Looking back at this as a Raptors fan, they had a great chance of repeating if Kawhi stayed.

@gdchimp7127

Жыл бұрын

yeah he would have locked up tatum jimmy and bron

@LisaJF

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. We took Boston to game 7 of second round without Kawhi.

@alecong1330

Жыл бұрын

Of course they would, especially considering Kawhi was still in his prime the next year, averaging a career high in PPG with the clipper in his first year there. But I think if they repeated that he would just get pressured to stay and try for a three peat.

@beansandrice44

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I think we could have repeated without Kawhi. Pascal was on fire and the whole team was clicking in 2019-20, best defence in the NBA and we had a higher win percentage than we did the year before. Pandemic hit and in the bubble Pascal wasn't the same (same with Gasol). Despite that, we still took Boston to 7 games, and lost because of a few missed rebounds and a few poor shots in the dying seconds. We could have gone on to face Miami - a difficult opponent but still a winnable series. Then play the Lakers - again, a difficult opponent but we definitely could have won the series (we had beaten the Lakers 3 out of 3 times during the season). Honestly losing to Boston in the bubble playoffs still haunts me. I truly think we could have gone back-to-back.

@181cameron

Жыл бұрын

@@beansandrice44 Same. The pandemic screwed up a bunch of their chemistry, for sure. That 15 game win streak, the comeback vs the Mavs, the scarves...that whole damn team was clicking like, well, returning champs. Kawhi having left, everyone thought they were done. They were just getting started. I think they could have made the finals, for sure.

I will never forget 2019. The raptors lit whole city was on fire that year. 🔥

@tdb4763

Жыл бұрын

I had to call the fire department but it kept burning it was too hot.

@yenmeng

5 ай бұрын

Toronto hasn’t felt the same since that summer

@michaelburmudzija3584

4 ай бұрын

​@yenmeng right before covid too. Now raptors are rebuilding.

Kawhi was Michael Jordan for a Playoff run. It was something special to watch

@MunchmaQuchi817

Жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen a better player as a raptors fan.

@koomjorge

Жыл бұрын

No cap

@dannomack6783

4 ай бұрын

People seem to always leave out the parts of the run where he didn’t have it and Siakam carried or FVV got scorching hot

@willcunning22

3 ай бұрын

@@dannomack6783 Jordan had Pippen. Siakam had the best Pippen impersonation we've ever seen.

@keeganendee1243

3 күн бұрын

1:04:48

People don’t realize how much Toronto had to go through to win their first Championship, not to mention Leonard and Lowry were playing with injuries. Congrats to my home city again on their first championship!

@dhanipersaud6227

Жыл бұрын

Plus, we were missing OG Anunoby

@tdb4763

Жыл бұрын

​@@dhanipersaud6227plus you have too many excuses. Kwahi is that guy. I just can't give you the whole spill

@dhanipersaud6227

Жыл бұрын

@@tdb4763 Remind me how many championships Kawhi gotten the Clippers?

@tdb4763

Жыл бұрын

@@dhanipersaud6227 how many have the raptors gotten since he left?

@dhanipersaud6227

Жыл бұрын

@@tdb4763 Did the Raptors have the exact same team and arena after he left but minus Kawhi? Kawhi didn't carry the Raptors as much as you believe and the years since then only prove that fact.

Crazy run by Toronto, 1st title in their history! 💪🏾🔥🦖

@zacharyelder349

Жыл бұрын

Not only that it's really the first NBA Championship tittle for Canada.

@stanlee6829

Жыл бұрын

Everyone was hurt this year chumps

@ON-od3if

Жыл бұрын

@@stanlee6829 2015 ?? when warriors the beat cavs without kyrie or love? 2019 curry was still healthy, saying he needs 2 superstars to beat kawhi and raptors 😂

@izsan9070

Жыл бұрын

@@stanlee6829 Somebody still crying 🤣

@user-gg5td1dk2w

Жыл бұрын

@@stanlee6829 Raptors went through the Giannis led 60 win Bucks and Embiid, Butler Simmons Sixers, at some point you're just going to have to admit to yourself that the Raptors were just the best team in basketball in 2019 my man 🤣

watching this series made Kawhi one of my favorite players.

@nintendoconvert4045

Жыл бұрын

Same!

@Omnent

Жыл бұрын

I’m a fun guy Kawhi?

@forevcompetitor9052

Жыл бұрын

that was his absolute peak. not anymore

Proud moment for all the Raptors fan around the globe 🏀

@stanlee6829

Жыл бұрын

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

So much goosebumps, so much pride in this team. I loved watching every game. I had no idea we were going to win a championship, it only felt real once we won game 5 against the bucks and from then on, it was a dream. I love this 2019 team forever

What a team! If Kawhi had stayed they'd probably still be winning titles today.

@skyboxg7536

Жыл бұрын

No

@toothbrush1016

Жыл бұрын

Nah bro, with Lowry? Naaaaah bro

@araf9823

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say to this day but the raptors would have repeated in the 2020 season for sure. After that I think it would go down hill.

@wuslayer6849

Жыл бұрын

ITs possible consider kawhi just gonna lock brons ass

@cbenjamin9220

7 ай бұрын

​@@skyboxg7536yes

Goodbye Pascal. The last piece of one of the greatest NBA finals teams of all time 🙏🏾

Haters want to bring up that GSW's KD and Klay was injured that series, but they forgot, GSW didn't even have homecourt advantage in the finals because they lost the regular season match-up against the raptors 🤧 So if KD and klay wasn't injured, they still wouldn't beat Prime Kawhi as a raptor

I remember watching every game in my parents living room when I still lived in Canada. Even my mom watched the Championships.

32:56 One of the best buzzer-beaters of all time

@rosettastoned5002

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for stamping the dagger i was trying to look for it manually

@12:56 Lowry pointing at the floor after breaking Isaac's ankles was savage... lol

Kawhi Leonard's Buzzer Beater The Greatest Of All Time 🐐🏀⛹️‍♂️.

I had never had so much fun watching NBA basketball as I did watching the Raptors playoff run, what an amazing season it was for Raptors fans.

Toronto had one of the hardest championship runs of the entire 2000s

@psp785

Жыл бұрын

Are you dumb? 3 of golden states players got injuried in the finals.if Klay or Durant played they would have lost

@stanlee6829

Жыл бұрын

NEVER everyone was hurt this year & he hit the luckiest shot of his life also best play of his life 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@btafbm

Жыл бұрын

@@stanlee6829 first, Durant was hurt that’s it so idk wtf you mean everyone. Second, if Kawhi missed that shot Toronto goes to OT and wins regardless so….

@btafbm

Жыл бұрын

@@psp785 I like Durant has someone turned into 3 players 🤣🤣

@handdownmandown4567

Жыл бұрын

@@stanlee6829 its not luck if you hit it twice in the same year.

siakam, lowry ,vanvleet, ibaka, gasol, powwel, green and leonard this was a team !

@razkable

4 ай бұрын

Don't forget og in the regular season and meeks

@razkable

4 ай бұрын

Powell

Kawhi Leonard 2019 NBA Finals MVP🥇

'19 Raptors will always be the barometer of what the perfect team looks like for me. Kawhi, Siakam, Lowry, Gasol, Ibaka, FVV, Green, Powell. Experienced, talented, hard working and mentally tough.

@timw8646

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha nice joke

32:59 greatest buzzer beater of all time

@romeoingram4413

2 ай бұрын

They cut out the buzzer beater, where is the dislike button for these KZread videos

I am glad i witnessed an NBA championship in canada in my lifetime

There's an Indian guy they call the superfan who had literally attended every Raptor home game since ninety-five for something like twenty-five years? incredible. I was at the first opening game as well with my son great memories from so long ago

underrated ring

This brings tears to my eyes. This team was so good!

What great memories. Only way this could've been better is more clips with Matty D & Jack. Best commentators in the game.

Toronto need to win another one. As a Canadian, it was the best day of my life when they won.

Kawhi is literally the greatest 🤷🏾‍♂️🔥🔥🔥🐐

@stanlee6829

Жыл бұрын

…load manager of all time‼️‼️

one of the best moments in my life

One of the best championship runs in history

@iVince905

7 ай бұрын

Yup. Dallas in 2011 and Cleveland in 2016 come to memory as well. These were all historic runs.

The raptors own the warriors that year

@timw8646

4 ай бұрын

Lol how so?

@khi8581

4 ай бұрын

What I was trying to say is, the Raptor stop the Warriors to repeat @@timw8646

I would love to see yall do a video in this fashion on the 2011 Mavericks championship run.

Great compilation! Thank you so much for editing and posting this!

man the Gasol screens and passes are so clean on top of the DPOY defence. Man really doesn't need to score a single point to be extremely effective. He was the most under appreciated during that run.

@oceanmcdonald467

5 ай бұрын

honestly i thought that too, his passing is so amazing as well as defence and even when he did throw one up it went in pretty much everytime he is a wonderful player

Canadian heritage moment

This was a awesome run by the raptors also the first comment I’m warriors fan that was hard to say but what a run

@brianp6169

Жыл бұрын

Nigga u want a cookie

He did this in one season with Toronto. Year 4 with Clippers and still no ring 😭

@user-gg5td1dk2w

Жыл бұрын

Because the Raptors were already a 50+ win team before Kawhi and after him too.

I come back to watch this every month or so. what a time to be alive

Lowrys passing was unbelievable during this playoffs.

I see raptors. I click

In an alternate reality I would like to believe delay his LA signing and run it back

Way Go Toronto Raptors Best Season in the Toronto Raptors Team History and Country of Canada 🇨🇦 and Toronto, Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 and Toronto Raptors 2019 NBA Championship 🏆 in the 2019 Season.

Kawhi leonard game winner buzzer beater in game 7

Man what on earth was kawhi thinking? As a college basketball player myself, I would never leave a team like this. They were clicking on all cylinders.. no drama, great organization and coaching, just won a championship.. why would a player want to leave that? Mind boggling shit..

@razkable

4 ай бұрын

He wanted to go home to la

Lowry in his prime was the second best point guard behind derick rose in the east.

this gave me goosebumps as a Vietnamese who really loves Canada

Kawhi shoulda stayed in Toronto

12:55 Lowry with the fake pass ankle breaker 😂

2nd greatest defensive team of this century.

@mazenhoum7053

3 ай бұрын

Yeah kinda, Pistons were great too Spurs and celtics in 08

my god looking back kawhi was unreal, but siakam was fucking out here. Absolutely balling

Legendary run 🔥

One of the deepest teams in awhile 🔥

Never Forget 💯💯💯

One of the best runs post 2000's

Shoulda resigned and went back to back

I wish khawi stayed I promise u they would’ve won again

Kawhi, Lowry, Pascal, Green, Van Vleet, OG, Gasol, Ibaka, Powell... damn that's some solid depth. I would've given them a chance to beat GSW with KD.

Nice surprise upload thank u

WHAT A TEAM. GO RAPS!

Finally not a Lebronto reminder

Is there a 1080p version?

It was Kawhi leonard year period

still can't believe kawhi left THIS great team...🤦‍♂

Do y'all now realize how much Kawhi brought these games back?? STOP PLAYING WITH HIS NAME.

It was amazing thank god they got their chance that year because they won’t get another shot for a long while.

Kawhi not staying and defending this title is going to be looked at as one of the worst decisions made by a great player and will lower his standing in all-time great discussions. The Raptors would have at least made the 2020 finals if he stayed.

@WhineyOne

Жыл бұрын

Nah, he's a first ballot hall of famer and too beloved. That's like saying when Jordan came out of retirement and played for Washington...not the same Jordan but that did nothing to tarnish his repertoire. Kawhi is solid no matter his decisions since then.

@WhineyOne

Жыл бұрын

And if the Clippers win a championship with him, that will further nake a case for one of the best of all time.

@sabman3321

Жыл бұрын

@@WhineyOne Not at all the same as Jordan. Kawhi could have been a back-to-back champion and three overall. He chose not to defend his title and play for another team. Jordan never did that. He didn't have to stay long term in Toronto (1 or 2 year deal with option). That would have moved him up in all-time great rankings.

@sabman3321

Жыл бұрын

@@WhineyOne Of course if he wins a title with the Clippers, he'll prove he was the difference maker for three championship teams and that will solidify a high all-time great ranking. I just think he would have been even greater had he stayed in Toronto and won back-to-back.

I forgot how much Pascal owned Draymond

Great team win!

Crazy how they cut probably the best part of the sixers vs raptors series out of the video which is Kawhi's game winner

If you leave so many flash bang camera shutters in the edits, please leave an epilepsy warning at the start The games in Orlando were tough to watch

Wonder what is the reason for showing this anyways I don't mind watching this even if Toronto doesn't win another title in the next 10+ years. One thing for sure at least the Raptors have a title to their name unlike some other teams who have been in the league before Toronto *cough cough (Denver)

@WhineyOne

Жыл бұрын

We're going into the playoffs soon and this was one of the best championship runs in history.

Toronto was LIT in 2019

The run that shed the nickname "LeBronto"

32:57 Legendary 💯

The only player left is Chris Boucher

Come on NBA, how do you show everything but the SHOT

If that team stayed together could have taken a deep shot at a dynasty in the NBA for a while

KYLE LOWRY I LOVE HIS A** Great player.

16:45 foreshadowing 😎

When its all over my guy klaw will be in the HOF

Its actually ridiculous that you didn’t put the game 7 vs Philly dagger in the highlights

Thank you.

what a complete team

i remember telling everyone the raptors had it this year and everyone would laugh

1:08:13!!! The shot meant war. Leonard with the three. BANG!!!!

Kawhi not staying is going to be looked back on as one of the dumbest decisions made by a pro athlete in the modern era

@WhineyOne

Жыл бұрын

Nah, he did what was best for him and his family. He's already solidified. He can leave the sport tomorrow, and he will be remembered for this run. Not anything to do with his personal life.

@1vawt

Жыл бұрын

@@WhineyOne nahh...

Still wish Kawhi resigned for 1-2 more years. We would have gone back to back!

My ass forgot about Jodie Meeks bro😂😂😭😭

Молодцы всегда в нба за них играл,жаль логотоп убрали без динозаврика

Yessir we the north baby

Siakam 🔥🔥🔥

kawhi's biggest mistake was leaving the raptors to go to the clippers. they haven't done shit since he signed and the raptors would've gone back to back with the same team playing even better, a top defensive team, pascal improving and a healthy og.

worth the one year rental.

Man I miss Ibaka too

I went to game 5 best nba year for me

That Eastern Conference Semi-FINALS 🏆between Toronto RAPTORS🦖 & Philadelphia SIXERS👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 is very MEMORABLE, FUNNY &😆😅😂🤣 HILARIOUS on the part of SIXERS, After Game 7 of that RAPTORS & SIXERS ECFduel , The Big GUY SUPERSTAR Center 🧔🏽🔄😭of SIXERS Joel EMBIID cried like a CHILD BOY after the FINAL BUZZER sounded, Where the Final Winning Shot of RAPTORS Kawhi LEONARD has bounce for Split Seconds or a SECOND, BEFORE IT⏳⌛ FINALLY WENT THROUGH THE GOAL ... 😢😪😭⭐👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨🔄🦖🏀➡️🗑️🔔🏁🏁🏁

Khwai should stayed with the Raptors

How is there 100 ads in this video? come on this is unwatchable

I always go to madden to see there true stats.

I respect kawhi for bringing a championship to canada we haven’t had a major league team win anything since the 90s but as a competitor I’ll never understand why he left when he could’ve at least won back to back quite possibly go for the 3 peat but looking back on it kawhi is a very lowkey dude he doesn’t like being this mega superstar and Toronto just starting acting fucked giving him free places to eat even offering him a free place to live I think it was all of that stuff that pushed him to leave and I don’t blame him for wanting to go home and play there I hope he wins with the clippers so him leaving the raptors wasn’t for nothing