Fans go crazy after Toronto Raptors win Canada's 1st NBA championship
CBC News | Posted: June 14, 2019 6:14 AM | Last Updated: June 14, 2019
From coast to coast, fans are in a frenzy over Thursday's big win
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Caption: Toronto Raptors fans react inside Jurassic Park, outside of the Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto, as they watch the Raptors defeat the Golden State Warriors in game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship, on June 13, 2019. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
Scroll down for a look at some the scenes from across Canada as the Toronto Raptors made history against the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win their first NBA title.
Here, confetti pours on fans at Jurassic Park in Toronto after the Raptors beat the Warriors 114-110 for their first NBA Championship in franchise history.
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Caption: Fans cheer after the Raptors win. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)
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Fans also congregated near Toronto's Yonge and Dundas Square.
Media Video | (not specified) : Crowds swarm Yonge-Dundas Square after Raptors victory
Caption: This is the view 38 floors up above Yonge-Dundas Square as Toronto celebrated the Raptors' NBA Championship win.
Fans started arriving at Toronto's Jurassic Park several hours before tip-off.
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And were treated to some live entertainment.
Image | Jurassic Park Toronto Raptors fans Game 6 NBA Finals
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Drake was there, of course.
Image | Toronto Raptors Drake reacts to shot in NBA Finals at Jurassic Park
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So was Toronto Mayor John Tory.
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We the North
Image | Toronto Raptors Fans celebrate NBA Championship win in Kingston
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Raptors fans in Kingston, Ont., celebrate after Thursday night's big win.
Image | Toronto Raptors Fans celebrate NBA Championship win in Montreal
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Fans also turned out for a viewing party on the streets of downtown Montreal.
Image | Toronto Raptors Fans Mount Pearl, N.L.
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Here, fans in Mount Pearl, N.L., watch the game at a local Cineplex.
Below, Marietta Villostas and her son Max play with a pair of dinosaur mascots in a fan zone in Calgary.
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Tense moments
Image | BASKETBALL-NBA Toronto Raptors fans react in Jurassic Park
Caption: (Chris Helgren/Reuters)
Despite some tense moments for Raptors fans during Game 6, many at Jurassic Park were keeping things lighthearted and having some fun.
Image | Toronto Raptors fans in Jurassic Park
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Hottest ticket in town
Image | Toronto Raptors fans bar at Yonge and Dundas
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Hours before the game, Jack Astor's Grill near Toronto's Yonge and Dundas Square had no tables left. Some guests came four hours in advance, with some tables comprised of complete strangers just to get a seat.
Image | Toronto Raptors fan watches Game 6 of NBA Finals
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An early lead had Raptors fans cheering. Every TV in the restaurant was tuned to the game, and some chose to stand even though they had seats in order to better celebrate.
Raptors superfan
Toronto Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia, left, makes an appearance in Oakland, Calif., prior to Game 6.
Image | Toronto Raptors fans superfan Nav Bhatia
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Later, Bhatia was celebrating the Raptors' victory and encouraged his fellow fans to "stay within the law" while revelling.
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Caption: Nav Bhatia, the well known Toronto Raptors superfan, gives a shout out to all the Raps fans back home in Canada.