NBA 2K simulation predicts Warriors over Raptors for championship 3-peat

theScore's NBA team simulated the upcoming NBA Finals matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors using NBA 2K19. Injuries were turned off, although current injuries to Kevin Durant (calf), OG Anunoby (appendectomy), and DeMarcus Cousins (quad) were accounted for.

Durant was active in this simulation from Game 3 onward while Cousins returned on the road in Game 2. Anunoby was cleared for Game 5 but didn't see the floor.

Here are our results:

Game 1: Raptors 119, Warriors 102 (1-0 Raptors)

Raptors' key contributors

Warriors' key contributors

• Golden State was held to just two fast-break points after entering the series ranked third in the postseason with 16.4 per game.
• Danny Green converted three 3-pointers, his most since hitting five against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 5 of Toronto's second-round series.
• The Warriors managed to get to the charity stripe twice as many times (26 to 13) as the hometown Raptors, knocking down 20.

Game 2: Raptors 120, Warriors 98 (2-0 Raptors)

Raptors key contributors

Warriors key contributors

• Kyle Lowry's 39 points were a playoff career high, breaking his previous mark of 36, which he'd established twice before.
• The Warriors shot just 11-of-42 (26 percent) from 3-point range for their second-worst outside shooting performance of the playoffs.
• Toronto held the lead for the majority of the game, as Golden State was never up by more than three points.

Game 3: Warriors 103, Raptors 94 (2-1 Raptors)

Warriors key contributors

Raptors key contributors

• Game 3 marked Durant's first in-game action since injuring his calf in Game 5 of the second round against the Houston Rockets.
• Kawhi Leonard's 31 points marked the 13th time he finished with 30 or more during Toronto's playoff run.
• Golden State overcame missing 30 of their 41 attempts from deep by forcing the Raptors into 24 turnovers.

Game 4: Warriors 124, Raptors 122 (OT) (2-2)

Warriors key contributors

Raptors key contributors

• This was the fifth game of the postseason to go to overtime. It was also Toronto's second and Golden State's third. The Warriors improved their postseason OT record to 2-1 by holding off the Raptors at Oracle Arena.
• Toronto trailed 89-73 at the end of the third quarter before forcing an extra period on the back of a 41-25 fourth quarter.
• The Warriors dominated down low, scoring 50 points in the paint to the Raptors' 34.

Game 5: Warriors 109, Raptors 103 (3-2 Warriors)

Warriors key contributors

Raptors key contributors

• Veteran Andre Iguodala scored just four points on six attempts from the field despite playing 27 minutes off the bench. It was the 35-year-old's eighth straight playoff game with four or fewer points.
• Foul shots were few and far between for both sides, with the Warriors and Raptors combining to shoot 11-of-15 at the line.

Game 6: Warriors 96, Raptors 89 (Warriors win 4-2)

Warriors key contributors

Raptors key contributors

• The Warriors become the fifth team to ever overcome a 2-0 Finals deficit and the first since the 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers.
• Golden State is the sixth team to capture three consecutive championships. The last to do so was the Los Angeles Lakers from 2000 through 2002.
• Lowry failed to register a single point for the second time in the playoffs. He missed all 12 of his shot attempts, including 11 from long range.

2019 NBA Finals MVP: Stephen Curry

• Curry lifts the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award for the first time following five straight Finals appearances.
• He's the fourth player in franchise history to receive the honor, joining Durant, Iguodala, and Rick Barry.