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Dogs of Instagram prep for 2019 NBA Finals

ByWesley Coburn|
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 8: Percy, a four year old Chihuahua, practices for the half time entertainment before the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Vivint Smart Home Arena on May 8, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 8: Percy, a four year old Chihuahua, practices for the half time entertainment before the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Vivint Smart Home Arena on May 8, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)

Will the dinosaurs rule the 2019 NBA Finals, or will the dynasty continue?

It’s time for the 2019 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV, and the Eastern Conference champions Toronto Raptors are taking on the best of the West in the Golden State Warriors, who are in the Finals for the fifth straight year.

To get to the finals, the Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic in five games in the first round. Next they went the full distance of seven games to topple the Philadelphia 76ers in the semifinals, and then beat the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games.

The Warriors path saw them as the top seed, defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in six games in the first round, grounding the Houston Rockets in six games in the semifinals, and sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Finals.

As always, the basketball fans among the dogs of Instagram are cheering on their favorite teams.

Cody the Golden Retriever not only was dressed in his favorite Raptors jersey, but he had his ball and a headband, too.

The Toronto Huskies were one of the original teams in the NBA when it was still known as the Basketball Association of America in the first season of 1946-47, and they hosted the league’s first game.

Coconut Rice Bear the Samoyed might be Canadian by birth, but since she lives in the San Francisco area, it’s Warriors all the way for this pup.

Game 1 will be in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena as the Raptors host the Warriors on Thursday, May 30 at 9 p.m. ET, with Canadian TV coverage on Sportsnet. In the US all games air on ABC.

Game 2 will be Sunday, June 2 at 8 p.m. ET in Toronto, with Canadian TV coverage on TSN.

The series moves to California on Wednesday, June 5 at 9 p.m. ET at Oracle Arena in Oakland. This game will air on ABC/Sportsnet, respectively.

Game 4 stays in the States on Friday, June 7 at 9 p.m. ET, on ABC/TSN.

If necessary, Game 5 goes back to Canada on Monday, June 10 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC/Sportsnet.

Should a sixth game be necessary, Game 6 is hosted by Golden State on Thursday, June 13 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC/TSN.

If it goes the full distance, Toronto will host the finale in Game 7 at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 16 on ABC/Sportsnet.

For a Golden State slant on the 2019 NBA Finals, see Blue Man Hoop and Golden Gate Sports, for a Toronto take see Raptors Rapture and Tip of the Town, and visit FanSided for neutral coverage.

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