Two years removed from toiling in the NBA's G League, Pascal Siakam led the Toronto Raptors to an historic victory on Thursday. Kerr had talked about the magnitude of the NBA Finals compared to the first three rounds of the playoffs. It's was the first NBA Finals game held outside the United States, and so the first time "O Canada" was sung at an NBA Finals — performed by The Tenors. In his pre-game press conference, NBA commissioner talked about the NBA Finals being a full-circle moment. The first NBA game was played between the Toronto Huskies and New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1946.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2019 02:25 UTC