2018–19 Toronto Raptors season

2018–19 Toronto Raptors season
2018–19 Toronto Raptors season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Nick Nurse
General manager	Bobby Webster
President	Masai Ujiri
Owners	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena	Scotiabank Arena
Results
Record	58–24 (.707)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic); Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions; (Defeated Warriors 4–2)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	TSN; Sportsnet; CTV (NBA Playoffs); CTV2 (NBA Finals); Citytv (NBA Finals); RDS (in French)
< 2017–18	2019–20 >

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. This edition of the Raptors is considered one of the best teams of the 21st century.^{[citation needed]}

On May 11, 2018, the Raptors fired Dwane Casey after the team was swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers for 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

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.

Roster

2018–19 Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F	3	Anunoby, OG	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1997–07–17	Indiana
F	25	Boucher, Chris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1993–01–11	Oregon
C	33	Gasol, Marc	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1985–01–29	Spain
G/F	14	Green, Danny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1987–06–22	North Carolina
F/C	9	Ibaka, Serge	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1989–09–18	Republic of the Congo
F	2	Leonard, Kawhi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1991–06–29	San Diego State
G	17	Lin, Jeremy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–08–23	Harvard
G	7	Lowry, Kyle	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1986–03–25	Villanova
G	8	Loyd, Jordan (TW)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1993–07–27	Indianapolis
G	1	McCaw, Patrick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1995–10–25	UNLV
G	20	Meeks, Jodie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1987–08–21	Kentucky
F	13	Miller, Malcolm	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1993–03–06	Holy Cross
F/C	15	Moreland, Eric	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1991–12–24	Oregon State
G	24	Powell, Norman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1993–05–25	UCLA
F	43	Siakam, Pascal	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1994–04–02	New Mexico State
G	23	VanVleet, Fred	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1994–02–25	Wichita State

Head coach

Nick Nurse

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2019–06–12

Standings

Division

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Toronto Raptors	58	24	.707	–	32‍–‍9	26‍–‍15	12–4	82
x – Philadelphia 76ers	51	31	.622	7.0	31‍–‍10	20‍–‍21	8–8	82
x – Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	9.0	28‍–‍13	21‍–‍20	10–6	82
x – Brooklyn Nets	42	40	.512	16.0	23‍–‍18	19‍–‍22	8–8	82
New York Knicks	17	65	.207	41.0	9‍–‍32	8‍–‍33	2–14	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Milwaukee Bucks *	60	22	.732	–	82
2	y – Toronto Raptors *	58	24	.707	2.0	82
3	x – Philadelphia 76ers	51	31	.622	9.0	82
4	x – Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	11.0	82
5	x – Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	12.0	82
6	x – Brooklyn Nets	42	40	.512	18.0	82
7	y – Orlando Magic *	42	40	.512	18.0	82
8	x – Detroit Pistons	41	41	.500	19.0	82

9	Charlotte Hornets	39	43	.476	21.0	82
10	Miami Heat	39	43	.476	21.0	82
11	Washington Wizards	32	50	.390	28.0	82
12	Atlanta Hawks	29	53	.354	31.0	82
13	Chicago Bulls	22	60	.268	38.0	82
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	41.0	82
15	New York Knicks	17	65	.207	43.0	82

Record vs opponents

Eastern Conference					Western Conference
Atlantic Division					Northwest Division
Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away

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
Milwaukee	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
Washington	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

2018 pre-season game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)

Pre-season: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	September 29	Portland	W 122–104	Valančiūnas (17)	Siakam (13)	Leonard, Siakam, VanVleet (3)	Rogers Arena 18,654	1–0
2	October 2	@ Utah	L 90–105	Valančiūnas (18)	Siakam, Valančiūnas (9)	VanVleet (3)	Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306	1–1
3	October 5	Melbourne	W 120–82	Powell (21)	Ibaka (12)	Wright (5)	Scotiabank Arena 15,781	2–1
4	October 10	Brooklyn	W 118–91	Green (22)	Leonard, Valančiūnas (7)	Leonard, Lowry (7)	Bell Centre N/A	3–1
5	October 11	@ New Orleans	W 134–119	Richardson, Siakam (21)	Moreland (12)	Felder, Siakam (6)	Smoothie King Center 15,047	4–1

2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
Total: 58–24 (Home: 32–9; Road: 26–15)

October: 7–1 (home: 6–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 17	Cleveland	W 116–104	Kyle Lowry (27)	Leonard, Valančiūnas (12)	Kyle Lowry (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,915	1–0
2	October 19	Boston	W 113–101	Kawhi Leonard (31)	Kawhi Leonard (10)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	2–0
3	October 20	@ Washington	W 117–113	Kyle Lowry (28)	Pascal Siakam (10)	Kyle Lowry (12)	Capital One Arena 16,185	3–0
4	October 22	Charlotte	W 127–106	Kawhi Leonard (22)	Jonas Valančiūnas (10)	Kyle Lowry (14)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	4–0
5	October 24	Minnesota	W 112–105	Kawhi Leonard (35)	Jonas Valančiūnas (9)	Kyle Lowry (10)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	5–0
6	October 26	Dallas	W 116–107	Kawhi Leonard (21)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Kyle Lowry (12)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	6–0
7	October 29	@ Milwaukee	L 109–124	Serge Ibaka (30)	Serge Ibaka (9)	Kyle Lowry (15)	Fiserv Forum 17,341	6–1
8	October 30	Philadelphia	W 129–112	Kawhi Leonard (31)	Pascal Siakam (15)	Kyle Lowry (12)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	7–1

November: 12–3 (home: 4–2; road: 8–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
9	November 2	@ Phoenix	W 107–98	Kawhi Leonard (19)	Jonas Valančiūnas (7)	Kyle Lowry (12)	Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,843	8–1
10	November 4	@ L.A. Lakers	W 121–107	Serge Ibaka (34)	Pascal Siakam (13)	Kyle Lowry (15)	Staples Center 18,997	9–1
11	November 5	@ Utah	W 124–111	Anunoby, Ibaka, Lowry, VanVleet (17)	Lowry, Siakam (7)	Kyle Lowry (11)	Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306	10–1
12	November 7	@ Sacramento	W 114–105	Kawhi Leonard (25)	Serge Ibaka (14)	Kyle Lowry (8)	Golden 1 Center 17,583	11–1
13	November 10	New York	W 128–112	Pascal Siakam (23)	Jonas Valanciunas (10)	Kyle Lowry (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	12–1
14	November 12	New Orleans	L 110–126	Pascal Siakam (22)	Serge Ibaka (14)	Kyle Lowry (11)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	12–2
15	November 14	Detroit	L 104–106	Kawhi Leonard (26)	Leonard, Monroe (9)	Kyle Lowry (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	12–3
16	November 16	@ Boston	L 116–123 (OT)	Kawhi Leonard (31)	Kawhi Leonard (15)	Kyle Lowry (7)	TD Garden 18,624	12–4
17	November 17	@ Chicago	W 122–83	Fred VanVleet (18)	Jonas Valanciunas (9)	Kyle Lowry (8)	United Center 21,263	13–4
18	November 20	@ Orlando	W 93–91	Kawhi Leonard (18)	Ibaka, Siakam (9)	Kyle Lowry (7)	Amway Center 16,016	14–4
19	November 21	@ Atlanta	W 124–108	Jonas Valanciunas (24)	Jonas Valanciunas (13)	Kyle Lowry (17)	State Farm Arena 15,058	15–4
20	November 23	Washington	W 125–107	Kawhi Leonard (27)	Kawhi Leonard (10)	Kyle Lowry (9)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	16–4
21	November 25	Miami	W 125–115	Kawhi Leonard (29)	Leonard, Valanciunas (10)	Kyle Lowry (10)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	17–4
22	November 27	@ Memphis	W 122–114	Kyle Lowry (24)	Kawhi Leonard (10)	Kyle Lowry (6)	FedExForum 14,187	18–4
23	November 29	Golden State	W 131–128 (OT)	Kawhi Leonard (37)	Leonard, Lowry (8)	Kyle Lowry (12)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	19–4

December: 8–7 (home: 4–2; road: 4–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
24	December 1	@ Cleveland	W 106–95	Kawhi Leonard (34)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Pascal Siakam (5)	Quicken Loans Arena 19,432	20–4
25	December 3	Denver	L 103–106	Kawhi Leonard (27)	Jonas Valančiūnas (10)	Kyle Lowry (11)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	20–5
26	December 5	Philadelphia	W 113–102	Kawhi Leonard (36)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Pascal Siakam (6)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	21–5
27	December 7	@ Brooklyn	L 105–106 (OT)	Kawhi Leonard (32)	Jonas Valančiūnas (8)	Kyle Lowry (11)	Barclays Center 14,035	21–6
28	December 9	Milwaukee	L 99–104	Serge Ibaka (22)	Kawhi Leonard (8)	Kyle Lowry (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	21–7
29	December 11	@ L.A. Clippers	W 123–99	Serge Ibaka (25)	Serge Ibaka (9)	Fred VanVleet (14)	Staples Center 17,812	22–7
30	December 12	@ Golden State	W 113–93	Kyle Lowry (23)	Serge Ibaka (12)	Kyle Lowry (12)	Oracle Arena 19,596	23–7
31	December 14	@ Portland	L 122–128	Kawhi Leonard (28)	Danny Green (11)	Fred VanVleet (8)	Moda Center 19,458	23–8
32	December 16	@ Denver	L 86–95	Kawhi Leonard (29)	Kawhi Leonard (14)	Leonard, Wright (4)	Pepsi Center 19,520	23–9
33	December 19	Indiana	W 99–96	Kawhi Leonard (28)	Kawhi Leonard (10)	Kawhi Leonard (6)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	24–9
34	December 21	Cleveland	W 126–110	Kawhi Leonard (37)	Pascal Siakam (10)	Fred VanVleet (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	25–9
35	December 22	@ Philadelphia	L 101–126	Pascal Siakam (26)	Greg Monroe (8)	Kyle Lowry (5)	Wells Fargo Center 20,691	25–10
36	December 26	@ Miami	W 106–104	Kawhi Leonard (30)	Pascal Siakam (9)	Serge Ibaka (4)	American Airlines Arena 19,902	26–10
37	December 28	@ Orlando	L 87–116	Kawhi Leonard (21)	Serge Ibaka (8)	Delon Wright (6)	Amway Center 18,846	26–11
38	December 30	Chicago	W 95–89	Kawhi Leonard (27)	Pascal Siakam (12)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	27–11

January: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
39	January 1	Utah	W 122–116	Kawhi Leonard (45)	Pascal Siakam (10)	Fred VanVleet (5)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	28–11
40	January 3	@ San Antonio	L 107–125	Kawhi Leonard (21)	Ibaka, Monroe, Siakam (6)	Pascal Siakam (7)	AT&T Center 18,354	28–12
41	January 5	@ Milwaukee	W 123–116	Leonard, Siakam (30)	Serge Ibaka (9)	Fred VanVleet (8)	Fiserv Forum 18,028	29–12
42	January 6	Indiana	W 121–105	Norman Powell (23)	Pascal Siakam (10)	Lowry, VanVleet (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	30–12
43	January 8	Atlanta	W 104–101	Kawhi Leonard (31)	Pascal Siakam (10)	Leonard, Lowry (6)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	31–12
44	January 11	Brooklyn	W 122–105	Kawhi Leonard (20)	Kawhi Leonard (11)	Kyle Lowry (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	32–12
45	January 13	@ Washington	W 140–138 (2OT)	Kawhi Leonard (41)	Pascal Siakam (19)	Kyle Lowry (11)	Capital One Arena 16,919	33–12
46	January 16	@ Boston	L 108–117	Kawhi Leonard (33)	Serge Ibaka (10)	Lowry, Siakam (7)	TD Garden 18,624	33–13
47	January 17	Phoenix	W 111–109	Serge Ibaka (22)	Pascal Siakam (12)	Kyle Lowry (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	34–13
48	January 19	Memphis	W 119–90	Danny Green (24)	Pascal Siakam (8)	Lowry, VanVleet (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	35–13
49	January 22	Sacramento	W 120–105	Lowry, VanVleet (19)	Serge Ibaka (10)	Kyle Lowry (9)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	36–13
50	January 23	@ Indiana	L 106–110	Serge Ibaka (23)	Serge Ibaka (11)	Kyle Lowry (7)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,879	36–14
51	January 25	@ Houston	L 119–121	Kawhi Leonard (32)	Serge Ibaka (14)	Kyle Lowry (11)	Toyota Center 18,055	36–15
52	January 27	@ Dallas	W 123–120	Kawhi Leonard (33)	Serge Ibaka (11)	Kyle Lowry (9)	American Airlines Center 20,308	37–15
53	January 31	Milwaukee	L 92–105	Pascal Siakam (28)	Serge Ibaka (10)	Lowry, Siakam, VanVleet (3)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	37–16

February: 8–1 (home: 5–1; road: 3–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
54	February 3	L.A. Clippers	W 121–103	Kawhi Leonard (18)	Serge Ibaka (12)	Fred VanVleet (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	38–16
55	February 5	@ Philadelphia	W 119–107	Kawhi Leonard (24)	Kyle Lowry (10)	Kyle Lowry (6)	Wells Fargo Center 20,472	39–16
56	February 7	@ Atlanta	W 119–101	Pascal Siakam (33)	Pascal Siakam (14)	Kyle Lowry (13)	State Farm Arena 16,036	40–16
57	February 9	@ New York	W 104–99	Kyle Lowry (22)	Serge Ibaka (13)	Leonard, VanVleet (6)	Madison Square Garden 18,886	41–16
58	February 11	Brooklyn	W 127–125	Kawhi Leonard (30)	Serge Ibaka (12)	Kawhi Leonard (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	42–16
59	February 13	Washington	W 129–120	Pascal Siakam (44)	Serge Ibaka (13)	Kyle Lowry (13)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	43–16
60	February 22	San Antonio	W 120–117	Kawhi Leonard (25)	Serge Ibaka (15)	Gasol, Siakam (6)	Scotiabank Arena 20,058	44–16
61	February 24	Orlando	L 98–113	Kyle Lowry (19)	Pascal Siakam (11)	Kyle Lowry (10)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	44–17
62	February 26	Boston	W 118–95	Pascal Siakam (25)	Pascal Siakam (8)	Kyle Lowry (11)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	45–17

March: 9–6 (home: 4–3; road: 5–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
63	March 1	Portland	W 119–117	Kawhi Leonard (38)	Marc Gasol (8)	Kyle Lowry (10)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	46–17
64	March 3	@ Detroit	L 107–112 (OT)	Kyle Lowry (35)	Serge Ibaka (11)	Gasol, Lowry, Siakam (5)	Little Caesars Arena 19,161	46–18
65	March 5	Houston	L 95–107	Kawhi Leonard (26)	Serge Ibaka (15)	Kyle Lowry (6)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	46–19
66	March 8	@ New Orleans	W 127–104	Kawhi Leonard (31)	Ibaka, Lowry (11)	Kyle Lowry (12)	Smoothie King Center 17,325	47–19
67	March 10	@ Miami	W 125–104	Kyle Lowry (24)	Serge Ibaka (8)	Kyle Lowry (10)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	48–19
68	March 11	@ Cleveland	L 101–126	Kawhi Leonard (25)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Kyle Lowry (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 15,012	48–20
69	March 14	L.A. Lakers	W 111–98	Kawhi Leonard (25)	Leonard, Powell (8)	Pascal Siakam (6)	Scotiabank Arena 19,926	49–20
70	March 17	@ Detroit	L 107–110	Kawhi Leonard (33)	Marc Gasol (11)	Marc Gasol (8)	Little Caesars Arena 19,277	49–21
71	March 18	New York	W 128–92	Jeremy Lin (20)	Marc Gasol (11)	Fred VanVleet (12)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	50–21
72	March 20	@ Oklahoma City	W 123–114 (OT)	Pascal Siakam (33)	Pascal Siakam (13)	Green, Leonard, Siakam, VanVleet (6)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	51–21
73	March 22	Oklahoma City	L 109–116	Kawhi Leonard (37)	Norman Powell (11)	Marc Gasol (6)	Scotiabank Arena 20,014	51–22
74	March 24	Charlotte	L 114–115	Kawhi Leonard (28)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Gasol, Lowry (6)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	51–23
75	March 26	Chicago	W 112–103	Norman Powell (20)	Serge Ibaka (8)	Kyle Lowry (6)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	52–23
76	March 28	@ New York	W 117–92	Pascal Siakam (31)	Serge Ibaka (10)	Fred VanVleet (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	53–23
77	March 30	@ Chicago	W 124–101	Ibaka, VanVleet (23)	Serge Ibaka (12)	Kyle Lowry (8)	United Center 21,238	54–23

April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
78	April 1	Orlando	W 121–109	Danny Green (29)	Kawhi Leonard (7)	Lowry, VanVleet (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	55–23
79	April 3	@ Brooklyn	W 115–105	Pascal Siakam (28)	Serge Ibaka (12)	Marc Gasol (6)	Barclays Center 17,732	56–23
80	April 5	@ Charlotte	L 111–113	Kawhi Leonard (29)	Serge Ibaka (12)	Kyle Lowry (11)	Spectrum Center 18,684	56–24
81	April 7	Miami	W 117–109 (OT)	Powell, Siakam (23)	Gasol, Siakam (10)	Marc Gasol (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	57–24
82	April 9	@ Minnesota	W 120–100	Kawhi Leonard (20)	Chris Boucher (13)	Jeremy Lin (5)	Target Center 16,119	58–24

2018–19 season schedule

Playoffs

see also 2019 NBA Playoffs and 2019 NBA Finals

2019 playoff game log
Total: 16–8 (Home: 9–4; Road: 7–4)

First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 13	Orlando	L 101–104	Kawhi Leonard (25)	Pascal Siakam (9)	Kyle Lowry (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,937	0–1
2	April 16	Orlando	W 111–82	Kawhi Leonard (37)	Pascal Siakam (10)	Kyle Lowry (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,964	1–1
3	April 19	@ Orlando	W 98–93	Pascal Siakam (30)	Pascal Siakam (11)	Kyle Lowry (10)	Amway Center 19,367	2–1
4	April 21	@ Orlando	W 107–85	Kawhi Leonard (34)	Serge Ibaka (8)	Kyle Lowry (9)	Amway Center 19,087	3–1
5	April 23	Orlando	W 115–96	Kawhi Leonard (27)	Marc Gasol (9)	Fred VanVleet (10)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	4–1

Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 27	Philadelphia	W 108–95	Kawhi Leonard (45)	Kawhi Leonard (11)	Kyle Lowry (8)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	1–0
2	April 29	Philadelphia	L 89–94	Kawhi Leonard (35)	Gasol, Leonard, Siakam (7)	Kawhi Leonard (6)	Scotiabank Arena 19,800	1–1
3	May 2	@ Philadelphia	L 95–116	Kawhi Leonard (33)	Gasol, Green (6)	Kyle Lowry (5)	Wells Fargo Center 20,658	1–2
4	May 5	@ Philadelphia	W 101–96	Kawhi Leonard (39)	Kawhi Leonard (14)	Kyle Lowry (7)	Wells Fargo Center 20,639	2–2
5	May 7	Philadelphia	W 125–89	Pascal Siakam (25)	Kawhi Leonard (13)	Kyle Lowry (5)	Scotiabank Arena 20,287	3–2
6	May 9	@ Philadelphia	L 101–112	Kawhi Leonard (29)	Kawhi Leonard (12)	Kyle Lowry (6)	Wells Fargo Center 20,525	3–3
7	May 12	Philadelphia	W 92–90	Kawhi Leonard (41)	Gasol, Siakam (11)	Kyle Lowry (6)	Scotiabank Arena 20,917	4–3

Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 15	@ Milwaukee	L 100–108	Kawhi Leonard (31)	Marc Gasol (12)	Marc Gasol (5)	Fiserv Forum 17,345	0–1
2	May 17	@ Milwaukee	L 103–125	Kawhi Leonard (31)	Serge Ibaka (10)	Kyle Lowry (4)	Fiserv Forum 17,570	0–2
3	May 19	Milwaukee	W 118–112 (2OT)	Kawhi Leonard (36)	Marc Gasol (12)	Marc Gasol (7)	Scotiabank Arena 19,932	1–2
4	May 21	Milwaukee	W 120–102	Kyle Lowry (25)	Serge Ibaka (13)	Marc Gasol (7)	Scotiabank Arena 20,237	2–2
5	May 23	@ Milwaukee	W 105–99	Kawhi Leonard (35)	Pascal Siakam (13)	Kawhi Leonard (9)	Fiserv Forum 17,384	3–2
6	May 25	Milwaukee	W 100–94	Kawhi Leonard (27)	Kawhi Leonard (17)	Kyle Lowry (8)	Scotiabank Arena 20,478	4–2

NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 30	Golden State	W 118–109	Pascal Siakam (32)	Leonard, Siakam (8)	Kyle Lowry (9)	Scotiabank Arena 19,983	1–0
2	June 2	Golden State	L 104–109	Kawhi Leonard (34)	Kawhi Leonard (14)	Pascal Siakam (5)	Scotiabank Arena 20,014	1–1
3	June 5	@ Golden State	W 123–109	Kawhi Leonard (30)	Pascal Siakam (9)	Kyle Lowry (9)	Oracle Arena 19,596	2–1
4	June 7	@ Golden State	W 105–92	Kawhi Leonard (36)	Kawhi Leonard (12)	Kyle Lowry (7)	Oracle Arena 19,596	3–1
5	June 10	Golden State	L 105–106	Kawhi Leonard (26)	Kawhi Leonard (12)	Leonard, Lowry (6)	Scotiabank Arena 20,144	3–2
6	June 13	@ Golden State	W 114–110	Lowry, Siakam (26)	Pascal Siakam (10)	Kyle Lowry (10)	Oracle Arena 19,596	4–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Danny Green	SG	80	80	2,216	317	126	73	53	821	27.7	4.0	1.6	.9	.7	10.3
Pascal Siakam	PF	80	79	2,548	549	248	73	52	1,354	31.9	6.9	3.1	.9	.7	16.9
Serge Ibaka	C	74	51	2,010	601	99	29	103	1,112	27.2	8.1	1.3	.4	1.4	15.0
OG Anunoby	SF	67	6	1,352	197	47	46	22	469	20.2	2.9	.7	.7	.3	7.0
Kyle Lowry	PG	65	65	2,213	312	564	91	31	926	34.0	4.8	8.7	1.4	.5	14.2
Fred VanVleet	PG	64	28	1,760	167	307	57	20	701	27.5	2.6	4.8	.9	.3	11.0
Kawhi Leonard	SF	60	60	2,040	439	199	106	24	1,596	34.0	7.3	3.3	1.8	.4	26.6
Norman Powell	SG	60	3	1,126	139	91	39	13	516	18.8	2.3	1.5	.7	.2	8.6
Delon Wright^†	PG	49	2	897	125	110	46	15	337	18.3	2.6	2.2	.9	.3	6.9
C. J. Miles^†	SF	40	1	562	68	22	18	10	218	14.1	1.7	.6	.5	.3	5.5
Greg Monroe^†	C	38	2	423	156	16	13	8	183	11.1	4.1	.4	.3	.2	4.8
Jonas Valančiūnas^†	C	30	10	564	216	29	13	23	384	18.8	7.2	1.0	.4	.8	12.8
Chris Boucher	PF	28	0	163	56	2	6	24	93	5.8	2.0	.1	.2	.9	3.3
Marc Gasol^†	C	26	19	648	172	101	24	23	237	24.9	6.6	3.9	.9	.9	9.1
Patrick McCaw^†	SG	26	1	344	45	27	21	2	69	13.2	1.7	1.0	.8	.1	2.7
Lorenzo Brown	PG	26	0	212	31	28	12	5	55	8.2	1.2	1.1	.5	.2	2.1
Jeremy Lin^†	PG	23	3	433	60	50	9	6	161	18.8	2.6	2.2	.4	.3	7.0
Malachi Richardson	SG	22	0	103	13	0	1	0	30	4.7	.6	.0	.0	.0	1.4
Jordan Loyd	PG	12	0	55	9	6	0	0	29	4.6	.8	.5	.0	.0	2.4
Malcolm Miller	SF	10	0	67	5	1	1	1	35	6.7	.5	.1	.1	.1	3.5
Jodie Meeks	SG	8	0	104	12	8	1	1	51	13.0	1.5	1.0	.1	.1	6.4
Eric Moreland^†	PF	4	0	38	17	4	1	1	7	9.5	4.3	1.0	.3	.3	1.8

^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kawhi Leonard	SF	24	24	939	218	94	40	17	732	39.1	9.1	3.9	1.7	.7	30.5
Kyle Lowry	PG	24	24	901	117	159	31	7	361	37.5	4.9	6.6	1.3	.3	15.0
Pascal Siakam	PF	24	24	891	171	66	24	17	455	37.1	7.1	2.8	1.0	.7	19.0
Marc Gasol	C	24	24	735	154	73	21	26	226	30.6	6.4	3.0	.9	1.1	9.4
Danny Green	SG	24	24	684	87	26	32	11	166	28.5	3.6	1.1	1.3	.5	6.9
Fred VanVleet	PG	24	0	592	40	62	18	6	192	24.7	1.7	2.6	.8	.3	8.0
Serge Ibaka	C	24	0	500	143	22	11	23	225	20.8	6.0	.9	.5	1.0	9.4
Norman Powell	SG	23	0	366	51	26	9	0	150	15.9	2.2	1.1	.4	.0	6.5
Jodie Meeks	SG	14	0	66	9	1	4	1	22	4.7	.6	.1	.3	.1	1.6
Patrick McCaw	SG	11	0	48	3	4	2	0	5	4.4	.3	.4	.2	.0	.5
Malcolm Miller	SF	10	0	28	5	1	0	1	8	2.8	.5	.1	.0	.1	.8
Eric Moreland	PF	8	0	28	14	3	0	0	2	3.5	1.8	.4	.0	.0	.3
Jeremy Lin	PG	8	0	27	3	4	1	0	9	3.4	.4	.5	.1	.0	1.1
Chris Boucher	PF	2	0	4	1	0	0	1	5	2.0	.5	.0	.0	.5	2.5

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
February 7, 2019^[9]^[10]	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^[12]	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^[18]	Waived	Raptors 905
Kyle Collinsworth^[18]	Waived	Raptors 905
Eric Moreland^[18]	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]

References

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^ "Raptors Sign Loyd To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
^ "Raptors Sign Greg Monroe". NBA.com. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^ "Raptors Sign Jeremy Lin". NBA.com. February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ "Jeremy Lin Contract".
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^ "NBA All-Star 2019 starters, captains revealed". NBA.com. January 24, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "Two-time Kia NBA All-Star MVP Westbrook and four first-time All-Stars headline reserves for 2019 NBA All-Star Game". NBA.com. January 31, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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v t e Toronto Raptors 2018–19 NBA champions
1 McCaw 2 Leonard (Finals MVP) 3 Anunoby 7 Lowry 8 Loyd 9 Ibaka 13 Miller 14 Green 15 Moreland 17 Lin 20 Meeks 23 VanVleet 24 Powell 25 Boucher 33 Gasol 43 Siakam
Head coach Nurse
Assistant coaches Bjorkgren Donaldson Griffin Handy Khoury McKechnie Mutombo Sann Scariolo
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