Toronto Raptors secured their place in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history but will face a tough task against reigning champions Golden State Warriors who are massive favorites to get their third straight title.
Warriors heavy favorites over Raptors for Finals | ESPN
Despite the possibility of playing without Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors are still big favorites to win the NBA Finals over Toronto Raptors. According to some top bookmakers in the country and particularly Las Vegas, the reigning champions are -320 favorites to clinch their third consecutive championship.
Toronto is +260 to win the series which will open at Scotiabank Arena and considering that the Warriors were massive favorites three years ago against Cleveland Cavaliers and lost, anything is possible.
Warriors are big favorites to three-peat 🏆
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— br_betting (@br_betting) May 26, 2019
Wob& Moore: Kawhi Leonard Has Ascended to the LeBron, Durant Tier of NBA Royalty | The Action Network
After Toronto Raptors eliminated Milwaukee Bucks out of the playoffs to reach the NBA Finals, it is safe to say that the Raptors won the Kawhi Leonard trade. Leonard came in exchange for DeMar DeRozan who went to San Antonio Spurs and Kawhi dominated the Eastern Conference Final, putting Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo on the side.
Kawhi was too much for Giannis this series 🖐 pic.twitter.com/DMyRzuDWYG
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 26, 2019
Basketball comes full circle as Raptors prepare to host NBA Finals | City News Toronto
Toronto Raptors became the first Canadian team to make it to the NBA Finals and will host Game 1 of the series with Golden State Warriors. It will be a special occasion five that it’ll come 73 years after Toronto was the site of the first game in NBA history.
On the other hand, the Warriors used to be in this situation as they are fighting for the third straight championship and fourth in the last five years. However, we can also say that the Raptors have enough experience playing the NBA Finals as Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green won the title with San Antonio Spurs.
NBA Finals are set: Reigning Warriors vs newcomer Raptors.
Toronto will become the first city outside the US to host a finals game.
The opener is Thursday at Toronto. #NBAPlayoffs@bytimreynoldshttps://t.co/lZdoQklgzo
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) May 26, 2019
How the Raptors finally shook the reputation of being the team that’s supposed to lose | Yahoo
Toronto Raptors proved everybody they are not pushovers after coming from behind in both Eastern Conference semis with Philadelphia 76ers and in the conference finals against Milwaukee Bucks. That wasn’t the case in the previous years but this time around, the Raptors seemed mature enough to respond in a proper way. They were down by 15 points late in the third quarter in Game 6 but bounced back to get a win and reach the NBA Finals.
Moment: History
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— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 26, 2019
Brooklyn Nets name Jeff Peterson Assistant General Manager | NBA.com
Jeff Peterson became new Assistant General Manager of the Brooklyn Nets, coming from Atlanta Hawks where he worked at the same position for the last three years. Peterson played college basketball for Iowa Hawkeyes, Arkansas Razorbacks, and Florida State Seminoles, and he spent seven years in total as a member of the Atlanta Hawks front office.
The Brooklyn Nets have hired Atlanta Hawks executive Jeff Peterson as assistant general manager.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 25, 2019
