NBA Finals 2019: Warriors vs. Raptors by the numbers

Here’s a breakdown of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Raptors by the Opta numbers.

There will be stars all over the court in the 2019 NBA Finals.

The Warriors topped the Clippers and Rockets in the first two rounds of the playoffs before advancing to the championship round with a sweep of the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals. They’ll be playing for their third straight title and fourth in the last five seasons.

Warriors star Kevin Durant has been out since straining his calf in Golden State's Game 5 win over the Rockets. He will not play in the opener but could return during the series against Toronto. Golden State center DeMarcus Cousins is also questionable for Game 1.

Stephen Curry has taken his game to another level with Durant sidelined. He's averaging 35.8 points and shooting 41.7% from 3-point range in his last five games, which have all been Warriors wins.

The Raptors, on the other hand, reached the finals for the first time in franchise history. They easily defeated the Magic and followed that by topping the 76ers and Bucks in seven and six games, respectively.

Kawhi Leonard has been fantastic for Toronto all season and especially in the postseason. He's scoring 31.2 points and grabbing 8.8 rebounds in 18 playoff games this year.

The 2019 NBA Finals by the numbers

Warriors team stats

Stat	Reg. season	Rank/30	Playoffs	Playoff rank/16
Points per game	117.7	2nd	117.3	1st
Points allowed per game	111.2	16th	110.5	11th
Point differential	+6.5	2nd	+6.8	2nd
Field goal percentage	49.1%	1st	48.7%	1st
3-pointers made per game	13.3	3rd	12	3rd
3-point percentage	38.5%	3rd	37%	1st
FT percentage	80.1%	5th	81.9%	1st
FT attempts per game	20.4	28th	24.1	11th
Assists per game	29.4	1st	28.5	1st
Rebounds per game	46.2	11th	44.4	8th
Off. rebounds per game	9.7	T21st	10.6	8th
Rebound percentage	50.5%	10th	51.6%	4th
Steals per game	7.6	T14th	7.6	6th
Blocks per game	6.4	1st	6.0	2nd

Warriors team leaders

Stat	Regular Season	Playoffs
Minutes per game	Kevin Durant: 34.6	Klay Thompson: 39.4
Points per game	Stephen Curry: 27.3	Kevin Durant: 34.2**
Rebounds per game	Draymond Green: 7.3	Draymond Green: 9.9
Assists per game	Draymond Green: 6.9	Draymond Green: 8.2
Field goal percentage	Kevin Durant: 52.1%	Kevin Looney: 72.5%
3-pointers made per game	Stephen Curry: 5.1**	Stephen Curry: 4.3
3-point percentage	Stephen Curry: 43.7%	Kevin Durant: 41.6%
Free throw percentage	Stephen Curry: 91.6%	Stephen Curry: 94%
Steals per game	Draymond Green: 1.4	Klay Thompson: 1.5
Blocks per game	Green and Durant: 1.1	Draymond Green: 1.7

* Team leaders among qualified players. ** Led NBA.

Raptors team stats

Stat	Reg. season	Rank/30	Playoffs	Playoff rank/16
Points per game	114.4	8th	104.9	10th
Points allowed per game	108.4	9th	99.6	2nd
Point differential	+6.1	3rd	+5.4	3rd
Field goal percentage	47.4%	4th	44.1%	8th
3-pointers made per game	12.4	8th	11.9	4th
3-point percentage	36.6%	6th	34.5%	5th
FT percentage	80.4%	3rd	81.8%	2nd
FT attempts per game	22	21st	22.2	T13th
Assists per game	25.4	13th	22.4	9th
Rebounds per game	45.2	17th	42.8	12th
Off. rebounds per game	9.6	24th	34.9	5th
Rebound percentage	50.2%	13th	48%	13th
Steals per game	8.3	9th	8.0	T4th
Blocks per game	5.3	9th	4.5	9th

Raptors team leaders

Stat	Regular Season	Playoffs
Minutes per game	Lowry and Leonard: 34.0	Kawhi Leonard: 38.7
Points per game	Kawhi Leonard: 26.6	Kawhi Leonard: 31.2
Rebounds per game	Serge Ibaka: 8.1	Kawhi Leonard: 8.8
Assists per game	Kyle Lowry: 8.7	Kyle Lowry: 6.4
Field goal percentage	Pascal Siakam: 54.9%	Kawhi Leonard: 50.7%
3-pointers made per game	Danny Green: 2.5	Kawhi Leonard: 2.2
3-point percentage	Danny Green: 45.5%	Norman Powell: 41.1%
Free throw percentage	Kawhi Leonard: 85.4%	Danny Green: 91.3%
Steals per game	Kawhi Leonard: 1.8	Kawhi Leonard: 1.6
Blocks per game	Serge Ibaka: 1.4	Marc Gasol: 1.3

* Team leaders among qualified players.

Fast Facts

— The Raptors are the first Eastern Conference team since the 2010 Celtics to reach the NBA Finals without LeBron James on their roster. James left the East when he signed a four-year, $153.3 million contract with the Lakers last July.

— Toronto entered the season as one of only seven NBA teams to never play for a championship. That number has now been reduced to six.  

— Leonard and James are the only players since 2014-15 to have 10 or more playoff games with at least 30 points in a single year. Leonard has already accomplished the feat 11 times with the Raptors this season.

— Curry holds plenty of postseason 3-point records. He has made 447 3-pointers in the playoffs, 62 more than any player ever. He has also knocked down 98 3-pointers in the finals, 12 more than any other player in history.

— Backup Raptors guard Fred VanVleet struggled early in the playoffs but has since reached double-digit scoring totals in three consecutive games and is shooting 82.4% from 3-point range (17-for-25) during that time frame. VanVleet was just 5 for 33 on attempts from behind the arc over his first 15 playoff games this postseason.

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