2018–19 Toronto Raptors season

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.

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 >

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

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.

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) Nate Bjorkgren Adrian Griffin Phil Handy Eric Khoury Alex McKechnie Patrick Mutombo Jim Sann Sergio Scariolo 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.
OG Anunoby	SF	67	6	1,352	197	47	46	22	469
Chris Boucher	PF	28	0	163	56	2	6	24	93
Lorenzo Brown^‡	PG	26	0	212	31	28	12	5	55
Marc Gasol^≠	C	26	19	648	172	101	24	23	237
Danny Green	SG	80	80	2,216	317	126	73	53	821
Serge Ibaka	C	74	51	2,010	601	99	29	103	1,112
Kawhi Leonard	SF	60	60	2,040	439	199	106	24	1,596
Jeremy Lin^≠	PG	23	3	433	60	50	9	6	161
Kyle Lowry	PG	65	65	2,213	312	564	91	31	926
Jordan Loyd	PG	12	0	55	9	6	0	0	29
Patrick McCaw^≠	SG	26	1	344	45	27	21	2	69
Jodie Meeks^≠	SG	8	0	104	12	8	1	1	51
C. J. Miles^†	SF	40	1	562	68	22	18	10	218
Malcolm Miller^≠	SF	10	0	67	5	1	1	1	35
Greg Monroe^†	C	38	2	423	156	16	13	8	183
Eric Moreland^≠	PF	4	0	38	17	4	1	1	7
Norman Powell	SG	60	3	1,126	139	91	39	13	516
Malachi Richardson^†	SG	22	0	103	13	0	1	0	30
Pascal Siakam	PF	80	79	2,548	549	248	73	52	1,354
Jonas Valančiūnas^†	C	30	10	564	216	29	13	23	384
Fred VanVleet	PG	64	28	1,760	167	307	57	20	701
Delon Wright^†	PG	49	2	897	125	110	46	15	337

After all games.^[7]
‡Waived during the season
^†Traded during the season
^≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Player	Pos.	GP	GS	MP	Reb.	Ast.	Stl.	Blk.	Pts.
Chris Boucher	PF	2	0	4	1	0	0	1	5
Marc Gasol	C	24	24	735	153	73	21	26	226
Danny Green	SG	24	24	684	87	26	31	11	166
Serge Ibaka	C	24	0	500	143	22	11	23	225
Kawhi Leonard	SF	24	24	939	218	94	40	17	732
Jeremy Lin	PG	8	0	27	3	4	1	0	9
Kyle Lowry	PG	24	24	901	117	159	31	7	361
Patrick McCaw	SG	11	0	48	3	4	2	0	5
Jodie Meeks	SG	14	0	66	9	1	4	1	22
Malcolm Miller	SF	10	0	28	5	1	0	1	8
Eric Moreland	PF	8	0	28	13	3	0	0	2
Norman Powell	SG	23	0	366	51	26	9	0	150
Pascal Siakam	PF	24	24	891	171	66	25	17	455
Fred VanVleet	PG	24	0	592	42	62	18	6	192

Transactions

Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Trades

July 18, 2018^[8]	To Toronto Raptors Kawhi Leonard Danny Green	To San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan Jakob Pöltl 2019 protected Toronto first-round pick
February 6, 2019^[9]	To Toronto Raptors Cash considerations	To Philadelphia 76ers Malachi Richardson Draft rights to Emir Preldžić 2022 second-round pick
February 7, 2019^[10]^[11]	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^[12]	July 6, 2018	2-yr/$18.1M
Lorenzo Brown^[13]	July 20, 2018	1-yr/$1.62M

Additions

Player	Signed	Contract	Former team
Chris Boucher^[13]	July 20, 2018	Two-way contract	Golden State Warriors
Jordan Loyd^[14]	August 7, 2018	Two-way contract	Darüşşafaka
Greg Monroe^[15]	August 10, 2018	1-yr/$2.2M	Boston Celtics
Jeremy Lin^[16]	February 13, 2019	$697,000^[17]	Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions

Player	Reason	New Team
Alfonzo McKinnie^[18]	Waived	Golden State Warriors
Lucas Nogueira	Unrestricted Free Agent	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada
Kay Felder^[19]	Waived	Raptors 905
Deng Adel^[19]	Waived	Raptors 905
Kyle Collinsworth^[19]	Waived	Raptors 905
Eric Moreland^[19]	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	^[20]
Nick Nurse	Eastern Conference Coach of the Month (November)	December 2, 2018	^[21]
Kawhi Leonard	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	December 3, 2018	^[22]
Kawhi Leonard	Eastern Conference Player of the Week	January 14, 2019	^[23]
Kawhi Leonard	NBA All-Star starter (3rd appearance)	January 24, 2019	^[24]
Kyle Lowry	NBA All-Star reserve (5th appearance)	January 31, 2019	^[25]
Kawhi Leonard	All-Defensive Second Team	May 22, 2019	^[26]
Kawhi Leonard	All-NBA Second Team	May 23, 2019	^[27]
Kawhi Leonard	NBA Finals MVP	June 14, 2019	^[28]
Pascal Siakam	NBA Most Improved Player	June 25, 2019	^[29]

References

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Further reading

• Gonzalez, John (December 10, 2019). "An Oral History of the Shot That Changed Toronto and Kawhi Leonard Forever". The Ringer. Retrieved October 4, 2023.