Toronto Raptors have made NBA history, becoming the first non-US team to win the championship.

The Raptors ended game six at Oakland’s Oracle Arena 114-110 to win the title 4-2 in game six.

The Warriors, who lost guard Klay Thompson in the third quarter with a knee injury, had a chance to win the game and force a game seven decider, but Steph Curry missed a three-pointer with 0.9 of second to go and the Raptors claimed the title.

The Raptors were led by guards Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet who scored 26 and 22 points respectively, while Kawhi Leonard, with 22 points, sealed the game with four free throws.

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Raptors star Kawhi Leonard – who had 22 points and sealed the victory with three high-pressure free throws – won the most valuable player for the finals. He had previously won the same award with the  San Antonio Spurs in 2014.

“This is what I play basketball for and this is what I work out all summer for,” Leonard said.

The Warriors were down 1-3 in the series but appeared set to pull off another comeback and set up the game seven in Toronto on Sunday.

They overcame the major setback of losing their superstar Kevin Durant in game five with a ruptured Achilles and on Thursday, while engaged in a torrid battle with the Raptors where there were 18 lead changes, they lost Thompson.

He was attempting a fast-break dunk late in the third-quarter when he was fouled by the Raptors’ Danny Green.

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Thompson, who was playing with a hamstring injury, landed awkwardly on his left leg and was helped off the court.

He was down the corridor heading to the locker room when he was called back by his team. If he did not attempt the free throws he would not be allowed to return.

Thompson had been red-hot, sinking four three-pointers, and he limped back on the court, hit the free throws and went back to the locker room.

On target: Serge Ibaka of Toronto Raptors attempts a shot. Photo: Getty 

He did not return and was later seen on crutches.

The Raptors, founded in 1995, have repeatedly showed promise but always failed to reach the finals until this season after the team added All-Stars Leonard and Marc Gasol in trades.

“They played unselfishly and they played defence,” Toronto’s coach Nick Nurse said. “That’s a pretty good combination.”

Thompson top-scored for the Warriors with 30 points and Curry had 21.

Their Australian centre Andrew Bogut played just two minutes in the first quarter.

Commiserations to @andrewbogut and the @warriors who went down 2-4 to the @raptors today, with the comeback a step too far…

Boges played 11 games and averaged 3.5 assists, 5 rebounds and 0.7 assists during the regular season pic.twitter.com/hXJZgsNRc0

— ABPA (@AusBasketballPA) June 14, 2019

Bogut was enticed out of the NBL in March as an insurance policy for big-man injuries during the playoffs.

-with AAP