Congrats to the Raptors – Should there have been a game 7?

What an exciting finals to watch – so exciting that I actually watched the NBA finals for the first time in over 20 years. A better reference to the number of years its been would be when Anfernee Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal both played for the Orlando Magic.

In my opinion, the only reason I watched this year was because I’m a Canadian. I believe that’s why a lot of people watched it. We call hockey, Canada’s national sport but the Stanley Cup hasn’t been won by a Canadian team since 1993 so one can imagine that we, as Canadians were exited when we won the NBA finals on American soil since basketball is more America’s game than Canada’s – once again, in my opinion. It is also easy to get caught up in all the excitement since the Toronto Raptors are Canada’s only NBA team.

The Raptors played well, there is no disputing that but there could have easily been a game 7 had Klay Thompson not have gotten injured on the court – he is a sharp shooter and he was on fire – even injured he made his two free throws -one can only wonder if the outcome would have been the same if he was able to continue. In my opinion, the Golden State Warriors played an excellent game considering that Kevin Durant was out for most of it and Klay got injured shortly afterwards since they only lost by four points.

One can also wonder if there should have been a game 6 since Marc Gasol did not make it to the free throw line – Toronto only lost by one point.

Regardless of what happened whether it be injuries or a lack of calls the Raptors should enjoy their well deserved victory over the Golden State Warriors as both teams played incredibly well to the end – but there can be only one number one. Go Raptors Go!