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Kawhi Leonard’s 🔥 2019 Playoff Run | Postseason Heroics
A lookback at Kawhi Leonard’s heroic postseason run in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors! Full Game Highlights Playlist:
A lookback at Kawhi Leonard’s heroic postseason run in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors! Full Game Highlights Playlist:
Kawhi Not
May 15, 2020 at 6:57 pm
GOAT
A League Fan
May 15, 2020 at 6:58 pm
Warriors: We’ll 3-peat
Kawhi: Aha aha aha aha
Top Dawg 704
May 15, 2020 at 7:19 pm
The greatest small forward of all-time when he retires . Very clean and efficient offensive game along with being a lockdown defender . A perfect blend of Michael Jordan and Ron Artest .
Abeisgreat1
May 15, 2020 at 8:09 pm
And people want to say currently lebron is better. Like use your eyes.
Saad Malik
May 15, 2020 at 8:09 pm
Greatest raptor ever period screw you all fake raptors fans he went home and did not join lebron aleast and went to clippers!
daniel cacho
May 15, 2020 at 8:12 pm
Defense or Offense It doesn’t matter Kawhi will always be his coach best arsenal.#ILOVEKAWHIfromPhilippines
Niko Gambino
May 15, 2020 at 8:15 pm
Best playoff run ever. Better than 2016 LeBron’s run
Mark Law
May 15, 2020 at 8:24 pm
Kawhi won LeBron lost. Kawhi had 1 game 7. LeBron had 2 game 7s and got swept. No Superstar should ever get swept. LeBron had his wife’s scarf saying he had a broken arm. Kawhi played through his leg injuries and said everyone’s injured. KD got hurt Raptors were only 3 points down. Klay got hurt Raptors were only 5 points down. Kawhi got hurt Golden State were 21 points down with KD,Klay,Steph and supposed elite defender Draymond on the floor.
My point is “What if” shouldn’t be a point of argument because we will never know who shoulda, woulda, coulda won these games. Since 2015 there’s always been either a suspended, hurt or injured player in the finals who is very vital to the team.
Don’t hold that against Kawhi.
Kawhi avg 31 ppg had the
1st in 3s made,
1st in points,
1st in steals,
1st in rebounds,
3rd in Blocks,
2nd in assists on his 2019 run and we all agree on Kawhi being the best defender.
LeBron avg 34 ppg was the
1st in points,
1st in assists,
1st in blocks,
1st in steals
2nd in 3 point shooting
2nd in Rebounds on his playoffs run in 2018.
They both achieved greatness but one won and the other lost by getting swept.
Hokage Itachi Uchiha
May 15, 2020 at 10:01 pm
The problem was is that Lebron played atrocious defense against the Warriors. His defense was so horrible against KD that he was in the 50-40-90 club, and in a lot of plays he let Iggy get a lot of wide open slams, and Curry pop shots in his face. It’s as if he just gave up on trying to beat the Warriors.
If you watched the finals, you could also see that it rubbed off on the Cavs as well. The Cavs stopped playing defense, and they looked like Barbecued Chicken in the paint.
Now compare that to the Raptors. Kawhi is the best defender in the NBA, and you could clearly see how it rubbed off on the rest of the team. For instance, VV, and Lowry didn’t back down from the challenge of sticking with Steph Curry, Kawhi put Draymond in check, and Gasol with Ibaka were elite paint protectors averaging almost 6 blocks a game.
It’s simple, your best player sets the tone for your team. You can’t win a championship and play atrocious defense.
Mark Law
May 15, 2020 at 10:12 pm
@Hokage Itachi Uchiha Very well said. When LeBron retires the media will go right for his throat. All his melt downs in the finals. His complaining, his losses.
This will happen because no one is allowed to criticize his game on live TV because you won’t be invited again or you will have to come back to apologise. The media also promotes him by criticizing other elite players like KD, Steph, Kawhi and co.
The likes of Jaylen Brown, Jason Tatum, Marcus Smart, Lonzo Ball, Dejournte Murray and a few more say they look up to Kawhi but the media doesn’t pick it up because it’s not LeBron.
Giorgos Man
May 15, 2020 at 8:26 pm
I love these midshots
NiceNice Nice
May 15, 2020 at 8:33 pm
“Defended by Simmons, is this the dagger? Ohhhh!!!”
Berke Eraksoy
May 15, 2020 at 8:50 pm
He had a lot of people critisizing his competitive will. He let his game do the talking.
C K
May 15, 2020 at 8:50 pm
The best two-way player in the league
Elonzo Arellano
May 15, 2020 at 8:55 pm
WHAT A MASTERPIECE PLAYER!
KingPluto20
May 15, 2020 at 9:00 pm
The video is missing highlights from Game 1 of the Finals. Good video though
RealNPoetic
May 15, 2020 at 9:28 pm
This run was magical 😭😭
Mark Law
May 15, 2020 at 9:29 pm
Top 20. He’s achieved more than other players could ever dream of in just 8 seasons. He’s only at 20 because he has a lot to offer. Now, he’s got his own team and he will win more rings than KD or LeBron ever did. KD and Bron for their two rings had Wade, Bosh, Allen, Kyrie, Love, Klay, Steph who were all considered elite players in their game while Kawhi had the big three for one of his rings. His second ring none of those guys were shit. Kyle Lowry was considered a chocker while the others had nothing. Ibaka never won anything and Marc Gasol did have a defensive player of the year which people said should have been for Bron which I disagree with. Gasol totally deserved it. Kawhi has 2xDPOTY 2xFMVP 1xAll Star MVP, 1x STL leader. Took Spurs to the best win for their franchise in 2016 to a 40-1 home record and only bested by GSW and Steph unanimous league MVP which was well deserved but Kawhi came in second. In 2017 Kawhi beat every single top team more than they beat him he outplayed LeBron who had beaten him since 2016 until the last LAL vs LAC game. Outplayed KD and was also doing that in the conference finals until Zaza happen. He destroyed Westbrook and Harden. Outplayed PG. He was the best player in the league. Spurs had the best record in the league behind GSW. Kawhi started late in his offensive brilliance but don’t take that away from his greatness yet to come. Don’t disrespect him because he doesn’t talk. He is in the top 20. Him achieving so much in such a little time should tell you he could be even greater not less. Think! Basketball is a team sport. Neither greats won the games by themselves they all needed someone to show up. LeBron had Wade continually showing up in his wins and Kyrie did for his third while KD had Steph and Klay show up. In Kawhi’s case he had a mix of different players showing up none of them were consistent
Now do this list for their number 2 options. I’m very sure in LeBron’s winning rings. He needed help. Kyrie was just 15 to 20 behind LeBron’s point tally. LeBron is a great player but he’s never carried to winning. He’s always carried to losses. For him to win, he always needs his second option to score as much. In 2012 LeBron avg 29 to Wade’s 23 ppg. 2013 LeBron avg 25 to Wade’s 20 ppg. 2016 LeBron avg 30 to Kyrie’s 27 ppg. Basically, when he carries he losses. He also stat pads. He got most of his points in garbage time against the Spurs. He went off in game 4 but only got he’s close to within 15 points. Spurs blew them out in their 4 wins. KD’s had the same especially in 2018 avg 29 to Curry’s 28. Now, you might say he doesn’t matter but when KD tried to carry in 2014 he couldn’t. Now compare that to Kawhi’s 2019 run. Avg 29 to Pascal’s 20. A whole 9 point differential to LeBron’s 6-5-3 to KD’s 9-1. LeBron had the best team to win. Heat were a big 3. GSW were the best team with the best shooters in history. Kawhi had Lowry who registered zero points in game 1 Pascal who in game 7 kept passing up shots and FVV who showed up from Game 4 of Bucks series then didn’t show up in the finals till game 6. Kawhi kept hitting the daggers except in the finals. My point is 2018 LeBron was great but he didn’t win and he also had 2 game 7s with Oladipo who was third choice to Russell Westbrook in OKC and rookies Jaylen and Tatum in Boston and then went on to being swept. He lost game 1 to JR Smith’s error but a superstar like him gave up. That’s cowardice. LeBron had Wade, Bosh, Kyrie, Love and the one of the best 3 point shooters in Korver. KD had Steph, Klay, Draymond. Kawhi had Pascal, Lowry, Gasol, FVV. Kawhi’s playoff run was like a box of chocolates he never knew who was going to help him. Today it was FVV, tomorrow Ibaka, then Pascal. KD’s splash brothers showed up. LeBron’s Kyrie showed up, Wade showed up. Bosh, Love. Not just that, all were All-Stars in their own right and elite players. Kyle Lowry had a 5 time All-Star but he definitely isn’t and wasn’t to those elite players. None of KD’s or LeBron’s have ever been labelled chokers.Kyle Lowry has
Talk about this in 5 years. If the raptors haven’t won anything then you do numbers 2 and 3. He did carry as we could see. Game 7 Ibaka showed up but where was he for the whole series before 7? Kawhi hit a dagger in game 4 of that series too which tied the series. FVV didn’t show up in Game 3 of the Bucks series which was a do or die game. Kawhi played 52 minutes. Everyone showed up in Game 4 and FVV continued in game 5 and 6. Pascal showed up in game 1 of the finals. Game 2 Kawhi showed up and lost to a dagger from Iggy. Game 3 and 4 Kawhi said F that were gonna get two which he balled out in. Game 5 KD couldn’t miss. He left injured. Kawhi scored 10 straight points to close the game but Nick Nurse called a timeout and they lost. No one should bring the if KD played Toronto would have lost. Just 2 years prior Kawhi was 25 points up a healthy GSW. They Zaza’d him. In that game Kawhi was doing it on both ends. KD was on 13 points cos Kawhi was on him while Kawhi was on 26 points. When Klay got injured in game 6 he came back to make his free throws. Kawhi did the exact same when he got Zaza’d. KD and LeBron had a better supporting cast. Kawhi didn’t have the luxury to know which player will show up in the series. KD had that luxury of having the splash brothers and a mid-range guy in Livingston. LeBron had Kyrie, Kevin Love and sharp shooter in Korver. All these supporting cast for KD and LeBron were already made stars in their own right. They were all important before coming together. Pascal was just improving so was FVV. Ibaka was on his last legs. Gasol was basically traded for better pieces and Lowry was considered as a choker although not to the level of DeMar. Kawhi in 2017 was killing every damn team until he got hurt and basically the whole media took the side of the Spurs and Raptors also were fuming when DeMar was traded for him. Kawhi fucking carried and if anyone of you Raptors say he didn’t you will continue to be losers because you’re salty AF. Sure one man can’t do it all. It’s a team sport but every time it mattered only Kawhi showed up with a different player every time. Today Pascal tomorrow FVV next Ibaka next Lowry next Danny Green.
Kawhi also wanted to stay. He’s not a stat padder. He clearly says I just want to win. I don’t care about being the best player I want to be the best team. He went to Masai and asked for Paul George. He’s been asking for PG since he was at San Antonio. Masai looked at him and said nah you play basketball I will work on the trades. He saw Pascal’s progress and felt he should remain on the team. Kawhi has seen how Raptors took care of him but he also knows what it will take to win continuously. Kawhi kept OG cos he knew he was a treasure. Kept Gasol, Green cos they were treasures. He asked for PG and Westbrook for Pascal and Lowry. It’s tough but you’ve got two walking buckets when all else seem to fail. PG in Indiana was bucket Bucket. Raptors hasn’t convincingly beaten any of the best teams in the East except for Philadelphia. How did they lose those games? There was no one to get them buckets by creating their own shot in the clutch.
Hokage Itachi Uchiha
May 15, 2020 at 9:33 pm
Even though Dirk’s 2011 run was better, this is definitely at least top 5.
Elijah Gabrielle Manuel
May 15, 2020 at 9:37 pm
This is what made him the best nba player.
yves toussaint
May 15, 2020 at 9:51 pm
3:15 Harden step back. I’ve seen him take that shot in a few games. I think he is trying to perfect it. If he does 🤯 he will be a walking MVP.
Kawhi Leonard 2020 Finals MVP
May 15, 2020 at 9:56 pm
So many god damn and ones
Dion Afeworki
May 15, 2020 at 10:07 pm
With out kevin durant
Warriors struggle
Kawhi lenorad is Better than curry
Nicolás Guevara
May 15, 2020 at 10:42 pm
This make me so emotional. Come back to Toronto!!!!!
All 4 One TV
May 15, 2020 at 10:45 pm
And yet everybody call him lucky, I mean come on carrying his team to NBA Finals and winning it.
FrancisHD
May 15, 2020 at 10:48 pm
It still pisses me off that Orlando won game 1
Kevi Shaff
May 15, 2020 at 11:29 pm
As much as hurt to see him go as a Raptors fan. What Kawhi provided for not just Raptor fans but Canadian sports fans in general was astonishing. He was nothing short of a beast and people can blab about “Kawhi/Lebron or Kawhi was lucky with his game 7 shot and Warriors injuries” the dude had a run for the ages and made history.
Thank you for a brilliant 11 months with the Raps. You’er always be welcomed back across the border with open arms.
Cris
May 16, 2020 at 9:57 am
The amount of fouls the refs didnt call for this man is crazy, refs in the nba are worse than the NFL & NHL refs by far
LeBron 23
May 16, 2020 at 10:41 am
Where’s the LeBron Version Of This? The 2018 Playoff Run
Van Hastie
May 16, 2020 at 11:24 am
Kawhi traveled on the game winner against the sixers
Aryan Sebastian Pillai
May 16, 2020 at 11:30 am
damn good thing they added a defensive veteran center in Gasol. All their opponents in the East playoffs have a star bigman.
Slick Rick
May 16, 2020 at 12:18 pm
7:02
He just babies Ben Simmons
Yaoo JqK
May 16, 2020 at 12:19 pm
Kawhi got 732 points. The fifth 700+ single playoff in history.
Go ahead！
Vincent Nguyen
May 16, 2020 at 12:38 pm
The energy the crowd brings is gonna be hard to replicate with no fans..
Kishon Moore
May 16, 2020 at 12:47 pm
One of the best players to ever play
Ethan Ward
May 16, 2020 at 1:43 pm
16:47 The Shot
Paolo Bassi
May 16, 2020 at 2:35 pm
Scottie pippen body, Karl Malone strength, mj style, Allen Iverson face
Claudio Canaca
May 16, 2020 at 3:26 pm
Leonard 🔥🔥🔥
MoMoneyLessProblems
May 16, 2020 at 3:33 pm
Kawhi deserves to have his jersey retired in Toronto.
Eddie
May 16, 2020 at 4:59 pm
My Lord that buzzer beater against Philly was just epic
19th World Society
May 16, 2020 at 5:38 pm
People say Kawhi is overrated, but before he got injured he was on his way to becoming this all along. He’s quiet and was in San Antonio a lowkey market now he’s on the Clippers a big market and he’s still not talking just putting in work.
CRC _
May 16, 2020 at 6:36 pm
The reigning champs are chasing it back this year
SirCalz
May 16, 2020 at 7:03 pm
Not smooth, not fancy but god damn was this man effective. Arguably the best post season by a single player
Ryue Jin
May 16, 2020 at 7:19 pm
Didn’t need to join a 73 win team
Beasty Browski
May 16, 2020 at 7:32 pm
He is such a Freak! You can just see it by the way he plays and how he gets hit in almost every possession but he still somehow manages to finish the play and even score! The humble actions after every play also show how much of a professional and a phenomenal person he is! He gets hit, so what carry on, on to the next play! Amazing player!
JCV
May 16, 2020 at 7:32 pm
My Favorite Player Of All Time🖐🏽Klaw
Melanie Balbaquera
May 16, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Oh i see what you did here.
I can definitely watch this.
Michael Franklin
May 16, 2020 at 8:47 pm
This was great to watch. One of the best playoff performances ever!
Sanele Maziya
May 16, 2020 at 8:53 pm
He was abusing Gordon on that first round!!
Maxphyte
May 16, 2020 at 9:35 pm
His performance against the Bucks is a clinic on why the midrange jumper is so important in the playoffs.
Demar Derozan
May 16, 2020 at 9:37 pm
What it do baybeeeee!!!!!
Kahan Patel
May 16, 2020 at 9:50 pm
I know no one can reach the level of MJ but if I could choose one player that reminds me of MJ it’s Kawhi 🤷♂️
Tio Wenno
May 17, 2020 at 12:08 am
Raptor make a good trade for gasol
rafikz77
May 17, 2020 at 12:17 am
Played the whole run through injury but according to the old heads “tHe LeAgUe iS sOfTeR tOdAy”
Dewdale Hinson Latoza
May 17, 2020 at 1:02 am
Hoop! KAWHI LEONARD IS MY FAVORITE IDOL ,BECAUSE HE IS SO VERY HUMBLE 💪🖐
Michael White
May 17, 2020 at 1:38 am
Warriors full strength equals sweep
Edward Billones
May 17, 2020 at 2:15 am
The KLAWTERMINATOR BABY
LOGA Sports
May 17, 2020 at 2:32 am
No matter how Kawhi’s career goes from here on out, he’ll always be a legend for this playoff run.
Dwyane Wade
May 17, 2020 at 3:17 am
What this man did in his first year with the raptors is historical! Bringing their first championship is An amazing accolade and if he wins With the clippers, he’ll be the first player in the history of the game to win a championship with 3 different teams!! He definitely is an all time great.
Joseph Matthews
May 18, 2020 at 6:04 pm
Robert Horry bruh. 2 with rockets. 3 w/ Lakers and 2 w/ Spurs. Most rings in the modern era.
Agree with everything else though.
Dwyane Wade
May 18, 2020 at 6:26 pm
@Joseph Matthews True! But he wasn’t the finals MVP in any of his championships. He definitely contributed But was the never the man. It’s funny but people forget, including myself that horry won 7 rings lol
Joshua Miranda
May 17, 2020 at 7:10 am
Tainted ring if KD played easy 4-2 but if Klay never got hurt they win the series still 🤦🏽♂️🤝
D.J MAMBA
May 17, 2020 at 7:41 pm
They ain’t winning no series even with Klay y’all warriors fans are so pitiful lol enjoy your 3 rings cause that’s it for the foreseeable future
The major
May 17, 2020 at 7:11 am
Great video NBA keep it up
John50 Beach
May 17, 2020 at 8:03 am
I was rooting for Kawhi and Steph all season. Would’ve been happy if either won. But that finals fucking pissed me off. Danny Fucking Green injured Klay’s HAMSTRING game 2 and then ended up causing his ACL tear in game 6. WTF? If they didn’t win this shit playing dirty I’d have been fine with it. Fuck Toronto
Cyrill Jamal Belfort
May 17, 2020 at 9:51 am
Cant believe i just had 4 back to back ad…
Sasuke Uchiha
May 17, 2020 at 11:26 am
This era Michael Jordan 👀
Anjaa Singam
May 17, 2020 at 11:59 am
5:48 the claw
stevieooo
May 17, 2020 at 12:23 pm
whenever Raptors NEEDS a must win, they bring out that red North jersey 🔥🔥🔥
SHANKS
May 18, 2020 at 4:45 am
Game 4 vs Philly. Game 5 vs Bucks and Game 6 vs Warriors.
Jibril Insha Allah
May 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm
Lol I think people forget how dominant kawhi was in 2016-17 in the playoffs before he got injured…27 8 5 2 on 53% 45% 93%
A.A. B.E.
May 19, 2020 at 3:04 pm
That was his mvp season tbh
Jibril Insha Allah
May 19, 2020 at 4:53 pm
@A.A. B.E. yea its debatable..kawhi was the better player on both ends and was way more efficient..but russ’s was more historical
Luke Cold
May 17, 2020 at 2:52 pm
I was so nervous watching this even though I knew what was gonna happen
JJ nasif
May 17, 2020 at 3:02 pm
Greatest raptor of all time
Einav Davidovich Philosoph
May 17, 2020 at 6:30 pm
ME: no way gonna watch the whole video..
ME 34 MIN LATER: crying for not having 2020 clippers playoff =(((((
James Balde
May 17, 2020 at 7:15 pm
Never underestimate Kawhi. Period.
BLACK WILL ALWAYS BE BEAUTIFUL
May 17, 2020 at 8:39 pm
No man dunks with they LEFT hand so easily this neegga…LEGENDARY STATUS
BLACK WILL ALWAYS BE BEAUTIFUL
May 17, 2020 at 8:47 pm
Those LEFT hand dunks man they’re mind boggling 😳
Mic Jam
May 17, 2020 at 8:50 pm
His Raptors season was AMAZING…
Compassionate Living
May 18, 2020 at 12:29 am
6:47 🥵
SHANKS
May 18, 2020 at 3:50 am
Defenders on Kawhi each series
Magic – Gordon/ Isaac
76ers – Ennis/ Butler/ Harris/ Simmons
Bucks – Ilyasova/ Middleton / Giannis
Warriors – Iguodala/ Klay / Draymond
SHANKS
May 18, 2020 at 4:40 am
Board man gets paid 9:02, 25:58, 30:47
SHANKS
May 18, 2020 at 4:42 am
mid jumper smooth 11:44
Austin Cruz
May 18, 2020 at 5:02 am
Kawhi is my favorite player in the league he’s a quiet dude who lets his game do the talking now him and PG13 gonna light up the west and battle LeBron James and Anthony Davis for the western conference championship if the season continues this year battle of LA
Vincent Foronda
May 18, 2020 at 4:36 pm
imagine just almost a half a season leonard play .. turns down the legacy of long seasons of both de rozan and carter
✌(ʘ‿ʘ)✌ 6iX
May 18, 2020 at 5:15 pm
His playoff run was MJ like.
Relaxer
May 18, 2020 at 7:23 pm
As a Clippers fan, seeing this man dominate during the 2019 run was surreal
A k o
May 18, 2020 at 8:20 pm
Raptors Playoff History
2000 LLL
2001 LWLWW WLWLLWL
2002 LLWWL
2007 LWLLWL
2008 LLWLL
2014 LWLWWLL
2015 LLLL
2016 LWWLWLW LWWLWLW LLWWLL
2017 LWLWWW LLLL
2018 WWLLWW LLLL
2019 LWWWW WLLWWLW LLWWWW WLWWLW
Blow' The Whistle
May 18, 2020 at 11:49 pm
It might be just me but when its postseason time he raises his game and turn on Mvp mode throughout a entire playoff to finals.. He cant be guarded..
jordaine Nembhard
May 19, 2020 at 12:09 am
Y’all think kwahi has a better career than KD? He has 2 finals MVP like KD and 2dopy..KD has MVP and 2 finals MVP.. But for 73 win warriors..KD has way more career points though
Tooo Rezzz
May 19, 2020 at 12:28 pm
Yeah, Kawhi is the only one to dethrone Lebron, not even KD could do that.
Divyanish Bharindwal
May 19, 2020 at 5:14 am
One of the top 3 playoffs performance of all time from klaw
Shanell Moonesinghe
May 19, 2020 at 3:05 pm
16:48 for you Sixers fans 😉
Jose Pena
May 19, 2020 at 5:04 pm
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