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The Toronto Raptors became the 2019 NBA champions Thursday, and they are the first team outside the US to do it.
Game 6 of the NBA Finals was tight, going back and forth between the Raptors and the Golden State Warriors. But the Raptors took the game in the end with a 114-110 for a 4-2 series victory.
The match ended the 2019 championship series and was a first-time win for the Raptors, who made their NBA Finals debut in their 24th season.
Kawhi Leonard, the All-Star forward Toronto acquired last summer from San Antonio, was named Finals MVP for the second time. Leonard is the third player to win the award with more than one franchise, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James.
Raptors point-guard Kyle Lowry and forward Pascal Siakam put up spectacular performances as well, each with 26 points.
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Kawhi Leonard celebrates after the Toronto Raptors won the NBA title with a 114-110 Game 6 victory over Golden State on Thursday, June 14. Leonard was named Finals MVP.
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The Raptors celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
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Golden State players react as they realize their reign is over late in Game 6. This was the fifth straight season that the Warriors played in the NBA Finals.
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Raptors fans celebrate during a viewing party outside Toronto's Scotiabank Arena.
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Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry cherishes the victory.
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Leonard and DeMarcus Cousins battle for a loose ball late in Game 6 as the Raptors led by one and the last few seconds ticked away.
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The scramble, after a Stephen Curry missed 3-pointer, led to a timeout called by Golden State's Draymond Green with less than a second to play. The Warriors had no timeouts remaining, however, so they received a technical foul instead.
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Curry misses a 3-pointer in the game's final seconds.
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Golden State guard Klay Thompson fell awkwardly in the third quarter and twisted his knee. He shot two free throws after the play and then went to the locker room. He did not return to the game after that.
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Toronto center Serge Ibaka takes a shot.
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Lowry drives to the basket during the first half of Game 6. He had 21 points and six assists by halftime.
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Three Raptors defend Stephen Curry in the first half of Game 6.
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Golden State fans hold a sign for star forward Kevin Durant, who ruptured his Achilles in Game 5.