Hurry up and wait.
That's what the Warriors did, after completing a four-game Western Conference finals sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, and now they'll visit the Toronto Raptors to start the NBA Finals after a nine-day layoff.
The Raptors finally punched their ticket Saturday with a 100-94 Game 6 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals. It will be the first NBA Finals appearance for the Raptors, and the first time the championship round will be played outside the United States.
It's the Warriors' fifth consecutive NBA Finals trip, but they won't have home-court advantage in the series because the Raptors finished with one more regular-season win. So, Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 are set for Toronto, and Games 3, 4, 6 will be in Oakland, as a fitting send-off for Oracle Arena.
Here's the schedule for the 2019 NBA Finals, with all games televised on ABC. NBC Sports Bay Area will have full pregame coverage, starting two hours before tip-off of each game, as well as postgame coverage, with analysis from Greg Papa, Garry St. Jean and Kelenna Azuibuike, and on-site interviews with Kerith Burke and Warriors players and personnel.
Game 1: Thursday, May 30, at Toronto, 6 p.m. PT
Game 2: Sunday, June 2, at Toronto, 5 p.m. PT
Game 3: Wednesday, June 5, at Golden State, 6 p.m. PT
Game 4: Friday, June 7, at at Golden State, 6 p.m. PT
Game 5*: Monday, June 10, at Toronto, 6 p.m. PT
Game 6*: Thursday, June 13, at at Golden State, 6 p.m. PT
Game 7*: Sunday, June 16, at Toronto, 5 p.m. PT
*If necessary
