second time in his career. This was the first NBA Finals appearance for the Raptors and the first NBA Finals with games played outside of the United States.
The Raptors finished the regular season with a 58–24 record, the second-best in the league and in the Eastern Conference. The Warriors had a 57–25 record, finishing the regular season with the best record in the Western Conference and third-best overall. This was the first Finals since 2010 not to feature LeBron James, who had played in the past eight consecutive Finals.
The Raptors opened the series with a dominant Game One victory. After the Warriors tied the series in Game Two, the Raptors won the next two games on the road. Back in Toronto, Warriors star Kevin Durant returned from an injury-related absence, but tore his Achilles tendon. Nonetheless, the Warriors won Game Five on the road, sending the series to a Game Six in the Oracle Arena. Game Six was marred by an ACL tear suffered by star Warriors guard Klay Thompson. The Raptors won Game Six, 114-110, to win their first NBA championship.