Drake courtside as Pascal Siakam shines: Toronto Raptors win NBA Finals Game 1 - in pictures

The Canadian franchise prevail 118-109 in the opening game of the best-of-seven series with Golden State Warriors

Drake, bottom left, watches as Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala dives into the crowd during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. AP Photo

Graham Caygill

May 31, 2019

It was a perfect first night of playing in the NBA Finals for the Toronto Raptors on Thursday.

They beat Golden State Warriors 118-109 in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series.

Pascal Siakam scored a career-play-off-best 32 points, while Kawhi Leonard added 23 points and eight rebounds.

.@pskills43 heard you, Canada. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/VG7ludtnM0
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 31, 2019

Rapper Drake was courtside to cheer the Raptors on, and he had a more subdued evening after the NBA had reportedly contacted the Canadian franchise over his behaviour following the Eastern Conference Finals against Milwaukee Bucks.

The Raptors host Game 2 of the series on Sunday.

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