2018–19 Toronto Raptors season explained

Team:	Toronto Raptors
Championshipwin:	no
Divisionwin:	yes
Conferencewin:	yes
End Year:	2019
Wins:	58
Losses:	24
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	1
Conf Place:	2
Coach:	Nick Nurse
President:	Masai Ujiri
Gm:	Bobby Webster
Owners:	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena:	Scotiabank Arena
Playoffs:	NBA Champions (Defeated Warriors 4–2)
Bbr Team:	TOR
Television:	TSN Sportsnet CTV (NBA Playoffs) CTV2 (NBA Finals) Citytv (NBA Finals) RDS (in French)

The 2018–19 Toronto Raptors season was the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the off-season, the Raptors acquired small forward Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs after trading franchise star DeMar DeRozan. The season ended with the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance and first NBA championship, ending the City of Toronto's 26-year championship drought if not counting Toronto FC’s 2017 MLS championship or Toronto Argonauts multiple Grey Cup Championships. The Raptors were one of two teams to have an offense and defensive rating that both ranked in the top 5 of the NBA.

On May 11, 2018, the Raptors fired Dwane Casey after the team was swept by the Cleveland Cavaliersfor the second consecutive time in the postseason.^[1] On June 14, the Raptors promoted assistant coach Nick Nurse as their head coach.^[2] The Raptors played their home games at newly renamed Scotiabank Arena.^[3] For the first time since 2008–09, DeMar DeRozan (who spent his first nine seasons in the NBA with the Raptors) did not play for the Raptors, as he was traded, along with Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick, to the San Antonio Spurs for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green. Later, on February 7, 2019, at the trade deadline, the Memphis Grizzlies traded Marc Gasol to the Raptors for Jonas Valančiūnas, Delon Wright and C. J. Miles. The Raptors later signed Jeremy Lin.

The Raptors finished the regular season with a 58–24 record, one less win than their franchise best the previous season, second best in the league for the second consecutive season, earning the second seed in the Eastern Conference. They also won their fifth Atlantic Division title in six years.

In the playoffs, the Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic in five games in the first round. They edged the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the semifinals to make their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2016, with Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater over Joel Embiid, giving the Raptors a 92–90 victory in the series-clinching game 7. The series was a rematch of the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals, where the Allen Iverson-led 76ers defeated the Vince Carter-led Raptors in seven games. The Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals 4–2, winning the last four games of the series after being down 0–2 to become the sixth team to overcome that deficit. They won the Finals against the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors, also the first NBA Finals series that was played outside the United States. They beat the Warriors 4–2, becoming the first non-US team to win the NBA title.^[4] The Raptors were the first Atlantic Division team since the 2007–08 Boston Celtics and the first Eastern Conference team since the 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers to win the championship. Prior to the Raptors victory, the Atlantic Division had had the second longest title drought in the league. This was also Toronto's first major sports championship since the Toronto Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series, excluding Toronto FC’s 2017 MLS championship and the Toronto Argonauts multiple Grey Cup Championships.^{[5] [6]}

Draft

See main article: 2018 NBA draft. The Raptors did not have a pick in the 2018 NBA draft. They had previously traded their selections to the Brooklyn Nets, who ended up drafting Džanan Musa, and to the Phoenix Suns, who ended up drafting George King.

Standings

Record vs opponents

Eastern Conference					Western Conference
Atlantic Division					Northwest Division
Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away
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Boston	113–101	118–95	116–123*	108–117	Denver	103–106	86–95
Brooklyn	122–105	127–125	105–106*	115–105	Minnesota	112–105	120–100
New York	128–112	128–92	104–99	117–92	Oklahoma City	109–116	123–114*
Philadelphia	129–112	113–102	101–126	119–107	Portland	119–117	122–128
					Utah	122–116	124–111
	8–0		4–4			3–2	3–2
Division	12–4				Division	6–4
Central Division					Pacific Division
Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away
Chicago	95–89	112–103	122–83	124–101	Golden State	131–128*	113–93
Cleveland	116–104	126–110	106–95	101–126	L.A. Clippers	121–103	123–99
Detroit	104–106		107–112*	107–110	L.A. Lakers	111–98	121–107
Indiana	99–96	121–105	106–110		Phoenix	111–109	107–98
	99–104	92–105	109–124	123–116	Sacramento	120–105	114–105
	6–3		4–5			5–0	5–0
Division	10–8				Division	10–0
Southeast Division					Southwest Division
Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away
Atlanta	104–101		124–108	119–101	Dallas	116–107	123–120
Charlotte	127–106	114–115	111–113		Houston	95–107	119–121
Miami	125–115	117–109*	106–104	125–104	Memphis	119–90	122–114
Orlando	98–113	121–109	93–91	87–116	New Orleans	110–126	127–104
	125–107	129–120	117–113	140–138**	San Antonio	120–117	107–125
	7–2		7–2			3–2	3–2
Division	14–4				Division	6–4
Conference	36–16 (Home: 21–5; Away: 15–11)				Conference	22–8 (Home: 11–4; Away: 11–4)
Overall	58–24 (Home: 32–9; Away: 26–15)

(* game decided in overtime)

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| September 29| Portland| | Valančiūnas (17)| Siakam (13)| Leonard, Siakam, VanVleet (3)| Rogers Arena
18,654| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| October 2| @ Utah| | Valančiūnas (18)| Siakam, Valančiūnas (9)| VanVleet (3)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| October 5| Melbourne| | Powell (21)| Ibaka (12)| Wright (5)| Scotiabank Arena
15,781| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| October 10| Brooklyn| | Green (22)| Leonard, Valančiūnas (7)| Leonard, Lowry (7)| Bell Centre
N/A| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| October 11| @ New Orleans| | Richardson, Siakam (21)| Moreland (12)| Felder, Siakam (6)| Smoothie King Center
15,047| 4–1

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc| 1| October 17| Cleveland| | Kyle Lowry (27)| Leonard, Valančiūnas (12)| Kyle Lowry (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,915| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc| 2| October 19| Boston| | Kawhi Leonard (31)| Kawhi Leonard (10)| Fred VanVleet (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc| 3| October 20| @ Washington| | Kyle Lowry (28)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Kyle Lowry (12)| Capital One Arena
16,185| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc| 4| October 22| Charlotte| | Kawhi Leonard (22)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Kyle Lowry (14)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc| 5| October 24| Minnesota| | Kawhi Leonard (35)| Jonas Valančiūnas (9)| Kyle Lowry (10)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 5–0|- style="background:#cfc| 6| October 26| Dallas| | Kawhi Leonard (21)| Kawhi Leonard (9)| Kyle Lowry (12)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 6–0|- style="background:#fcc| 7| October 29| @ Milwaukee| | Serge Ibaka (30)| Serge Ibaka (9)| Kyle Lowry (15)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 6–1|- style="background:#cfc| 8| October 30| Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (31)| Pascal Siakam (15)| Kyle Lowry (12)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 7–1|- style="background:#cfc| 9| November 2| @ Phoenix| | Kawhi Leonard (19)| Jonas Valančiūnas (7)| Kyle Lowry (12)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,843| 8–1|- style="background:#cfc| 10| November 4| @ L.A. Lakers| | Serge Ibaka (34)| Pascal Siakam (13)| Kyle Lowry (15)| Staples Center
18,997 | 9–1|- style="background:#cfc| 11| November 5| @ Utah| | Anunoby, Ibaka, Lowry, VanVleet (17)| Lowry, Siakam (7)| Kyle Lowry (11)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 10–1|- style="background:#cfc| 12| November 7| @ Sacramento| | Kawhi Leonard (25)| Serge Ibaka (14)| Kyle Lowry (8)| Golden 1 Center
17,583| 11–1|- style="background:#cfc| 13| November 10| New York| | Pascal Siakam (23)| Jonas Valanciunas (10)| Kyle Lowry (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 12–1|- style="background:#fcc| 14| November 12| New Orleans| | Pascal Siakam (22)| Serge Ibaka (14)| Kyle Lowry (11)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 12–2|- style="background:#fcc| 15| November 14| Detroit| | Kawhi Leonard (26)| Leonard, Monroe (9)| Kyle Lowry (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 12–3|- style="background:#fcc| 16| November 16| @ Boston| | Kawhi Leonard (31)| Kawhi Leonard (15)| Kyle Lowry (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 12–4|- style="background:#cfc| 17| November 17| @ Chicago| | Fred VanVleet (18)| Jonas Valanciunas (9)| Kyle Lowry (8)| United Center
21,263| 13–4|- style="background:#cfc| 18| November 20| @ Orlando| | Kawhi Leonard (18)| Ibaka, Siakam (9)| Kyle Lowry (7)| Amway Center
16,016| 14–4|- style="background:#cfc| 19| November 21| @ Atlanta| | Jonas Valanciunas (24)| Jonas Valanciunas (13)| Kyle Lowry (17)| State Farm Arena
15,058| 15–4|- style="background:#cfc| 20| November 23| Washington| | Kawhi Leonard (27)| Kawhi Leonard (10)| Kyle Lowry (9)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 16–4|- style="background:#cfc| 21| November 25| Miami| | Kawhi Leonard (29)| Leonard, Valanciunas (10)| Kyle Lowry (10)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 17–4|- style="background:#cfc| 22| November 27| @ Memphis| | Kyle Lowry (24)| Kawhi Leonard (10)| Kyle Lowry (6)| FedExForum
14,187| 18–4|- style="background:#cfc| 23| November 29| Golden State| | Kawhi Leonard (37)| Leonard, Lowry (8)| Kyle Lowry (12)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 19–4|- style="background:#cfc| 24| December 1| @ Cleveland| | Kawhi Leonard (34)| Kawhi Leonard (9)| Pascal Siakam (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 20–4|- style="background:#fcc| 25| December 3| Denver| | Kawhi Leonard (27)| Jonas Valančiūnas (10)| Kyle Lowry (11)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 20–5|- style="background:#cfc| 26| December 5| Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (36)| Kawhi Leonard (9)| Pascal Siakam (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 21–5|- style="background:#fcc| 27| December 7| @ Brooklyn| | Kawhi Leonard (32)| Jonas Valančiūnas (8)| Kyle Lowry (11)| Barclays Center
14,035| 21–6|- style="background:#fcc| 28| December 9| Milwaukee| | Serge Ibaka (22)| Kawhi Leonard (8)| Kyle Lowry (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 21–7|- style="background:#cfc| 29| December 11| @ L.A. Clippers| | Serge Ibaka (25)| Serge Ibaka (9)| Fred VanVleet (14)| Staples Center
17,812| 22–7|- style="background:#cfc| 30| December 12| @ Golden State| | Kyle Lowry (23)| Serge Ibaka (12)| Kyle Lowry (12)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 23–7|- style="background:#fcc| 31 | December 14| @ Portland| | Kawhi Leonard (28)| Danny Green (11)| Fred VanVleet (8)| Moda Center
19,458| 23–8|- style="background:#fcc| 32| December 16| @ Denver| | Kawhi Leonard (29)| Kawhi Leonard (14)| Leonard, Wright (4)| Pepsi Center
19,520| 23–9|- style="background:#cfc| 33| December 19| Indiana| | Kawhi Leonard (28)| Kawhi Leonard (10)| Kawhi Leonard (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 24–9|- style="background:#cfc| 34| December 21| Cleveland| | Kawhi Leonard (37)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Fred VanVleet (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 25–9|- style="background:#fcc| 35| December 22| @ Philadelphia| | Pascal Siakam (26)| Greg Monroe (8)| Kyle Lowry (5)| Wells Fargo Center
20,691| 25–10|- style="background:#cfc| 36| December 26| @ Miami| | Kawhi Leonard (30)| Pascal Siakam (9)| Serge Ibaka (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,902| 26–10|- style="background:#fcc| 37| December 28| @ Orlando| | Kawhi Leonard (21)| Serge Ibaka (8)| Delon Wright (6)| Amway Center
18,846| 26–11|- style="background:#cfc| 38| December 30| Chicago| | Kawhi Leonard (27)| Pascal Siakam (12)| Fred VanVleet (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 27–11|- style="background:#cfc| 39 | January 1| Utah| | Kawhi Leonard (45)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Fred VanVleet (5)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 28–11|- style="background:#fcc| 40| January 3| @ San Antonio| | Kawhi Leonard (21)| Ibaka, Monroe, Siakam (6)| Pascal Siakam (7)| AT&T Center
18,354| 28–12|- style="background:#cfc| 41| January 5| @ Milwaukee| | Leonard, Siakam (30)| Serge Ibaka (9)| Fred VanVleet (8)| Fiserv Forum
18,028| 29–12|- style="background:#cfc| 42| January 6| Indiana| | Norman Powell (23)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Lowry, VanVleet (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 30–12|- style="background:#cfc| 43| January 8| Atlanta| | Kawhi Leonard (31)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Leonard, Lowry (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 31–12|- style="background:#cfc| 44| January 11| Brooklyn| | Kawhi Leonard (20)| Kawhi Leonard (11)| Kyle Lowry (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 32–12|- style="background:#cfc| 45| January 13| @ Washington| | Kawhi Leonard (41)| Pascal Siakam (19)| Kyle Lowry (11)| Capital One Arena
16,919| 33–12|- style="background:#fcc| 46| January 16| @ Boston| | Kawhi Leonard (33)| Serge Ibaka (10)| Lowry, Siakam (7)| TD Garden
18,624| 33–13|- style="background:#cfc| 47| January 17| Phoenix| | Serge Ibaka (22)| Pascal Siakam (12)| Kyle Lowry (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 34–13|- style="background:#cfc| 48| January 19| Memphis| | Danny Green (24)| Pascal Siakam (8)| Lowry, VanVleet (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 35–13|- style="background:#cfc| 49| January 22| Sacramento| | Lowry, VanVleet (19)| Serge Ibaka (10)| Kyle Lowry (9)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 36–13|- style="background:#fcc| 50| January 23| @ Indiana| | Serge Ibaka (23)| Serge Ibaka (11)| Kyle Lowry (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,879| 36–14|- style="background:#fcc| 51| January 25| @ Houston| | Kawhi Leonard (32)| Serge Ibaka (14)| Kyle Lowry (11)| Toyota Center
18,055| 36–15|- style="background:#cfc| 52| January 27| @ Dallas| | Kawhi Leonard (33)| Serge Ibaka (11)| Kyle Lowry (9)| American Airlines Center
20,308| 37–15|- style="background:#fcc| 53| January 31| Milwaukee| | Pascal Siakam (28)| Serge Ibaka (10)| Lowry, Siakam, VanVleet (3)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 37–16|- style="background:#cfc| 54| February 3| L.A. Clippers| | Kawhi Leonard (18)| Serge Ibaka (12)| Fred VanVleet (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 38–16|- style="background:#cfc| 55| February 5| @ Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (24)| Kyle Lowry (10)| Kyle Lowry (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,472| 39–16|- style="background:#cfc| 56| February 7| @ Atlanta| | Pascal Siakam (33)| Pascal Siakam (14)| Kyle Lowry (13)| State Farm Arena
16,036| 40–16|- style="background:#cfc| 57| February 9| @ New York| | Kyle Lowry (22)| Serge Ibaka (13)| Leonard, VanVleet (6)| Madison Square Garden
18,886| 41–16|- style="background:#cfc| 58| February 11| Brooklyn| | Kawhi Leonard (30)| Serge Ibaka (12)| Kawhi Leonard (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 42–16|- style="background:#cfc| 59| February 13| Washington| | Pascal Siakam (44)| Serge Ibaka (13)| Kyle Lowry (13)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 43–16|- style="background:#cfc| 60| February 22| San Antonio| | Kawhi Leonard (25)| Serge Ibaka (15)| Gasol, Siakam (6)| Scotiabank Arena
20,058| 44–16|- style="background:#fcc| 61| February 24| Orlando| | Kyle Lowry (19)| Pascal Siakam (11)| Kyle Lowry (10)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 44–17|- style="background:#cfc| 62| February 26| Boston| | Pascal Siakam (25)| Pascal Siakam (8)| Kyle Lowry (11)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 45–17|- style="background:#cfc| 63| March 1| Portland| | Kawhi Leonard (38)| Marc Gasol (8)| Kyle Lowry (10)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 46–17|- style="background:#fcc| 64| March 3| @ Detroit| | Kyle Lowry (35)| Serge Ibaka (11)| Gasol, Lowry, Siakam (5)| Little Caesars Arena
19,161| 46–18|- style="background:#fcc| 65| March 5| Houston| | Kawhi Leonard (26)| Serge Ibaka (15)| Kyle Lowry (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 46–19|- style="background:#cfc| 66| March 8| @ New Orleans| | Kawhi Leonard (31)| Ibaka, Lowry (11)| Kyle Lowry (12)| Smoothie King Center
17,325| 47–19|- style="background:#cfc| 67| March 10| @ Miami| | Kyle Lowry (24)| Serge Ibaka (8)| Kyle Lowry (10)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 48–19|- style="background:#fcc| 68| March 11| @ Cleveland| | Kawhi Leonard (25)| Kawhi Leonard (9)| Kyle Lowry (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
15,012| 48–20|- style="background:#cfc| 69| March 14| L.A. Lakers| | Kawhi Leonard (25)| Leonard, Powell (8)| Pascal Siakam (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,926| 49–20|- style="background:#fcc| 70| March 17| @ Detroit| | Kawhi Leonard (33)| Marc Gasol (11)| Marc Gasol (8)| Little Caesars Arena
19,277| 49–21|- style="background:#cfc| 71| March 18| New York| | Jeremy Lin (20)| Marc Gasol (11)| Fred VanVleet (12)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 50–21|- style="background:#cfc| 72| March 20| @ Oklahoma City| | Pascal Siakam (33)| Pascal Siakam (13)| Green, Leonard, Siakam, VanVleet (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 51–21|- style="background:#fcc| 73| March 22| Oklahoma City| | Kawhi Leonard (37)| Norman Powell (11)| Marc Gasol (6)| Scotiabank Arena
20,014| 51–22|- style="background:#fcc| 74| March 24| Charlotte| | Kawhi Leonard (28)| Kawhi Leonard (9)| Gasol, Lowry (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 51–23|- style="background:#cfc| 75| March 26| Chicago| | Norman Powell (20)| Serge Ibaka (8)| Kyle Lowry (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 52–23|- style="background:#cfc| 76| March 28| @ New York| | Pascal Siakam (31)| Serge Ibaka (10)| Fred VanVleet (8)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 53–23|- style="background:#cfc| 77| March 30| @ Chicago| | Ibaka, VanVleet (23)| Serge Ibaka (12)| Kyle Lowry (8)| United Center
21,238| 54–23|- style="background:#cfc| 78| April 1| Orlando| | Danny Green (29)| Kawhi Leonard (7)| Lowry, VanVleet (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 55–23|- style="background:#cfc| 79| April 3| @ Brooklyn| | Pascal Siakam (28)| Serge Ibaka (12)| Marc Gasol (6)| Barclays Center
17,732| 56–23|- style="background:#fcc| 80| April 5| @ Charlotte| | Kawhi Leonard (29)| Serge Ibaka (12)| Kyle Lowry (11)| Spectrum Center
18,684| 56–24|- style="background:#cfc| 81| April 7| Miami| | Powell, Siakam (23)| Gasol, Siakam (10)| Marc Gasol (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 57–24|- style="background:#cfc| 82| April 9| @ Minnesota| | Kawhi Leonard (20)| Chris Boucher (13)| Jeremy Lin (5)| Target Center
16,119| 58–24

Playoffs

see also 2019 NBA Playoffs and 2019 NBA Finals|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 13| Orlando| | Kawhi Leonard (25)| Pascal Siakam (9)| Kyle Lowry (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,937| 0–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| April 16| Orlando| | Kawhi Leonard (37)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Kyle Lowry (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,964| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| April 19| @ Orlando| | Pascal Siakam (30)| Pascal Siakam (11)| Kyle Lowry (10)| Amway Center
19,367| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| April 21| @ Orlando| | Kawhi Leonard (34)| Serge Ibaka (8)| Kyle Lowry (9)| Amway Center
19,087| 3–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| April 23| Orlando| | Kawhi Leonard (27)| Marc Gasol (9)| Fred VanVleet (10)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 4–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| April 27| Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (45)| Kawhi Leonard (11)| Kyle Lowry (8)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| April 29| Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (35)| Gasol, Leonard, Siakam (7)| Kawhi Leonard (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| May 2| @ Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (33)| Gasol, Green (6)| Kyle Lowry (5)| Wells Fargo Center
20,658| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| May 5| @ Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (39)| Kawhi Leonard (14)| Kyle Lowry (7)| Wells Fargo Center
20,639| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 7| Philadelphia| | Pascal Siakam (25)| Kawhi Leonard (13)| Kyle Lowry (5)| Scotiabank Arena
20,287| 3–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| May 9| @ Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (29)| Kawhi Leonard (12)| Kyle Lowry (6)| Wells Fargo Center
20,525| 3–3|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| May 12| Philadelphia| | Kawhi Leonard (41)| Gasol, Siakam (11)| Kyle Lowry (6)| Scotiabank Arena
20,917| 4–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| May 15| @ Milwaukee| | Kawhi Leonard (31)| Marc Gasol (12)| Marc Gasol (5)| Fiserv Forum
17,345| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| May 17| @ Milwaukee| | Kawhi Leonard (31)| Serge Ibaka (10)| Kyle Lowry (4)| Fiserv Forum
17,570| 0–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| May 19| Milwaukee| | Kawhi Leonard (36)| Marc Gasol (12)| Marc Gasol (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,932| 1–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| May 21| Milwaukee| | Kyle Lowry (25)| Serge Ibaka (13)| Marc Gasol (7)| Scotiabank Arena
20,237| 2–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| May 23| @ Milwaukee| | Kawhi Leonard (35)| Pascal Siakam (13)| Kawhi Leonard (9)| Fiserv Forum
17,384| 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| May 25| Milwaukee| | Kawhi Leonard (27)| Kawhi Leonard (17)| Kyle Lowry (8)| Scotiabank Arena
20,478| 4–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| May 30| Golden State| | Pascal Siakam (32)| Leonard, Siakam (8)| Kyle Lowry (9)| Scotiabank Arena
19,983| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| June 2| Golden State| | Kawhi Leonard (34)| Kawhi Leonard (14)| Pascal Siakam (5)| Scotiabank Arena
20,014| 1–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| June 5| @ Golden State| | Kawhi Leonard (30)| Pascal Siakam (9)| Kyle Lowry (9)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 2–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| June 7| @ Golden State| | Kawhi Leonard (36)| Kawhi Leonard (12)| Kyle Lowry (7)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 3–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| June 10| Golden State| | Kawhi Leonard (26)| Kawhi Leonard (12)| Leonard, Lowry (6)| Scotiabank Arena
20,144| 3–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| June 13| @ Golden State| | Lowry, Siakam (26)| Pascal Siakam (10)| Kyle Lowry (10)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 4–2

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	SG	80	80	2,216	317	126	73	53	821	27.7	4.0	1.6	.9	.7	10.3
	PF	80	79	2,548	549	248	73	52	1,354	31.9	6.9	3.1	.9	.7	16.9
	C	74	51	2,010	601	99	29	103	1,112	27.2	8.1	1.3	.4	1.4	15.0
	SF	67	6	1,352	197	47	46	22	469	20.2	2.9	.7	.7	.3	7.0
	PG	65	65	2,213	312	564	91	31	926	34.0	4.8	8.7	1.4	.5	14.2
	PG	64	28	1,760	167	307	57	20	701	27.5	2.6	4.8	.9	.3	11.0
	SF	60	60	2,040	439	199	106	24	1,596	34.0	7.3	3.3	1.8	.4	26.6
	SG	60	3	1,126	139	91	39	13	516	18.8	2.3	1.5	.7	.2	8.6
^†	PG	49	2	897	125	110	46	15	337	18.3	2.6	2.2	.9	.3	6.9
^†	SF	40	1	562	68	22	18	10	218	14.1	1.7	.6	.5	.3	5.5
^†	C	38	2	423	156	16	13	8	183	11.1	4.1	.4	.3	.2	4.8
^†	C	30	10	564	216	29	13	23	384	18.8	7.2	1.0	.4	.8	12.8
	PF	28	0	163	56	2	6	24	93	5.8	2.0	.1	.2	.9	3.3
^†	C	26	19	648	172	101	24	23	237	24.9	6.6	3.9	.9	.9	9.1
^†	SG	26	1	344	45	27	21	2	69	13.2	1.7	1.0	.8	.1	2.7
	PG	26	0	212	31	28	12	5	55	8.2	1.2	1.1	.5	.2	2.1
^†	PG	23	3	433	60	50	9	6	161	18.8	2.6	2.2	.4	.3	7.0
	SG	22	0	103	13	0	1	0	30	4.7	.6	.0	.0	.0	1.4
	PG	12	0	55	9	6	0	0	29	4.6	.8	.5	.0	.0	2.4
	SF	10	0	67	5	1	1	1	35	6.7	.5	.1	.1	.1	3.5
	SG	8	0	104	12	8	1	1	51	13.0	1.5	1.0	.1	.1	6.4
^†	PF	4	0	38	17	4	1	1	7	9.5	4.3	1.0	.3	.3	1.8

Playoffs

Player
	SF	24	24	939	218	94	40	17	732	39.1	9.1	3.9	1.7	.7	30.5
	PG	24	24	901	117	159	31	7	361	37.5	4.9	6.6	1.3	.3	15.0
	PF	24	24	891	171	66	24	17	455	37.1	7.1	2.8	1.0	.7	19.0
	C	24	24	735	154	73	21	26	226	30.6	6.4	3.0	.9	1.1	9.4
	SG	24	24	684	87	26	32	11	166	28.5	3.6	1.1	1.3	.5	6.9
	PG	24	0	592	40	62	18	6	192	24.7	1.7	2.6	.8	.3	8.0
	C	24	0	500	143	22	11	23	225	20.8	6.0	.9	.5	1.0	9.4
	SG	23	0	366	51	26	9	0	150	15.9	2.2	1.1	.4	.0	6.5
	SG	14	0	66	9	1	4	1	22	4.7	.6	.1	.3	.1	1.6
	SG	11	0	48	3	4	2	0	5	4.4	.3	.4	.2	.0	.5
	SF	10	0	28	5	1	0	1	8	2.8	.5	.1	.0	.1	.8
	PF	8	0	28	14	3	0	0	2	3.5	1.8	.4	.0	.0	.3
	PG	8	0	27	3	4	1	0	9	3.4	.4	.5	.1	.0	1.1
	PF	2	0	4	1	0	0	1	5	2.0	.5	.0	.0	.5	2.5

Transactions

See main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions.

Trades

July 18, 2018^[7]	To Toronto Raptors Kawhi Leonard Danny Green	To San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan Jakob Pöltl 2019 protected Toronto first-round pick
February 6, 2019^[8]	To Toronto Raptors Cash considerations	To Philadelphia 76ers Malachi Richardson Draft rights to Emir Preldžić 2022 second-round pick
February 7, 2019^[9] ^[10]	To Toronto Raptors Marc Gasol	To Memphis Grizzlies Jonas Valančiūnas Delon Wright CJ Miles 2024 second-round draft pick
To Toronto Raptors Cash considerations	To Brooklyn Nets Greg Monroe 2021 second-round draft pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Fred VanVleet^[11]	July 6, 2018	2-yr/$18.1M
Lorenzo Brown^[12]	July 20, 2018	1-yr/$1.62M

Additions

Player	Signed	Contract	Former team
Chris Boucher	July 20, 2018	Two-way contract	Golden State Warriors
Jordan Loyd^[13]	August 7, 2018	Two-way contract	Darüşşafaka
Greg Monroe^[14]	August 10, 2018	1-yr/$2.2M	Boston Celtics
Jeremy Lin^[15]	February 13, 2019	$697,000^[16]	Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team
Alfonzo McKinnie^[17]	Waived	Golden State Warriors
Lucas Nogueira	Unrestricted Free Agent	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Kay Felder^[18]	Waived	Raptors 905
Deng Adel	Waived	Raptors 905
Kyle Collinsworth	Waived	Raptors 905
Eric Moreland	Waived	Phoenix Suns
Malcolm Miller	Waived	Raptors 905

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Pascal Siakam	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	November 12, 2018	^[19]
Nick Nurse	Eastern Conference Coach of the Month (November)	December 2, 2018	^[20]
Kawhi Leonard	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	December 3, 2018	^[21]
Kawhi Leonard	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	January 14, 2019	^[22]
Kawhi Leonard	NBA All-Star starter (3rd appearance)	January 24, 2019	^[23]
Kyle Lowry	NBA All-Star reserve (5th appearance)	January 31, 2019	^[24]
Kawhi Leonard	All-Defensive Second Team	May 22, 2019	^[25]
Kawhi Leonard	All-NBA Second Team	May 23, 2019	^[26]
Kawhi Leonard	NBA Finals MVP	June 14, 2019	^[27]
Pascal Siakam	NBA Most Improved Player	June 25, 2019	^[28]

Further reading

• News: Gonzalez . John . 2019-12-10 . An Oral History of the Shot That Changed Toronto and Kawhi Leonard Forever . 2023-10-04 . The Ringer . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dwane Casey Relieved Of Head Coaching Duties. NBA.com. May 11, 2018. May 11, 2018.
2. Web site: Raptors Name Nick Nurse Head Coach. NBA.com. June 14, 2018. June 14, 2018.
3. Web site: Murphy. Blake. Air Canada Centre officially becomes Scotiabank Arena. Raptors Republic. July 3, 2018. July 1, 2018.
4. Web site: Raptors send Toronto into raptures as they beat Warriors to take first NBA title. June 11, 2019. Guardian. June 14, 2019.
5. Web site: Gregory . Sean . 2019-06-14 . Toronto Raptors Defeat Golden State Warriors for NBA Title . 2024-05-09 . TIME . en.
6. Web site: Daniell . Mark . June 15, 2019 . Raptors end Toronto — and Canadian — sports curse . May 9, 2024 . Toronto Sun.
7. Web site: Toronto Raptors Acquire Kawhi Leonard. NBA.com. July 18, 2018. July 18, 2018.
8. Web site: Raptors Acquire Cash Considerations from Philadelphia . NBA.com . February 6, 2019 . en.
9. News: Raptors get Gasol from Grizzlies . February 8, 2019 . tsn.ca . February 7, 2019.
10. News: Brooklyn Nets Complete Trade with Toronto Raptors . NBA.com . February 7, 2019.
11. Web site: Raptors Re-Sign Fred VanVleet. NBA.com. July 6, 2018. July 6, 2018.
12. Web site: Raptors Sign Brown and Boucher. NBA.com. July 20, 2018. July 20, 2018.
13. Web site: Raptors Sign Loyd To Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. August 7, 2018. August 7, 2018.
14. Web site: Raptors Sign Greg Monroe. NBA.com. August 14, 2018. August 10, 2018.
15. News: Raptors Sign Jeremy Lin . February 18, 2019 . NBA.com . February 13, 2019.
16. Web site: Jeremy Lin Contract.
17. Web site: The @Raptors have waived forward Alfonzo McKinnie.. Raptors MR on Twitter. July 17, 2018. July 17, 2018.
18. Web site: Raptors Waive Four. NBA.com. October 12, 2018. October 12, 2018.
19. Web site: Pascal Siakam Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. November 12, 2018.
20. Web site: Nick Nurse Named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month. NBA.com. June 11, 2020. December 2, 2018.
21. Web site: Kawhi Leonard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. December 3, 2018.
22. Web site: Kawhi Leonard Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. January 14, 2019.
23. Web site: NBA All-Star 2019 starters, captains revealed. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. January 24, 2019.
24. Web site: Two-time Kia NBA All-Star MVP Westbrook and four first-time All-Stars headline reserves for 2019 NBA All-Star Game. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. January 31, 2019.
25. Web site: Kawhi Leonard Named to NBA All-Defensive Second Team. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. May 22, 2019.
26. Web site: Antetokounmpo, Harden lead All-NBA First Team. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. May 23, 2019.
27. Web site: Kawhi Leonard joins elite company in winning Finals MVP. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. June 14, 2019.
28. Web site: 2019 NBA Awards: Complete list of winners. NBA.com. June 10, 2020. June 25, 2019.