Toronto Raptors win 2019 NBA Championship.

[Raps in 4]

76ers would have won with a healthy Embiid.

What's your point? Kawhi was hurt too. And he sure looked injured in that game he scored 33 and was doing airplanes. Prior to that series, he had never scored more than 15 points against Marc Gasol in his career. He must always be injured when he plays him.

Warriors were still winning without KD, and if Klay doesn't go down they take this.

They were down 3-2 in the series after winning the previous game by 1.

[BayArea408415]

They were down 3-2 in the series after winning the previous game by 1.

Klay didn’t play Game 3 where the Warriors were forced to use a lineup that might not even make the playoffs. They were 2-2 against the Raptors when Klay played the entire game or they had built a double digit lead with him heading into the 4th before he went down (Game 2). Raptors almost stole Game 2 after Klay went down.

Even Marc Jackson himself (who is not fond of the Warriors) noted they had no business being in Game 6 after Klay went down. Injuries are part of the game (ie nothing to do with the Raptors) but it’s very possible the Warriors win without Durant if Klay is healthy for the entire series. If Klay/Durant didn’t play at all in this series, the Warriors get swept. That’s how weak they are without both of them. The team can cope/compete with one of Curry/Klay/Durant out but not 2 of them. Game 7 wouldn’t have even been competitive if the Warriors held on to win without Klay after his injury.

[JordansBulls]

This was the 2nd purest title in the 2010’s!

[FlatearthZorro]

They were down 3-2 in the series after winning the previous game by 1.

Klay didn’t play Game 3 where the Warriors were forced to use a lineup that might not even make the playoffs. They were 2-2 against the Raptors when Klay played the entire game or they had built a double digit lead with him heading into the 4th before he went down (Game 2). Raptors almost stole Game 2 after Klay went down.

Even Marc Jackson himself (who is not fond of the Warriors) noted they had no business being in Game 6 after Klay went down. Injuries are part of the game (ie nothing to do with the Raptors) but it’s very possible the Warriors win without Durant if Klay is healthy for the entire series. If Klay/Durant didn’t play at all in this series, the Warriors get swept. That’s how weak they are without both of them. The team can cope/compete with one of Curry/Klay/Durant out but not 2 of them. Game 7 wouldn’t have even been competitive if the Warriors held on to win without Klay after his injury.

I mean the Raptors deserved this, but saying this wasn't crazy lucky is unfair. Titles are titles, I wonder how the Raptors would feel if Kawhi and Siakam went down(as Klay and Durant did) or missed multiple games. Wonder if they make any excuses. I think anybody would cause it's just very unfortunate circumstances tho injuries are a part of the game.

[FlatearthZorro]

76ers would have won with a healthy Embiid.

What's your point? Kawhi was hurt too. And he sure looked injured in that game he scored 33 and was doing airplanes. Prior to that series, he had never scored more than 15 points against Marc Gasol in his career. He must always be injured when he plays him.

Warriors were still winning without KD, and if Klay doesn't go down they take this.

They were down 3-2 in the series after winning the previous game by 1.

Kawhi looked pretty alright, dude. I dunno how "hurt" he was, he looked a bit hurt at the end of the Philly series and vs the Bucks at times, but he didn't look hurt vs GSW, he looked fatigued at times.

[Raps in 4]

They were down 3-2 in the series after winning the previous game by 1.

Klay didn’t play Game 3 where the Warriors were forced to use a lineup that might not even make the playoffs. They were 2-2 against the Raptors when Klay played the entire game or they had built a double digit lead with him heading into the 4th before he went down (Game 2). Raptors almost stole Game 2 after Klay went down.

Even Marc Jackson himself (who is not fond of the Warriors) noted they had no business being in Game 6 after Klay went down. Injuries are part of the game (ie nothing to do with the Raptors) but it’s very possible the Warriors win without Durant if Klay is healthy for the entire series. If Klay/Durant didn’t play at all in this series, the Warriors get swept. That’s how weak they are without both of them. The team can cope/compete with one of Curry/Klay/Durant out but not 2 of them. Game 7 wouldn’t have even been competitive if the Warriors held on to win without Klay after his injury.

I mean the Raptors deserved this, but saying this wasn't crazy lucky is unfair. Titles are titles, I wonder how the Raptors would feel if Kawhi and Siakam went down(as Klay and Durant did) or missed multiple games. Wonder if they make any excuses. I think anybody would cause it's just very unfortunate circumstances tho injuries are a part of the game.

Do the Raptors have another MVP and all-star on the team?

[FlatearthZorro]

Klay didn’t play Game 3 where the Warriors were forced to use a lineup that might not even make the playoffs. They were 2-2 against the Raptors when Klay played the entire game or they had built a double digit lead with him heading into the 4th before he went down (Game 2). Raptors almost stole Game 2 after Klay went down.

Even Marc Jackson himself (who is not fond of the Warriors) noted they had no business being in Game 6 after Klay went down. Injuries are part of the game (ie nothing to do with the Raptors) but it’s very possible the Warriors win without Durant if Klay is healthy for the entire series. If Klay/Durant didn’t play at all in this series, the Warriors get swept. That’s how weak they are without both of them. The team can cope/compete with one of Curry/Klay/Durant out but not 2 of them. Game 7 wouldn’t have even been competitive if the Warriors held on to win without Klay after his injury.

I mean the Raptors deserved this, but saying this wasn't crazy lucky is unfair. Titles are titles, I wonder how the Raptors would feel if Kawhi and Siakam went down(as Klay and Durant did) or missed multiple games. Wonder if they make any excuses. I think anybody would cause it's just very unfortunate circumstances tho injuries are a part of the game.

Do the Raptors have another MVP and all-star on the team?

Answer my question. I personally admit I would've been mad if I was the Warriors(or if it was the C's instead). I'm fairly confident you would've been pretty pissed if injuries plagued your Finals' series.

[PD28]

76ers would have won with a healthy Embiid.

What's your point? Kawhi was hurt too. And he sure looked injured in that game he scored 33 and was doing airplanes. Prior to that series, he had never scored more than 15 points against Marc Gasol in his career. He must always be injured when he plays him.

Warriors were still winning without KD, and if Klay doesn't go down they take this.

They were down 3-2 in the series after winning the previous game by 1.

Kawhi looked pretty alright, dude. I dunno how "hurt" he was, he looked a bit hurt at the end of the Philly series and vs the Bucks at times, but he didn't look hurt vs GSW, he looked fatigued at times.

You probably didn't watch rounds 1 and 2 of our run then. Kawhi was unstoppable vs Orlando and Philly and visibly slowed down in the Bucks and GSW series'. He had no lift, and couldn't carry the offence. If our role players didn't step up in rounds 3 and 4 (and they were pretty trash through the first 2 rounds), we would've been done.

[PD28]

Anyone else watching these Raptor player interviews where they are referencing internal turmoil and clearly referencing "another" team that had bad leadership/attitudes that fell apart. Kyrie and Celtics taking L's this late in the offseason

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[FlatearthZorro]

What's your point? Kawhi was hurt too. And he sure looked injured in that game he scored 33 and was doing airplanes. Prior to that series, he had never scored more than 15 points against Marc Gasol in his career. He must always be injured when he plays him.



They were down 3-2 in the series after winning the previous game by 1.

Kawhi looked pretty alright, dude. I dunno how "hurt" he was, he looked a bit hurt at the end of the Philly series and vs the Bucks at times, but he didn't look hurt vs GSW, he looked fatigued at times.

You probably didn't watch rounds 1 and 2 of our run then. Kawhi was unstoppable vs Orlando and Philly and visibly slowed down in the Bucks and GSW series'. He had no lift, and couldn't carry the offence. If our role players didn't step up in rounds 3 and 4 (and they were pretty trash through the first 2 rounds), we would've been done.

The guy was on the floor, playing 40, 40+ minutes a night. What do u expect? He still averaged over 30 points a game in the playoffs. He's human. He looked tired on more than a few occasions. You entire squad was in tact. I don't understand why we're arguing facts. You won, you had a decent amount of luck, it's part of the game, same way injuries are. I feel like you probably would've won in 7 if Klay was healthy and you would've gotten slaughtered if Durant didn't get hurt.

Oh and I'm convinced that if 2-3 of your main guys were injured and you were playing bums in the Finals, you would've been pissed. You were pissed about officiating which you actually shot more FTs in the series, if you were missing 2 of the your top 3 guys you would've been steaming. And tbh I would've been, too if the C's were in the Finals and were missing main players, it's totally normal and human, you don't get these chances every day especially in the NBA.

[PD28]

Kawhi looked pretty alright, dude. I dunno how "hurt" he was, he looked a bit hurt at the end of the Philly series and vs the Bucks at times, but he didn't look hurt vs GSW, he looked fatigued at times.

You probably didn't watch rounds 1 and 2 of our run then. Kawhi was unstoppable vs Orlando and Philly and visibly slowed down in the Bucks and GSW series'. He had no lift, and couldn't carry the offence. If our role players didn't step up in rounds 3 and 4 (and they were pretty trash through the first 2 rounds), we would've been done.

The guy was on the floor, playing 40, 40+ minutes a night. What do u expect? He still averaged over 30 points a game in the playoffs. He's human. He looked tired on more than a few occasions. You entire squad was in tact. I don't understand why we're arguing facts. You won, you had a decent amount of luck, it's part of the game, same way injuries are. I feel like you probably would've won in 7 if Klay was healthy and you would've gotten slaughtered if Durant didn't get hurt.

Oh and I'm convinced that if 2-3 of your main guys were injured and you were playing bums in the Finals, you would've been pissed. You were pissed about officiating which you actually shot more FTs in the series, if you were missing 2 of the your top 3 guys you would've been steaming. And tbh I would've been, too if the C's were in the Finals and were missing main players, it's totally normal and human, you don't get these chances every day especially in the NBA.

1) You can play extended minutes but not be 100%. He went extended stretches just playing defence and being a decoy.
2) In tact? Yes. Healthy? No. I'm not going to sit here and explain the leg issues, or Lowry's thumb because every team is pretty hurt this far into a playoff run.
3) Don't assume what another person thinks lol, if our best guys went down it's just bad luck. Would I feel like we would've had a shot if our guys didn't go down? Sure, but I wouldn't be posting here trying to take anything away from the winners.

[FlatearthZorro]

You probably didn't watch rounds 1 and 2 of our run then. Kawhi was unstoppable vs Orlando and Philly and visibly slowed down in the Bucks and GSW series'. He had no lift, and couldn't carry the offence. If our role players didn't step up in rounds 3 and 4 (and they were pretty trash through the first 2 rounds), we would've been done.

The guy was on the floor, playing 40, 40+ minutes a night. What do u expect? He still averaged over 30 points a game in the playoffs. He's human. He looked tired on more than a few occasions. You entire squad was in tact. I don't understand why we're arguing facts. You won, you had a decent amount of luck, it's part of the game, same way injuries are. I feel like you probably would've won in 7 if Klay was healthy and you would've gotten slaughtered if Durant didn't get hurt.

Oh and I'm convinced that if 2-3 of your main guys were injured and you were playing bums in the Finals, you would've been pissed. You were pissed about officiating which you actually shot more FTs in the series, if you were missing 2 of the your top 3 guys you would've been steaming. And tbh I would've been, too if the C's were in the Finals and were missing main players, it's totally normal and human, you don't get these chances every day especially in the NBA.

1) You can play extended minutes but not be 100%. He went extended stretches just playing defence and being a decoy.
2) In tact? Yes. Healthy? No. I'm not going to sit here and explain the leg issues, or Lowry's thumb because every team is pretty hurt this far into a playoff run.
3) Don't assume what another person thinks lol, if our best guys went down it's just bad luck. Would I feel like we would've had a shot if our guys didn't go down? Sure, but I wouldn't be posting here trying to take anything away from the winners.

So let's get this straight, you guys last year was it or the year before that were making excuses about Lowry playing injured in the playoffs which led to him having a bad playoff run and the team failing, wouldn't make any excuses or wouldn't be pissed if you missed 2 of your top 3 guys in the Finals? I'm done dude. Remember this post tho, cause if things go south I fully expect you to take the high road, not be mad or make any excuses. Thanks.

Oh and don't try to spin it into taking away from the winners. It's pretty freaking lame. The win is a fact already, nothing to change or take away from, the same with the injuries are a FACT, nothing can be changed at this point.

[PD28]

The guy was on the floor, playing 40, 40+ minutes a night. What do u expect? He still averaged over 30 points a game in the playoffs. He's human. He looked tired on more than a few occasions. You entire squad was in tact. I don't understand why we're arguing facts. You won, you had a decent amount of luck, it's part of the game, same way injuries are. I feel like you probably would've won in 7 if Klay was healthy and you would've gotten slaughtered if Durant didn't get hurt.

Oh and I'm convinced that if 2-3 of your main guys were injured and you were playing bums in the Finals, you would've been pissed. You were pissed about officiating which you actually shot more FTs in the series, if you were missing 2 of the your top 3 guys you would've been steaming. And tbh I would've been, too if the C's were in the Finals and were missing main players, it's totally normal and human, you don't get these chances every day especially in the NBA.

1) You can play extended minutes but not be 100%. He went extended stretches just playing defence and being a decoy.
2) In tact? Yes. Healthy? No. I'm not going to sit here and explain the leg issues, or Lowry's thumb because every team is pretty hurt this far into a playoff run.
3) Don't assume what another person thinks lol, if our best guys went down it's just bad luck. Would I feel like we would've had a shot if our guys didn't go down? Sure, but I wouldn't be posting here trying to take anything away from the winners.

So let's get this straight, you guys last year was it or the year before that were making excuses about Lowry playing injured in the playoffs which led to him having a bad playoff run and the team failing, wouldn't make any excuses or wouldn't be pissed if you missed 2 of your top 3 guys in the Finals? I'm done dude. Remember this post tho, cause if things go south I fully expect you to take the high road, not be mad or make any excuses. Thanks.

I understand people need to generalize to simplify difficult concepts. I don't represent the whole fan base.

Your example is quite stupid tho so I'll engage again lol. No one said that if Lowry was healthy those previous year we would've beat LeBron lmfao Stop making up nonsense to fit your narrative. You are talking about a fan base that stuck with their team through Bargnani (and still were some of the funniest fans on here) and you think that we are going to be mad? We got a ring, if we need to rebuild/re-tool I couldn't care less at this point. We accomplished what we wanted and are happy regardless of how you want to make people feel about it. BTW your team also has some big decisions to make, I'm excited to see if Ainge can get off the treadmill this offseason. Best of luck and thanks.

[FlatearthZorro]

1) You can play extended minutes but not be 100%. He went extended stretches just playing defence and being a decoy.
2) In tact? Yes. Healthy? No. I'm not going to sit here and explain the leg issues, or Lowry's thumb because every team is pretty hurt this far into a playoff run.
3) Don't assume what another person thinks lol, if our best guys went down it's just bad luck. Would I feel like we would've had a shot if our guys didn't go down? Sure, but I wouldn't be posting here trying to take anything away from the winners.

So let's get this straight, you guys last year was it or the year before that were making excuses about Lowry playing injured in the playoffs which led to him having a bad playoff run and the team failing, wouldn't make any excuses or wouldn't be pissed if you missed 2 of your top 3 guys in the Finals? I'm done dude. Remember this post tho, cause if things go south I fully expect you to take the high road, not be mad or make any excuses. Thanks.

I understand people need to generalize to simplify difficult concepts. I don't represent the whole fan base.

Your example is quite stupid tho so I'll engage again lol. No one said that if Lowry was healthy those previous year we would've beat LeBron lmfao Stop making up nonsense to fit your narrative. You are talking about a fan base that stuck with their team through Bargnani (and still were some of the funniest fans on here) and you think that we are going to be mad? We got a ring, if we need to rebuild/re-tool I couldn't care less at this point. We accomplished what we wanted and are happy regardless of how you want to make people feel about it. BTW your team also has some big decisions to make, I'm excited to see if Ainge can get off the treadmill this offseason. Best of luck and thanks.

I wasn't talking about a rebuild, I was talking the subject at matter, injuries or refs. Whatever. Enjoy, dude. Cya next year.

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[Chandan]

It feels great to see Marc enjoying the moment.

[maternal85]

I mean the Raptors deserved this, but saying this wasn't crazy lucky is unfair. Titles are titles, I wonder how the Raptors would feel if Kawhi and Siakam went down(as Klay and Durant did) or missed multiple games. Wonder if they make any excuses. I think anybody would cause it's just very unfortunate circumstances tho injuries are a part of the game.

Do the Raptors have another MVP and all-star on the team?

Answer my question. I personally admit I would've been mad if I was the Warriors(or if it was the C's instead). I'm fairly confident you would've been pretty pissed if injuries plagued your Finals' series.

I wouldn't be mad because I'd know my team put all their eggs in one basket. If you build a super team chances are you'd have no bench. It's that simple. And if injuries occurr which is inevitably, don't complain. The Lakers are in the same position. If Davis and/or James get a serious injury and they don't win the title, who's fault is that they gave up all their good prospects/ bench For Davis? As for Philly fans. Your best player is a 7'0 wuss who's injury prone and spends more time trolling on the court and online than working on his game. Your star pg is 6'10 who cant even shoot at the high school level. Even after winning the title people still won't give the raptors credit ? Clowns.

[Grape]

They were down 3-2 in the series after winning the previous game by 1.

Klay didn’t play Game 3 where the Warriors were forced to use a lineup that might not even make the playoffs. They were 2-2 against the Raptors when Klay played the entire game or they had built a double digit lead with him heading into the 4th before he went down (Game 2). Raptors almost stole Game 2 after Klay went down.

Even Marc Jackson himself (who is not fond of the Warriors) noted they had no business being in Game 6 after Klay went down. Injuries are part of the game (ie nothing to do with the Raptors) but it’s very possible the Warriors win without Durant if Klay is healthy for the entire series. If Klay/Durant didn’t play at all in this series, the Warriors get swept. That’s how weak they are without both of them. The team can cope/compete with one of Curry/Klay/Durant out but not 2 of them. Game 7 wouldn’t have even been competitive if the Warriors held on to win without Klay after his injury.

The KD argument is legit. However if you use that you can't bunch it together with Klay's injury if that makes sense. Warriors are 1-2 when Klay played the entire game without Durant. Game 1 was an L, game 2 was a W, game 4 was an L. If you count game 5 that's ridiculous since the Raptors outscored the Warriors after KD went down, so if anything you might as well chalk that up as another L.

The Raptors outplayed the Warriors with Steph and Klay playing without KD, so to say that it's very possible (or certain as I've seen some say) that the Warriors would have beat the Raptors if Klay didn't go down is ridiculous. Hell the Raptors almost swept the Warriors.

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Clippers fans in shambles.

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