TSN publicized that a total of 15.9 million unique viewers watched some point of the telecast, and 9.99 million were watching during the final minute. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning all four of the previous meetings.This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting.This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, but the first since the New Jersey Nets This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning three of the first five meetings.The Clippers trailed 94–63 with 7:31 remaining in the third quarter of Game 2. In the conference playoffs, home court advantage goes to the higher-seeded team (number one being the highest). This was the first NBA Finals appearance for the Raptors, and the league's first finals with games played outside of the United States.In the playoffs, Golden State defeated the Clippers in six games in the first round, despite blowing leads at home in Games 2 and 5.Leonard had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists in his first NBA Finals game since he was named the Finals MVP in 2014. Tune-In Tidbits: 2019 Western Conference Finals, Game 1 05/14/2019 at 12:05pm Get ready for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals with key stats and trends to know about the matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers. > The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season on March 11, 2020. Tune-In Tidbits: 2019 Eastern Conference Finals, Game 2 05/17/2019 at 12:05pm Get ready for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals with key stats and trends to know about the matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors. (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Los Angeles Clippers(3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Oklahoma City ThunderEastern Conference Finals: (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (2) Toronto RaptorsWestern Conference Finals: (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Portland Trail BlazersNBA Finals: (E2) Toronto Raptors vs. (W1) Golden State WarriorsGame 3 of the Celtics–Pacers first round series aired nationally on ABC and co-existed with the teams' respective regional sports networks. Curry had 21 points for Golden State, but he was hounded by the Raptors in the fourth quarter without Durant or Thompson available. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Golden State winning the previous three meetings.Game three became the second playoff game in NBA history to go into quadruple-overtime, joining a This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series.This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Raptors winning the first meeting in the 2017.This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Golden State winning the first two meetings.This was the first meeting in the NBA Finals between these two teams.In Canada, the home market of the Toronto Raptors, national broadcast rights were split approximately equally between the (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Los Angeles Clippers(3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Oklahoma City ThunderEastern Conference Finals: (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (2) Toronto RaptorsWestern Conference Finals: (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Portland Trail BlazersNBA Finals: (E2) Toronto Raptors vs. (W1) Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn clinched #6 seed over Orlando based on 2–1 head-to-head record.Portland clinched #3 seed over Houston based on 2–1 head-to-head record.San Antonio clinched #7 seed over L.A. Clippers based on 30–22 record against teams in Western Conference (as opposed to L.A. Clippers 28–24 record). They combined for three straight 3-pointers after the Raptors led by six points with Golden State made 20 three-pointers, the second most in NBA Finals history behind Cleveland's 24 against the Warriors in Game 4 in Nurse was criticized for calling a timeout with Toronto up 103–97 after going on a 12–2 run; the Splash Brothers' three 3-pointers came after the break.Leonard scored 22 points and had six rebounds and was named the Lowry and Siakam led Toronto with 26 points each. Playoffs History. Van Vleet finished with 22 points, including 12 in the final period, and made five of the team's 13 three-pointers.
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