The Toronto Raptors not only took home the Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy after besting the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 National Basketball Association Finals, but the North reigned on Twitter, too.
Twitter said that during the NBA Finals, @Raptors had 55% more mentions than @Warriors, while #WeTheNorth pulverized #DubNation, with 385% more mentions on the social network.
The five top overall players in terms of mentions during the Finals were:
- Kevin Durant
- Stephen Curry
- Kawhi Leonard
- Klay Thompson
- Kyle Lowry
And the top five Raptors were:
- Leonard
- Lowry
- Fred Van Vleet
- Pascal Siakim
- Serge Ibaka
The six games ranked by tweet volume were:
- Game six
- Game five
- Game one
- Game four
- Game three
- Game two
And the Raptors games with the most #WeTheNorth mentions all-time were:
- Game six of the NBA Finals (win versus Warriors)
- Game six of the Eastern Conference Finals (win versus the Milwaukee Bucks)
- Game four of...
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