Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard proves to be a dominant force against 76ers, but playoffs bring uncertainty Globe_Sports
The Toronto Raptors will play the Philadelphia 76ers in the first game of the second round of the NBA playoffs on Saturday, April 27, 2019.Kawhi Leonard has never lost a game to the Philadelphia 76ers in his eight-year NBA career, including three great performances against them this season.
The Raps won those three games by an average of 13.3 points and Simmons was a shadow of what he’d been in the one game Leonard missed – a 26-point, 12-rebound, eight-assist night for the Sixers’ point guard in a midseason Philly victory. Simmons totalled 24 turnovers in the three games Leonard played and just one in the game Leonard sat.
Leonard’s play at both ends of the floor in the playoffs had a key role in the Raps efficiently dispatching the Orlando Magic 4-1. Leonard’s big plays have been when he slices through a pair of defenders for a dunk or eludes with a spin move for a lay-in. The three-time all-star exerts extreme pressure on opponents to limit their shots or just bullishly reaches one of his large hands in to steal, deflect, or block it.
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