Winningest Raptors Team

The Toronto Raptors NBA team was founded in 1995, with its arena located at Air Canada Center in the heart of Toronto. This highly talented basketball outfit has performed exceptionally well in the division championships 7 times, including 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. They racked up a conference title in 2019, the same year they won the NBA title.

The Toronto Raptors have made the play-offs 11 times in a relatively short history, with a best record reported in 2017/2018 of 59 wins and 23 losses. Their worst-ever performance took place early in the team’s career in 1997/1998 when they won 16 games and lost 66 games – an ominous 1 666 – that has not been repeated since.

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The Toronto Raptors certainly feature prominently in the NBA standings, given their sublime performances in their Conference, and Division. The Raptors play in the Eastern Conference along with a total of 15 teams. For the 2019/2020 NBA season, the standings were as follows:

* Milwaukee Bucks – W 53/L 12 – 0.815 win percentage
* Toronto Raptors – W 46/L 18 – 0.719 win percentage
* Boston Celtics – W 43/L 21 – 0.672 win percentage
* Miami Heat – W 41/L 24 – 0.631 win percentage
* Indiana Pacers – W 39/L 26 – 0.600 win percentage
* Philadelphia 76ers - W 39/L 26 – 0.600 win percentage
* Brooklyn Nets - W 30/L 34 – 0.469 win percentage
* Orlando Magic - W 30/L 35 – 0.462 win percentage
* Washington Wizards - W 24/L 40 – 0.375 win percentage
* Charlotte Hornets - W 23/L 42 – 0.354 win percentage
* Chicago Bulls - W 22/L 43 – 0.338 win percentage
* New York Knicks - W 21/L 45 – 0.318 win percentage
* Detroit Pistons - W 20/L 46 – 0.303 win percentage
* Atlanta Hawks - W 20/L 47 – 0.299 win percentage
* Cleveland Cavaliers - W 19/L 46 – 0.292 win percentage

The Toronto Raptors play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Other teams in this group include the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Brooklyn Nets, and the New York Knicks. For the 2019/2020 NBA season, the Toronto raptors topped the Atlantic Division with W 46/L 18 and a 0.719 win percentage, with a 4-game winning streak.

The Toronto Raptors Take Flight Towards NBA Glory

The Toronto Raptors march towards NBA superstardom took place recently. In fact, the best-ever performance by the Toronto Raptors was recorded in 2019. The winningest Toronto Raptors team hit their straps on May 12, 2019 during Game 7 against Philadelphia. It was Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard who scored a winning shot in the dying seconds of the game, clinching victory for the team and rewriting the team's history for time immemorial. The clutch shot which Leonard scored was arguably the best ever in what became known as the greatest buzzer beater in the NBA. Most basketball fans concur that Leonard’s shot from the corner was absolutely unbelievable.

From there, the Raptors advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. The team was now in full flight, supercharged and ready for victory. The next big game took place barely 2 weeks later on May 25, 2019. The Raptors were down 15 points against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game 6 of the Eastern conference finals, but that didn't stop them. They erased the deficit and were on their way to the NBA Finals. A momentous occasion and an incredible achievement for a highly-talented outfit. The Finals were slated for May 30, 2019. The Toronto Raptors would go up against the Golden State Warriors (GSW), at the Scotiabank Arena.

The Ultimate Glory in Game 6 of the NBA Finals 2019

The NBA Finals of 2019 were truly epic. The Toronto Raptors scraped past GSW to land a KO victory by the slimmest of margins. By the time the buzzer sounded, it was 114-110 in favor of the Toronto Raptors in Game 6.  The Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy was officially handed over to a deserving team, comprising a powerful lineup of basketball superstars. Thanks in large part to Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and, Kyle Lowry. Throughout the NBA finals, the advantage ebbed and flowed. In Game 1, the Raptors won 118-109, in Game 2, GSW trounced them 109-104, by Game 3 the Raptors rebounded with a 123-109 win, and repeated their heroics in Game 4. Then GSW fought back in Game 5 and won 106-105, forcing a 6th game.

Unfortunately for GSW, an injury to Durant allowed the Raptors to get a shoe in, and that’s what they did – the pushed through for the win and they clinched the NBA Championship in 2019.  The squad of players in the 2019 Toronto Raptors lineup included the following: OG Anunoby, Chris Boucher, Lorenzo Brown, Marc Gasol, Danny Green, Serge Ibaka, Kawhi Leonard, Jeremy Lin, Kyle Lowry, Jordan Loyd, Patrick McCaw, Jodie Meeks, C.J. Miles, Malcolm Miller, Greg Monroe, Eric Moreland, Norman Powell, Malachi Richardson, Pascal Siakam, Jonas Valaciunas, Fred VanVleet, and Delon Wright.

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* Image courtesy of Matt York and AP