Toronto Raptors: Top 3 individual performances from the 2019 NBA Playoffs

Raptors ran into all sorts of trouble all throughout the postseason.
Raptors ran into all sorts of trouble all throughout the postseason.

#1 Kawhi Leonard - Eastern Conference Semis, Game 7

Leonard's iconic and fateful dagger bounced four times before falling in.
Leonard's iconic and fateful dagger bounced four times before falling in.

Stat line: 41 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals on 16-39 shooting from the field + buzzer beater game winner

Every team needs an experienced talent like Kawhi to pull out the most memorable moments in the toughest of times. Unfortunately, only one team had him during the Sixers-Raptors series and that made all the difference. No 2 points of his total 41 on that night were more impactful than the ones he scored in the dying seconds of the game.

With the clock ticking, Leonard dribbled to the far corner and threw a high arching shot over Embiid's outstretched hands. History would note it down as shooter's bounce but in all actuality, that game winner was a fitting highlight to what Kawhi meant to this Raptors playoff campaign.

"It was great," Leonard said. "That's something I never experienced before, Game 7, a game-winning shot. It was a blessing to be able to get to that point and make that shot and feel that moment."

He dropped a game-high total of 41 points on a rough shooting night but made sure he got the most important shot of the series. Philly got eliminated via a truly heartbreaking 92-90 win in Game 7 and Leonard had his name written all over it.

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