OMG! The Raptors has won the NBA title! After days have passed, I still cannot believe that this is true. Raptors' title run cannot be better described than as a Hollywood movie:
1st round: Losing their first game against Orlando Magic but the Raptors prevailed;
2nd round: Kawhi's ridiculous game 7 buzzer-beater, which bounced around the rim 4-times before sinking in, to close out the series with 76ers;
Conference Finals: Losing the first 2 games to the Bucks leading by the Greek Freak Giannis himself only to come back by winning the next 4 games straight, and Raptors going to the Finals for the first time the franchise history;
NBA Finals: Ending the Warriors dynasty and preventing them from 3-peat, and bringing the first NBA title to Canada!
At the beginning of the season, with all the circumstances, nobody in the right mind would have predicted this. I mean the fact that Demarcus Cousins joining the already stupidly strong Warriors, it just seemed like the unstoppable Warriors was going to 3-peat.
This Raptors squad is something special. You just cannot hate them. The leading man himself, Kawhi "The Klaw", the Finals MVP and the superstar of the team, is just a very humble guy and you just want to root for him. The same goes for all the team members too. Kyle Lowry, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Danny Green, Norman Powell, etc.. And also not to forget Jeremy Lin too!
I haven't felt so emotional following the NBA playoffs for a long time already. Not every title run has the same value. This Raptors' NBA title run is definitely historic. Ever since I started to follow NBA, there are just a few NBA titles that I classified as unforgettable: 2004 Pistons, 2010 Lakers, 2011 Mavericks, and 2016 Cavaliers. And now adding 2019 Raptors to the list.
