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Raptors Win! Raptors Win! Raptors Win!

The Toronto Raptors are the 2019 NBA Champions after Thursday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif. Today on Front Burner, CBC Reporter Devin Heroux and sports writer Alex Wong on the underdog team’s historic win.
Toronto's Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry celebrate the Raptors' first NBA championship. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

For the first time in franchise history, the Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championships. They beat the Golden State Warriors Thursday night in game six of the championship, 114-110. It was a remarkably tense game, with sixteen lead changes throughout. Today on Front Burner, CBC reporter Devin Heroux from Oakland, California on what it was like to witness the incredible game, and sports writer Alex Wong on how it feels to finally see the Toronto Raptors become NBA champions.

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