2018–19 Toronto Raptors season

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 (/wiki/2017MLSCup) 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 head coach Dwane Casey after the team was swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second consecutive time in the postseason. On June 14, the Raptors promoted assistant coach Nick Nurse as their head coach. The Raptors played their home games at newly renamed Scotiabank Arena. 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 (/wiki/2019NBAdraft) 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 (/wiki/2015-16TorontoRaptorsseason), 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.

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. Before their victory, the Atlantic Division had had the second-longest title drought in the league. This was the first championship by a Toronto-based team in one of the major professional sports league since the Toronto Blue Jays won the 1993 World Series, excluding Toronto FC’s (/wiki/2017MLSCup) MLS championship and the Toronto Argonauts multiple Grey Cup championships. This was also the first major championship for a Canadian-based team since the Blue Jays World Series championship in 1993, which came less than 5 months after the Montreal Canadiens won the 1993 Stanley Cup.

Draft

2018–19 Toronto Raptors season

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 season

Players	Coaches
	Head coach Assistant(s) Legend Roster Updated: 2019–06–12
Pos.	No.	Player	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	3	OG Anunoby	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	1997–07–17	Indiana
PF	25	Chris Boucher	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1993–01–11	Oregon
C	33	Marc Gasol	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1985–01–29	Spain
SG	14	Danny Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1987–06–22	North Carolina
C	9	Serge Ibaka	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1989–09–18	Republic of the Congo
SF	2	Kawhi Leonard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1991–06–29	San Diego State
PG	17	Jeremy Lin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–08–23	Harvard
PG	7	Kyle Lowry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1986–03–25	Villanova
G	8	Jordan Loyd (TW)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1993–07–27	Indianapolis
G	1	Patrick McCaw	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1995–10–25	UNLV
G	20	Jodie Meeks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1987–08–21	Kentucky
F	13	Malcolm Miller	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1993–03–06	Holy Cross
F/C	15	Eric Moreland	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1991–12–24	Oregon State
SG	24	Norman Powell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1993–05–25	UCLA
PF	43	Pascal Siakam	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1994–04–02	New Mexico State
PG	23	Fred VanVleet	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1994–02–25	Wichita State

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

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

<table><thead><tr><th>2018–19 game log Total: 58–24 (Home: 32–9; Road: 26–15)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>October: 7–1 (home: 6–0; road: 1–1)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Record</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>October 17</td><td>Cleveland</td><td>W 116–104</td><td>Kyle Lowry (27)</td><td>Leonard, Valančiūnas (12)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (8)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,915</td><td>1–0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>October 19</td><td>Boston</td><td>W 113–101</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (31)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (10)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (7)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>2–0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>October 20</td><td>@ Washington</td><td>W 117–113</td><td>Kyle Lowry (28)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (12)</td><td>Capital One Arena 16,185</td><td>3–0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>October 22</td><td>Charlotte</td><td>W 127–106</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (22)</td><td>Jonas Valančiūnas (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (14)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>4–0</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>October 24</td><td>Minnesota</td><td>W 112–105</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (35)</td><td>Jonas Valančiūnas (9)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (10)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>5–0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>October 26</td><td>Dallas</td><td>W 116–107</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (21)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (9)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (12)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>6–0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>October 29</td><td>@ Milwaukee</td><td>L 109–124</td><td>Serge Ibaka (30)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (9)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (15)</td><td>Fiserv Forum 17,341</td><td>6–1</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>October 30</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>W 129–112</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (31)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (15)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (12)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>7–1</td></tr><tr><td>November: 12–3 (home: 4–2; road: 8–1)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Record</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>November 2</td><td>@ Phoenix</td><td>W 107–98</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (19)</td><td>Jonas Valančiūnas (7)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (12)</td><td>Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,843</td><td>8–1</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>November 4</td><td>@ L.A. Lakers</td><td>W 121–107</td><td>Serge Ibaka (34)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (13)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (15)</td><td>Staples Center 18,997</td><td>9–1</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>November 5</td><td>@ Utah</td><td>W 124–111</td><td>Anunoby, Ibaka, Lowry, VanVleet (17)</td><td>Lowry, Siakam (7)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (11)</td><td>Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306</td><td>10–1</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>November 7</td><td>@ Sacramento</td><td>W 114–105</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (25)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (14)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (8)</td><td>Golden 1 Center 17,583</td><td>11–1</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>November 10</td><td>New York</td><td>W 128–112</td><td>Pascal Siakam (23)</td><td>Jonas Valanciunas (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (8)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>12–1</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>November 12</td><td>New Orleans</td><td>L 110–126</td><td>Pascal Siakam (22)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (14)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (11)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>12–2</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>November 14</td><td>Detroit</td><td>L 104–106</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (26)</td><td>Leonard, Monroe (9)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (7)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>12–3</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>November 16</td><td>@ Boston</td><td>L 116–123 (OT)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (31)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (15)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (7)</td><td>TD Garden 18,624</td><td>12–4</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>November 17</td><td>@ Chicago</td><td>W 122–83</td><td>Fred VanVleet (18)</td><td>Jonas Valanciunas (9)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (8)</td><td>United Center 21,263</td><td>13–4</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>November 20</td><td>@ Orlando</td><td>W 93–91</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (18)</td><td>Ibaka, Siakam (9)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (7)</td><td>Amway Center 16,016</td><td>14–4</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>November 21</td><td>@ Atlanta</td><td>W 124–108</td><td>Jonas Valanciunas (24)</td><td>Jonas Valanciunas (13)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (17)</td><td>State Farm Arena 15,058</td><td>15–4</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>November 23</td><td>Washington</td><td>W 125–107</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (27)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (9)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>16–4</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>November 25</td><td>Miami</td><td>W 125–115</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (29)</td><td>Leonard, Valanciunas (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (10)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>17–4</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>November 27</td><td>@ Memphis</td><td>W 122–114</td><td>Kyle Lowry (24)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (6)</td><td>FedExForum 14,187</td><td>18–4</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>November 29</td><td>Golden State</td><td>W 131–128 (OT)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (37)</td><td>Leonard, Lowry (8)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (12)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>19–4</td></tr><tr><td>December: 8–7 (home: 4–2; road: 4–5)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Record</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>December 1</td><td>@ Cleveland</td><td>W 106–95</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (34)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (9)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (5)</td><td>Quicken Loans Arena 19,432</td><td>20–4</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>December 3</td><td>Denver</td><td>L 103–106</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (27)</td><td>Jonas Valančiūnas (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (11)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>20–5</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>December 5</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>W 113–102</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (36)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (9)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>21–5</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>December 7</td><td>@ Brooklyn</td><td>L 105–106 (OT)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (32)</td><td>Jonas Valančiūnas (8)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (11)</td><td>Barclays Center 14,035</td><td>21–6</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>December 9</td><td>Milwaukee</td><td>L 99–104</td><td>Serge Ibaka (22)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (8)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (7)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>21–7</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>December 11</td><td>@ L.A. Clippers</td><td>W 123–99</td><td>Serge Ibaka (25)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (9)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (14)</td><td>Staples Center 17,812</td><td>22–7</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>December 12</td><td>@ Golden State</td><td>W 113–93</td><td>Kyle Lowry (23)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (12)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (12)</td><td>Oracle Arena 19,596</td><td>23–7</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>December 14</td><td>@ Portland</td><td>L 122–128</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (28)</td><td>Danny Green (11)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (8)</td><td>Moda Center 19,458</td><td>23–8</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>December 16</td><td>@ Denver</td><td>L 86–95</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (29)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (14)</td><td>Leonard, Wright (4)</td><td>Pepsi Center 19,520</td><td>23–9</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>December 19</td><td>Indiana</td><td>W 99–96</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (28)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (10)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>24–9</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>December 21</td><td>Cleveland</td><td>W 126–110</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (37)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (10)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (8)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>25–9</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>December 22</td><td>@ Philadelphia</td><td>L 101–126</td><td>Pascal Siakam (26)</td><td>Greg Monroe (8)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (5)</td><td>Wells Fargo Center 20,691</td><td>25–10</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>December 26</td><td>@ Miami</td><td>W 106–104</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (30)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (9)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (4)</td><td>American Airlines Arena 19,902</td><td>26–10</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>December 28</td><td>@ Orlando</td><td>L 87–116</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (21)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (8)</td><td>Delon Wright (6)</td><td>Amway Center 18,846</td><td>26–11</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>December 30</td><td>Chicago</td><td>W 95–89</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (27)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (12)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (7)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>27–11</td></tr><tr><td>January: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Record</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>January 1</td><td>Utah</td><td>W 122–116</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (45)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (10)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (5)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>28–11</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>January 3</td><td>@ San Antonio</td><td>L 107–125</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (21)</td><td>Ibaka, Monroe, Siakam (6)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (7)</td><td>AT&T Center 18,354</td><td>28–12</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>January 5</td><td>@ Milwaukee</td><td>W 123–116</td><td>Leonard, Siakam (30)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (9)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (8)</td><td>Fiserv Forum 18,028</td><td>29–12</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>January 6</td><td>Indiana</td><td>W 121–105</td><td>Norman Powell (23)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (10)</td><td>Lowry, VanVleet (8)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>30–12</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>January 8</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>W 104–101</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (31)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (10)</td><td>Leonard, Lowry (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>31–12</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>January 11</td><td>Brooklyn</td><td>W 122–105</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (20)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (11)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (8)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>32–12</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>January 13</td><td>@ Washington</td><td>W 140–138 (2OT)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (41)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (19)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (11)</td><td>Capital One Arena 16,919</td><td>33–12</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>January 16</td><td>@ Boston</td><td>L 108–117</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (33)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (10)</td><td>Lowry, Siakam (7)</td><td>TD Garden 18,624</td><td>33–13</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>January 17</td><td>Phoenix</td><td>W 111–109</td><td>Serge Ibaka (22)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (12)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (8)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>34–13</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>January 19</td><td>Memphis</td><td>W 119–90</td><td>Danny Green (24)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (8)</td><td>Lowry, VanVleet (7)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>35–13</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>January 22</td><td>Sacramento</td><td>W 120–105</td><td>Lowry, VanVleet (19)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (9)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>36–13</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>January 23</td><td>@ Indiana</td><td>L 106–110</td><td>Serge Ibaka (23)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (11)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (7)</td><td>Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,879</td><td>36–14</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>January 25</td><td>@ Houston</td><td>L 119–121</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (32)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (14)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (11)</td><td>Toyota Center 18,055</td><td>36–15</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>January 27</td><td>@ Dallas</td><td>W 123–120</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (33)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (11)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (9)</td><td>American Airlines Center 20,308</td><td>37–15</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>January 31</td><td>Milwaukee</td><td>L 92–105</td><td>Pascal Siakam (28)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (10)</td><td>Lowry, Siakam, VanVleet (3)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>37–16</td></tr><tr><td>February: 8–1 (home: 5–1; road: 3–0)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Record</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>February 3</td><td>L.A. Clippers</td><td>W 121–103</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (18)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (12)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (7)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>38–16</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>February 5</td><td>@ Philadelphia</td><td>W 119–107</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (24)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (10)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (6)</td><td>Wells Fargo Center 20,472</td><td>39–16</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>February 7</td><td>@ Atlanta</td><td>W 119–101</td><td>Pascal Siakam (33)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (14)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (13)</td><td>State Farm Arena 16,036</td><td>40–16</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>February 9</td><td>@ New York</td><td>W 104–99</td><td>Kyle Lowry (22)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (13)</td><td>Leonard, VanVleet (6)</td><td>Madison Square Garden 18,886</td><td>41–16</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>February 11</td><td>Brooklyn</td><td>W 127–125</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (30)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (12)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (8)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>42–16</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>February 13</td><td>Washington</td><td>W 129–120</td><td>Pascal Siakam (44)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (13)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (13)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>43–16</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>February 22</td><td>San Antonio</td><td>W 120–117</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (25)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (15)</td><td>Gasol, Siakam (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 20,058</td><td>44–16</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>February 24</td><td>Orlando</td><td>L 98–113</td><td>Kyle Lowry (19)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (11)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (10)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>44–17</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>February 26</td><td>Boston</td><td>W 118–95</td><td>Pascal Siakam (25)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (8)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (11)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>45–17</td></tr><tr><td>March: 9–6 (home: 4–3; road: 5–3)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Record</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>March 1</td><td>Portland</td><td>W 119–117</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (38)</td><td>Marc Gasol (8)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (10)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>46–17</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>March 3</td><td>@ Detroit</td><td>L 107–112 (OT)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (35)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (11)</td><td>Gasol, Lowry, Siakam (5)</td><td>Little Caesars Arena 19,161</td><td>46–18</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>March 5</td><td>Houston</td><td>L 95–107</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (26)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (15)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>46–19</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>March 8</td><td>@ New Orleans</td><td>W 127–104</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (31)</td><td>Ibaka, Lowry (11)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (12)</td><td>Smoothie King Center 17,325</td><td>47–19</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>March 10</td><td>@ Miami</td><td>W 125–104</td><td>Kyle Lowry (24)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (8)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (10)</td><td>American Airlines Arena 19,600</td><td>48–19</td></tr><tr><td>68</td><td>March 11</td><td>@ Cleveland</td><td>L 101–126</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (25)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (9)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (6)</td><td>Quicken Loans Arena 15,012</td><td>48–20</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td>March 14</td><td>L.A. Lakers</td><td>W 111–98</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (25)</td><td>Leonard, Powell (8)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,926</td><td>49–20</td></tr><tr><td>70</td><td>March 17</td><td>@ Detroit</td><td>L 107–110</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (33)</td><td>Marc Gasol (11)</td><td>Marc Gasol (8)</td><td>Little Caesars Arena 19,277</td><td>49–21</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>March 18</td><td>New York</td><td>W 128–92</td><td>Jeremy Lin (20)</td><td>Marc Gasol (11)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (12)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>50–21</td></tr><tr><td>72</td><td>March 20</td><td>@ Oklahoma City</td><td>W 123–114 (OT)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (33)</td><td>Pascal Siakam (13)</td><td>Green, Leonard, Siakam, VanVleet (6)</td><td>Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203</td><td>51–21</td></tr><tr><td>73</td><td>March 22</td><td>Oklahoma City</td><td>L 109–116</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (37)</td><td>Norman Powell (11)</td><td>Marc Gasol (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 20,014</td><td>51–22</td></tr><tr><td>74</td><td>March 24</td><td>Charlotte</td><td>L 114–115</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (28)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (9)</td><td>Gasol, Lowry (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>51–23</td></tr><tr><td>75</td><td>March 26</td><td>Chicago</td><td>W 112–103</td><td>Norman Powell (20)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (8)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (6)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>52–23</td></tr><tr><td>76</td><td>March 28</td><td>@ New York</td><td>W 117–92</td><td>Pascal Siakam (31)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (10)</td><td>Fred VanVleet (8)</td><td>Madison Square Garden 19,812</td><td>53–23</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>March 30</td><td>@ Chicago</td><td>W 124–101</td><td>Ibaka, VanVleet (23)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (12)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (8)</td><td>United Center 21,238</td><td>54–23</td></tr><tr><td>April: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)</td></tr><tr><td>Game</td><td>Date</td><td>Team</td><td>Score</td><td>High points</td><td>High rebounds</td><td>High assists</td><td>Location Attendance</td><td>Record</td></tr><tr><td>78</td><td>April 1</td><td>Orlando</td><td>W 121–109</td><td>Danny Green (29)</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (7)</td><td>Lowry, VanVleet (7)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>55–23</td></tr><tr><td>79</td><td>April 3</td><td>@ Brooklyn</td><td>W 115–105</td><td>Pascal Siakam (28)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (12)</td><td>Marc Gasol (6)</td><td>Barclays Center 17,732</td><td>56–23</td></tr><tr><td>80</td><td>April 5</td><td>@ Charlotte</td><td>L 111–113</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (29)</td><td>Serge Ibaka (12)</td><td>Kyle Lowry (11)</td><td>Spectrum Center 18,684</td><td>56–24</td></tr><tr><td>81</td><td>April 7</td><td>Miami</td><td>W 117–109 (OT)</td><td>Powell, Siakam (23)</td><td>Gasol, Siakam (10)</td><td>Marc Gasol (7)</td><td>Scotiabank Arena 19,800</td><td>57–24</td></tr><tr><td>82</td><td>April 9</td><td>@ Minnesota</td><td>W 120–100</td><td>Kawhi Leonard (20)</td><td>Chris Boucher (13)</td><td>Jeremy Lin (5)</td><td>Target Center 16,119</td><td>58–24</td></tr><tr><td>2018–19 season schedule</td></tr></tbody></table>

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

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	To Toronto RaptorsKawhi Leonard Danny Green	To San Antonio SpursDeMar DeRozan Jakob Pöltl 2019 protected Toronto first-round pick
February 6, 2019	To Toronto RaptorsCash considerations	To Philadelphia 76ersMalachi Richardson Draft rights to Emir Preldžić 2022 second-round pick
February 7, 2019	To Toronto RaptorsMarc Gasol	To Memphis GrizzliesJonas Valančiūnas Delon Wright CJ Miles 2024 second-round draft pick
To Toronto RaptorsCash considerations	To Brooklyn NetsGreg Monroe 2021 second-round draft pick

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Fred VanVleet	July 6, 2018	2-yr/$18.1M
Lorenzo Brown	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	August 7, 2018	Two-way contract	Darüşşafaka
Greg Monroe	August 10, 2018	1-yr/$2.2M	Boston Celtics
Jeremy Lin	February 13, 2019	$697,000	Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions

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

Awards

2018–19 Toronto Raptors season

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