Toronto Raptors won its first title in franchise history with a 114-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game Six of the NBA Finals on Thursday.
This all started last year when Raptors was swept by LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs. Toronto went for it after that, trading for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green and picking up Marc Gasol at the deadline.
REPORT | Raptors 114-110 Warriors
It turned into an Eastern Conference title and eventually a championship.
Here are seven key stats from the Raptors' title run:
732: Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard scored 732 points in the postseason, which is the third most by any player in playoff history (LeBron James, 2018 and Michael Jordan, 1992).
16: Toronto's Fred VanVleet hit 16 three-pointers in this series, setting an NBA record for the most shots made from beyond the arc off the bench in a Finals. J. R. Smith and Robert Horry are now tied for second with 15.
26, 10: Kyle Lowry scored 26 points and added 10 assists in the Raptors' win. He is just the sixth player ever to have 25 or more points and 10 or more assists in Game Six or Seven of an NBA Finals. He joins LeBron James as the only other player to do it on the road.
(Ditto): Pascal Siakam also scored 26 points and added 10 rebounds for the triumphant Raptors.
0 for 9: Warriors star Stephen Curry is now 0 for 9 in the playoffs on shots to take the lead in the last 24 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.
Nine: Nick Nurse became the ninth rookie head coach to win an NBA title. He is the first since Cleveland's Tyronn Lue in 2016-17.
34: Danny Green is the 34th North Carolina Tar Heel to win an NBA title. That is more than any other college program. He is the ninth former UNC player to win multiple rings.
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