After 24 years, Raptors fans were ready to party.

The roar of thousands could be heard across the city as fans poured on to the streets after Toronto’s historic win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final.

Traffic around Scotiabank Arena came to a grinding halt late Saturday night as drivers stopped to cheer and people scattered onto the roads, high-fiving and hugging strangers at random to celebrate the Raptors earning their first trip to the NBA Finals in franchise history.

Crowds flocked down Yonge St. by the hundreds, filling the width of the road and clogging Yonge and Dundas Square. In front of Union Station, fans danced on top of a TTC bus to Drake’s “God’s Plan.”

Hundreds of feet into the air, condo-dwellers shouted to each other from their balconies and let signs hang out their windows.

“I’m so pumped. I’m so happy, but so tired from cheering,” said 22-year-old Jesse Fairbloom outside the arena. “Getting home is going to be nuts.”

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Even in the Danforth area, well outside the downtown, people could be heard singing and chanting and soaking in the moment. Uptown at Yonge and Eglinton, drivers were honking and fans were milling about outside long after the end of the game.

On Sunday, police spokeswoman Katrina Arrogante confirmed that not a single arrest was made.

“It’s impressive. It certainly is,” said Arrogante. “We’re amazed — police were there to keep the peace and that’s exactly what happened.”

Arrogante said officers were called to various spots around the city to assist with crowd control and directing traffic, but no one was arrested. She said she saw videos of fans dancing on streetcars but said there were no reported injuries, and in terms of arrests: “nothing came out of that,” she said.

“It turned out better than it could have,” said Arrogante.

Approximately 1,200 fans crammed themselves into Jurassic Park for the game, the concrete void once envisioned to be part of the usual mix of condos and office towers, with thousands more spilling down Bremner Blvd., past York St. and Lower Simcoe St.

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Many waited hours to get a spot near the front. Some arrived as early as 11 a.m.

The game was nothing if not turbulent, and fans in the Park reacted accordingly to the highs and lows. They cheered when Fred VanVleet scored and booed when Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a free throw.

But as the clock wound down and Drake waved a goodbye to the Bucks bench, a feeling of jubilation washed over the crowd.

“We did it,” said Suzy Perch. “This is our moment.”

And the party continued.

Ana Jankovic, 23, who watched the game in Jurassic Park along with her dad, said as they headed to Union Station after the win she saw fans climbing on cars, traffic lights, police cars and even buses.

“I’ve never seen Toronto so happy. Not even on New Year’s,” Jankovic said.

When fans flooded through the Simcoe St. Tunnel between Front St. and Bremner Blvd., a TTC bus was around the corner. Jankovic said when fans saw the bus, they began chanting “TTC” and then a fan climbed to the top garnering cheers. Within minutes, dozens more had piled on top.

TTC spokesperson Jennifer Kosmack, said while they support the good spirit of the celebrations, the behaviour was very dangerous and placed themselves, the operator and others at risk.

“We ask fans to continue to cheer on their Raptors with pride and enthusiasm, but please take their safety and the safety of others into account,” she said.

It all starts up again on Thursday with the Raptors playing host to Game 1 against the reigning champions, the Golden State Warriors.

Jankovic, for one, is a mix of nerves and hope.

“This means so much to Toronto and Canada. Just being able to reach the finals.”