Raptors win NBA championships

For the first time in NBA archives history, The Toronto Raptors won the NBA championships. The series was  vs Golden State Warriors. They won Game 6 (114-110) in the Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA winning the championships 4-1. Kawhi Leonard received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. 

The Toronto Raptors are bringing the Larry O’Brien Trophy as NBA champions home to Canada, a brilliant basketball story 24 years in the making.

Kyle Lowry had 26 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to lift the Raptors to a thrilling 114-110 victory over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors on Thursday in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

"Basketball has come full circle in Canada, invented by a Canadian, the first NBA game was in Toronto and now an NBA championship," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said before presenting the trophy to the Raptors.

Pascal Siakam added 26 points, while Fred VanVleet had 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. Kawhi Leonard finished with 22, and Serge Ibaka chipped in with 15.

Klay Thompson had 30 points for the Warriors, who had won three of the past four NBA championships. Andre Iguodala added 22, while Stephen Curry finished with 21.