A new series and yet another level from Kawhi Leonard.For all he has shown this year with the Raptors, it shouldn’t come as a surprise any longer and yet somehow it still does, not because he…
For all he has shown this year with the Raptors, it shouldn’t come as a surprise any longer and yet somehow it still does, not because he goes off for a matching career playoff-best 45, but because he makes it look so darn easy.
The talk from the Sixers after the game was heavily tilted toward Leonard and how they can improve on him, but Siakam has them concerned as well. The Sixers had a five-point lead minutes into the game but never had another one as the Raptors erased that with a 9-0 run and then stayed in front the remainder of the game.
Gasol, the Raptors’ Mr. Whatever You Need Tonight, had his prime-time defensive hat on for this occasion. As he did in the Orlando series in all but eliminating Nikola Vucevic from the equation, Saturday night he had similar results on Philadelphia’s No. 1 scoring option in Joel Embiid. As Game 1s go, this one didn’t stray too far from what was expected of both teams although the Raptors winning a Game 1, something they have done just twice previously in their playoff history, was a nice change.
Toronto’s ball movement that came on late in the first series with Orlando wasn’t as prevalent early in this one.
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