In the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals, the Toronto Raptors first fell behind the regular season top Milwaukee Bucks 0-2. In the third game, the Raptors and the Bucks dragged into overtime, and the Bucks were about to lead 3-0. Coach Nick Nas made key adjustments:

The Raptors used the Spurs combination Leonard and Danny Green to defend against regular season MVP Giannis, preventing him from getting up, and using Gasol to sit at the basket, compressing Giannis' space and allowing defender Van Vreet to shoot continuously from a long shot. So the Raptors won the third game: 118-112, Giannis grabbed 23 rebounds, but was defended to 5 of 16 shots and scored only 12 points. In the fourth game, the Raptors scored another match: 120 to 102. The two sides played 2-2. In the fifth game of

, the Bucks once relied on counterattacks and Giannis' breakthrough pass, leading to 18-4. But then the Bucks bench lineup was chased by the Raptors. Leonard's ruthlessness was revealed at this time: he scored 20 points in the first three quarters and 15 points in the fourth quarter.

More importantly, he saw the Bucks' weak-side contraction strategy, broke through to the Bucks' heartland repeatedly, and gave his teammates a good opportunity, giving 9 assists throughout the game: all three-point long shots were fed to his teammates. At the end of the game, Giannis was substituted for a short period of time. The Raptors won the fifth game 105-99, leading 3-2.

Leonard remained expressionless in an interview after the game. When asked, "Why did you beat the Bucks in four consecutive games?" He replied, "I don't know, we haven't beat the four consecutive games yet." When asked, "What is your team's mind?" He replied, "I don't know, I haven't entered the locker room yet."

But the Raptors did finish the four consecutive games. In the sixth game, Leonard scored 27 points and 17 rebounds, and scored 7 assists, Lowry scored 17 points and 8 assists, Siakam scored 18 points, and Giannis was locked to 7 of 18 shots and 21 points. The Raptors won 100-94: completed a 4-2 reversal, eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks, defeated regular season MVP Giannis, and entered the 2019 NBA Finals.

The opposite is the Golden State Warriors who entered the finals for the fifth consecutive year.

But this year, the Warriors were completely different from before.

In the first round of the 2019 playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 4-2. Durant scored 45 points in the fifth game, and Durant scored 50 points in the sixth game, invincible. In the Western Conference semi-finals, the Warriors encountered the Rockets for the fourth time in five years. Another fierce battle: the fifth, the ups and downs of the Battle of Tianwang Mountain. With 2 minutes and 5 seconds left in the third quarter, the Rockets only 3 points away from chasing. At this time, the game took 34 minutes, and Kevin Durant only had a break of 1 minute and 40 seconds; he had a total of 16 minutes off in the past four games. His right leg finally couldn't bear it and fell down due to injury.

Then, Curry, who had only scored 9 points in this game, began to take over the overall situation. In the 14 minutes after Durant went down, the Warriors showed their team and tenacity from 2014 to 16. Iguodala's move, Green's decisiveness, Clay's focus; and Curry scored 16 points in the last 14 minutes of the game. 104 to 99, the Warriors defeated the Rockets and won the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

The two sides exhausted their routines in the sixth game, and they knew each other's roots and bottom lines. The Rockets switch to defense or attack Curry, emptying others besides Clay, and replacing the position by rotating. The offensive end relies on Harden and Paul to play with the ball. The Warriors always switched defenses in advance or hit Harden with a pinch, controlling Paul's three-pointer to make him break through, and revolved around to fill up the Rockets. In the first half, Clay scored 21 points with 5 three-pointers. In the third quarter, Curry scored 10 points silently. The Warriors fell behind 82-87 to enter the fourth quarter. Sean Livingston fell to the ground twice in the fourth quarter to save the ball. Coach Cole emphasized during the timeout: "We must cherish every rebound and every layup." Afterwards, Livingston beat Paul with his back and took a layup with a single shot.

In the end, Curry took over the game: layup, ultra-long three-pointer, breakthrough launch. The Warriors used the second-last timeout in 97 on both sides. After Curry made a successful attack, he made a three-pointer by himself, 102-97. Harden also had a three-pointer, but Curry made a layup and another three-pointer. In the last minute of the game, Curry attracted a pincer attack and passed it to Green. Green transferred to the weak side Iguodala, and finally Krain shot a three-pointer. The Warriors defeated the Rockets 118-113 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals 4-2. This is Curry's second career-long first half 0 points - but his career-high 33 points in the second half. In the fourth quarter, the Warriors scored 23 points. The Warriors defeated the Rockets for the fourth time in five years.

The Warriors opened the Blazers but were unexpectedly relaxed: Curry scored 36 points in 36 minutes in the first game, and led the Warriors to win 116 to 94. Curry scored 37 points in the second game, Curry scored 36 points in the third game, and Curry scored 37 points in the fourth game. The Warriors beat the Trail Blazers 4-0. In the second and third games of the series, the Trail Blazers led the Warriors in half, but were defeated by the Warriors. In the fourth game, they even struggled with the Warriors to the end, but were still defeated. It seems that after losing Durant, the Warriors regained their status before 2016: they operated smoothly, relying on Curry and Clay to play until the finals.

However, in the first game of the 2019 finals, the Toronto Raptors won the first finals in team history 118 to 109. This is Curry's five finals with the Warriors, and his first loss to the finals opening game.

Leonard and Curry, who had previously run across the east and west, encountered targeted defense in the first half: Leonard made 1 of 6 shots in the first half, and Curry made 3 of 10 shots in the first half. Of course, Curry still scored 34 points in the end, but Coach Nas used a trick: use Leonard to defend Dream Chasing Green, and cut Dream Chasing and Curry to connect.

After all, Curry + Dream-Chasing Duo Ren is the invincible axial routine that the Warriors have been trying to achieve in the past five years. The Raptors used Leonard against Green, and leaned against Leonard's long arm to cover the range, Curry + Zhu Meng Zhu Meng couldn't start the pick-and-roll; when Zhu Meng Zhu Meng held the ball, Leonard could also take a step back to defend the inside line, bullying Zhu Meng did not have the ability to hold the ball. Curry scored 34 points, but he couldn't lead the entire Warriors.

In turn, the Raptors had only 10 mistakes in 25 assists in the game. The Warriors, who have always been team-based, were defeated by the Raptors in a team-based manner. In the second game, the Warriors scored 11 points in the first 13 points, and the Warriors fell behind 45-56 in the first half; at the beginning of the second half, the Warriors played 18-0, leading to 72-59. In the second half of the third quarter, Leonard took over the game with a tough three-pointer to recover the score difference. At the last moment, Cousins, who had been recovering from injury for more than half a year, made a comeback and supported the game for the Warriors: the Warriors narrowly won 109 to 104, blocking Leonard's 34 points and 14 rebounds. However, in the third game, Clay Thompson was injured. The Warriors can only rely on Curry: Curry made 14 of 31 shots and scored 47 points in the whole game, but the Raptors won 123-109 and took a 2-1 lead.

In the fourth game, Leonard scored 36 points: 30+ in the 14th game of the playoffs this season, and 30+ away games in the 8th game. The Raptors won 105-92 and led 3-1. After the game, Leonard said: "I don't play heroes, I just play for victory... Our team is great... Lowry is a quarterback, a great player, he plays very well, and whoever we get the opportunity will play... Ibaka interferes with many balls in Clay and Curry... We must be patient, focus, and play for victory..."

Indeed, the Raptors in 2019 were the team's strength: Siakam, Gasol and Van Vreet in the first game, Danny Green, Lowry and Van Vreet in the third game, the hero in the fourth game was the substitute Ibaka who scored 20 points in 21 minutes, and the consistent Leonard. In comparison, the Warriors can only rely on Curry.

Stunning news came out before the fifth game: Kevin Durant's comeback. In fact, Durant started the game, fell to the ground and intercepted the ball at the beginning, grabbed the rebound, and performed positively. He scored 11 points in the first quarter, and Curry scored 14 points, and the Warriors had a huge advantage. But then an accident happened: Durant fell to the ground after being injured in front of his old teammate Ibaka. Lowry and Ibaka made extremely decent moves: they stopped the cheers of Toronto fans and watched Durant come to an end.

Without Durant, the Warriors became the Warriors who blocked, fought, snatched, and transferred the ball again. In the third quarter, the Warriors scored 13 points in 5 minutes to expand the gap by chasing offense and three-pointers. But the Raptors' Van Vreet's three-pointers ignited the entire team and was not left behind by the Warriors. Curry said after the game: "We played very smartly", but the game scene was "ugly". In the fourth quarter, Leonard scored 10 points in a row, but the three three-pointers of Clay and Curry regained the championship suspense again: the Warriors won 106-105, chasing the big score to 2-3.

Game 6. On the edge of the cliff, the Warriors showed the king's stubbornness: Lowry scored 11 points in a row at the beginning, leading to 9 points, but Iguodala and Looney worked hard to get it back.

Siakam, who has not made three-pointers in the past four games, began to make a fixed three-pointer, and the Warriors relied on Clay to score.

The Raptors scored 7 three-pointers in the first quarter, but the Warriors rely on joint defense, transfer the ball and break into the inside to bite the score.

Lowry scored 21 points in the first half, and Ibaka scored consecutively in the second quarter. But Clay Thompson scored 30 points in 32 minutes.

But finally, Clay reached his limit: in the second half of the game, he ruptured the Achilles tendon and fell to the ground - just after he fell to the ground, he walked back and finished two free throws before being replaced.

Dream Chasing Green 11 points, 19 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, an impeccable performance. But the Raptors still defeated the Warriors 114-110. 4-2, won the 2019 NBA championship. Before the 2019 Finals, the Warriors could have won three consecutive championships, but it seems that the curse of three consecutive championships is difficult to overcome: the hottest attempt to win three consecutive championships in 2014 was defeated by the Spurs 4-1. In 2011, the Lakers, who tried to win three consecutive championships, were eliminated 4-0 by Dallas.

In 1996, the Rockets, who tried to win three consecutive championships, were beaten 4-0 by the Supersonics. In 1989, the Lakers, who tried to win three consecutive championships, were beaten 4-0 by the Pistons.

So, after all, only Jordan's Bulls in 1993 and 1998, and the Lakers who were OK in 2002, completed three consecutive championships.

For the Toronto Raptors, this is a group of veterans who have fulfilled their long-cherished wishes:

32-year-old Danny Green won the 2014 championship in the Spurs and the 2019 championship in the Raptors.

Kyle Lowry was 33 years old and had been with the Raptors for ten years and finally became the champion guard.

When Marc Gasol joined the Memphis Grizzlies in 2008, he and his mother Marisa said, "I will never repeat my brother's journey." Now at the age of 34, he has won another championship for the Gasol family.

Ibaka faced Durant and got him and followed Durant in the Thunder but failed to win the championship.

At the Oracle Arena on May 14, 2017, Leonard scored 26 points in the first 24 minutes of the Western Conference Finals against the Warriors, allowing the Spurs to lead the Warriors by 25 points. Then he fell down due to Pachulia's injury. Full 25 months later, the Oracle Arena, where he fell 25 months ago, Leonard won the championship: after defeating the Hot in 2014, he once again ended the King's team that pursued three consecutive championships, and raised his second finals MVP.

There is no prosperous dynasty, only time that changes from generation to generation.