I still cannot believe what I witnessed last night – the Toronto Raptors making basketball HISTORY!!!

For the first time in 24 years, the Raps will play in the NBA finals!!!

 

 

 

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The Raps beat the Bucks last night in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals, 100-94, with Kawhi Leonard leading the way with 27 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists.  Kawhi also scored MVP.

 

 

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Man, what a time to be alive! #WeTheNorth

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Prior to the game, Coach Nick Nurse was asked, ‘How much does a close-out game come down to pre heart and desire?’ His response, “Eighty-six per cent of it.  We end up showing these clips and all these coverages and all these matchups and all these things and blah, blah, blah.  At the end of it every time, I say, ‘This is about 15 per cent of the game.'”  Nick continues, “The rest of it is are we going to sprint back and are we going to communicate great and are we going to get physical, are we going to get into bodies, are we going to block out with some toughness.  I can keep going on and on, but that’s where the 85 per cent comes from.”

 

 

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Soak it in, @kyle_lowry7! #WeTheNorth

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And the celebration didn’t stop there – check out the massive crowds that took over Union Station and Yonge-Dundas Square.  BlogTO states, “It was a sight not seen in this city since the Blue Jays won their World Series titles back in the early 1990s.  The next closest thing might have been when the Team Canada men’s hockey team won gold at the Vancouver Olympics back in 2010.”

 

 

 

And what did Kyle Lowry had to say? “It’s taken long to get here in my career, 13 years, seven years here.  I’m going to savour the moment, but I’m not satisfied.  Our goal is to win the NBA championship.”

 

 

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“Best 7 years of my career” – @kyle_lowry7

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Toronto even has the support from Charles Barkley, TNT analyst and NBA Hall of Famer.  According to BlogTo, they tweeted, “Charles Barkley just picked Toronto Raptors to beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.”

 

 

WE MADE HISTORY LAST NIGHT! WE THE NORTH, BABYYYY!!!

 

 

The Toronto Raptors will face Golden State in the finals, which kicks off on Thursday in the 6ix at Scotiabank Arena!

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