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Raptors beat Warriors to win NBA Championship
Friday, June 14, 2019

(OAKLAND, CA) – Kawhi Leonard raised his arms high in triumph and celebrated Canada's first NBA championship. Leonard and the Toronto Raptors captured the country's first major title in 26 years with their most remarkable road win yet in the franchise's NBA Finals debut, outlasting the battered and depleted two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110 on Thursday night in a Game 6 for the ages. Stephen Curry missed a contested 3-pointer in the waning moments before Golden State called a timeout it didn't have, giving Leonard a technical free throw with 0.9 seconds left to seal it. Leonard, the NBA Finals MVP for a second time, then got behind Andre Iguodala for a layup as the buzzer sounded, but it went to review and the basket was called off before Leonard's two free throws. That only delayed the celebration for a moment. Fred VanVleet rescued the Raptors down the stretch with his dazzling shooting from deep to score 22 points. Leonard also had 22 points in the win. Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and departed with 30 points for the Warriors. Curry scored 21 points.

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