What a wild ride.
From a game winning buzzer beating game 7 shot in round 2, to a double overtime win in Game 3 of round 3, when Milwaukee was up in the series 2 to 0, the Raptors dug in deep and resoundingly emerged the irrefutable Champions of the NBA, having defeated the heralded Golden State Warriors to remarkably and formidably do it.
I was pissed when Milwaukee went up 2 to 0 because I knew that even though the Bucks were favoured, the Raptors were still good enough to beat them.
With defence.
And it was incredible to watch and read about how well that defence played, backed up by outstanding offensive outputs by a tremendously deep team, anchored by Kawhi Leonard, intensified by Lowry, Siakam, Gasol, Green, VanVleet, Ibaka, Powell, and the rest, who all showed up for every game, and gave 100% on both sides of the court.
Led by the brilliant Nick Nurse, who redefined coaching prestige through recourse to unpredictable ameliorations.
Out of sight.
Because the Panthers were favoured to beat the Broncos in Super Bowl 50, even though Denver had the better defence, I believed Toronto could beat Golden State, and even though the Warriors had achieved so much in recent years, I was confident they hadn't faced a defence like Toronto's.
And joyful bliss has erupted with irrepressible felicity, and at least 200 times a day I think, the Raptors won, and sit back to soak up some this is awesome.
My dad tells me Siakam didn't even start playing til he was 15.
That's crazy.
Who the hell becomes that good at a sport they didn't start playing until they were half way through high school?, I've never heard of anything like it, it's such an amazing story.
Like the Raptors 2019 NBA Championship win, as overflowing with character as it was with grit and tenacity.
You forget how exciting basketball is sometimes, but every shot that goes in and every defensive stand made are cause for applause, and it happens again and again and again throughout the game, to the point where I'm wiped out from cheering by the time the Raptors emerge victorious.
Every game in the NBA finals is like the Super Bowl if your favourite team is playing.
Massive adrenaline overload.
The Raptors won.
This is incredible.
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