Best Moments of the 2019-20 NBA Season, So Far. 6.

Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum discuss their win over the Lakers in Game 1.Frank Vogel, LeBron James and Anthony Davis discuss their loss to the Trail Blazers. Please try again later. Take a look back at some of the best… Zion Williamson's debut and more marked NBA Summer League 2019 in Las Vegas. Take a look back at some of the best…While the lasting image from the run will be the team hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy and raising the banner, there were a number of big moments along the way.• After a disappointing loss to open the postseason, the Raptors responded in a major way in Game 2. While the lasting image from the Raptors' historic run will be the team hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy and raising the banner, there were a number of big moments along the way. This team made a statement that it was unlike those from the past and was on a mission to make history.• The tone had been set and the Raptors rode the momentum from the first round as they took on a talented In Game 1, it was pretty much all Kawhi and Pascal.Leonard scored a postseason career-high 45 points (on 16-23 shooting) and 11 rebounds to impose his will, while Siakam was the only other Raptor in double-figures with 29 points (on 12-15 shooting)• After taking Game 1, the Raptors fell in Games 2 and 3 and suddenly, their backs were against the wall.Again, Kawhi stepped up when Toronto needed him the most.Leonard led the Raptors to a tough five-point road win in a hostile environment with 39 points (on 13-20 shooting), but the defining moment of this game was his 3-pointer to put the Raptors up four with just over a minute left to play and the ensuing fist pump.It would effectively put the game away for good and sway the series back in the Raptors' favour.• In a pivotal Game 5, Toronto again answered the call in a major way.The team's record win from Round 1 didn't last long as they took a 3-2 series lead with a 36-point blowout win over the 76ers as six different players scored in double figures.Yet another statement proving this was a new year and a new team.• Philly took care of business in Game 6 to force a win-or-go-home Game 7 in which there were a number of noteworthy occurrences.• What happened in the first 47:56 of game action was great, but it all set up the defining moment: The Shot.Leonard again erased the memories of a bitter past with a last-second jumper that danced on the rim before falling in as Toronto earned a Game 7 victory to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in franchise history.After dropping the first two games of the series, the Raptors returned home with their backs against the wall.It took two overtimes, but this resilient group found a way to earn a six-point win over the East's top seed behind 36 points from Leonard, another masterful performance.• After logging 52 minutes in Game 3, Leonard was visibly fatigued, but he still managed to deliver a big moment in Game 4 with a big-time and-one finish.It was an absolute team effort as six different Raptors scored in double figures.More encouraging than anything was that Fred VanVleet had emerged from his slump, scoring 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from deep.VanVleet scored 21 points off the bench, hitting seven of his nine 3-point attempts to help propel the Raptors to a six-point win to take a 3-2 series lead.The defining moment came in the game's winding seconds as Siakam's dunk sealed the deal.Suddenly, the Raps were just one game from the Finals after being down two games to a formidable foe.After trailing big late in the third quarter, the Raptors used a 17-2 run to take command of the game, a run that was capped by…Leonard's transition dunk was the true moment where all in attendance in Scotiabank Arena realized that the Raptors would go on to win this game, a moment that built anticipation for the time to wind down as it awaited…24 years led to the moment of the Raptors earning their first Finals berth in franchise history.• With Game 1 at Scotiabank Arena, an NBA Finals game was hosted outside of the United States for the first time in league history.The Raptors earned the first Finals win in franchise history thanks to a big team performance, a big moment in itself, in addition to…The 2019 Most Improved Player scored 32 points (on 14-for-17 shooting) to lead the Raptors and put everyone on notice that he is a star in the making.• After a tough Game 2 loss, the series shifted to The Bay, where the Raptors again showed what they were made of.Leonard scored a team-high 30 points while Danny Green knocked down six of his 10 3-point attempts to lead Toronto to a 14-point win despite 47 points from • The Raptors regained home-court advantage but they weren't satisfied with just one win at Oracle.Leonard led the way with 36 points as the Raptors took a commanding 3-1 lead as the series shifted back to Toronto.Leonard's takeover was huge and his even-keeled demeanour was infectious…• After a heartbreaking loss in Game 5, the Raptors responded like champions in Game 6 at Oracle Arena....to Fred VanVleet's big performance off the bench......the team aspect of the Raptors title-clinching win was a summation of this postseason run.The 2019 NBA Finals MVP, Kawhi Leonard, talks with Doris Burke following the Best Moments from Summer League. 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