NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors win first championship with dramatic game six victory over Warriors
- Toronto secure 114-110 win against Golden State in game six to seal a 4-2 NBA Finals victory
- Klay Thompson limps off injured after twisting knee in third quarter
The Toronto Raptors captured their first NBA crown on Thursday, defeating Golden State 114-110 to become the first league champions from outside the US by dethroning the defending title holders.
Kyle Lowry and Pascal Siakam each scored 26 points while Kawhi Leonard and reserve Fred VanVleet each added 22 as Toronto won the best-of-seven series four games to two. The Raptors became the first Canadian club to win a major North American sports title since the 1993 Toronto Blue Jays captured Major League Baseball’s World Series.
Klay Thompson scored 30 points to lead the Warriors but left the game with a left knee injury late in the third quarter after landing awkwardly on his left leg.
Injury-hit Golden State were already without two-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant, who returned in game five on Monday after being sidelined for a month only to suffer a ruptured right Achilles tendon.
Andre Iguodala added 22 points for the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 21 and Draymond Green contributed 11 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists.