In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
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.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
The Raptors celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
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.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Raptors fans celebrate during a viewing party outside Toronto's Scotiabank Arena.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry cherishes the victory.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
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.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
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.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Curry misses a 3-pointer in the game's final seconds.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
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.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Toronto center Serge Ibaka takes a shot.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Lowry drives to the basket during the first half of Game 6. He had 21 points and six assists by halftime.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Three Raptors defend Stephen Curry in the first half of Game 6.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Golden State fans hold a sign for star forward Kevin Durant, who ruptured his Achilles in Game 5.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Curry rises for a shot during Game 5 on Monday, June 10. Curry had 31 points for the Warriors, who staved off elimination with a 106-105 win in Toronto.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Lowry had a shot to win Game 5 at the buzzer, but it was blocked by Green.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Leonard scores over Thompson during the second half of Game 5.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Durant, playing in his first game since injuring his calf in the Western Conference semifinals, went down in the second quarter of Game 5. He left the game and wouldn't return. Days later, it was confirmed that he had ruptured his Achilles tendon.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Lowry, left, and Marc Gasol double-team Thompson during Game 4 on Friday, June 7. The Raptors frustrated the high-powered Warriors en route to a 105-92 victory.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Toronto guard Fred VanVleet lies on the floor after he was hit in the face by an inadvertent elbow in Game 4. One of his teeth was also knocked out.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Curry is surrounded by Raptors during Game 3 on Wednesday, June 5. He scored 47 points, a playoff career-high, but it wasn't enough as the Raptors won 123-109.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Leonard reaches for a loose ball during the first half of Game 3. He finished the game with 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Thompson, second from right, sat out Game 3 with a hamstring injury. He was one of several Warriors who missed time during the series. Center Kevon Looney fractured cartilage in his chest in Game 2 and didn't return until Game 5. And Durant, of course, missed most of the series.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Leonard rises for a shot during Game 3. This was his first season in Toronto. He was traded in July by the San Antonio Spurs, and he now becomes a free agent.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Warriors fans get ready for Game 3 at Oracle Arena. Next season, the team moves into a new arena in San Francisco.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala broke the hearts of Raptors fans with a key 3-pointer late in Game 2. Golden State won 109-104 to even the series at one game apiece.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Former US President Barack Obama waves to the crowd while attending Game 2 in Toronto.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Siakam shoots during Game 1 on Thursday, May 30. Siakam scored a career-high 32 points as the Raptors won 118-109.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
VanVleet is fouled by Green during the second half of Game 1.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Rapper Drake, a huge Raptors fan who sits courtside and often jaws with opposing players, celebrates during Game 1. Curry's father, Dell, used to play for the Raptors, and Drake was wearing his jersey.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
Cousins tries to block an Ibaka shot during Game 1.
In photos: Raptors dethrone Warriors for first NBA title
A view of Toronto's Scotiabank Arena before Game 1.