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Even though they held a one-point lead with just more than a minute left in Game 4, Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors found themselves with their backs against the wall on Sunday in Philadelphia. The Sixers and their raucous home crowd at Wells Fargo Center could almost taste a victory, one that would have given them an enormous 3-1 series advantage over Toronto heading into Game 5. And they would be accomplishing that despite getting a poor scoring effort from Joel Embiid, who was under the weather for the second time during the series. Continue to Article

May 06, 2019 11:03:am EST

While some believe the Giants reached by taking Duke QB Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft, there is reportedly at least one team that was not sure he was good enough to be a quarterback. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, there was one team that wanted to work out Jones as a tight end at the combine because they did not think he was good enough to be an NFL starting quarterback. While it is not uncommon for coaches to suggest moving players to a different position, Jones was never really thought of in this matter publicly before the draft despite some skepticism he was worthy of a first-round pick. Continue to Article

May 06, 2019 10:00:am EST

Jimmy Butler urges Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons to be more aggressive for Sixers vs. Raptors originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com Kawhi Leonard's back has to be killing him with the way he's carrying the Raptors. Through four games in the second-round series with the Sixers, Leonard has averaged 38 points while shooting 62 percent from the field. The only player to average at least 35 points and shoot over 60 percent in a playoff series is some guy named Michael Jordan. Continue to Article

May 06, 2019 9:11:am EST

The NBA playoffs are reaching critical stages and there can be a lot to unpack with a few intense games every night, to help out we will give you the three things you need to know from the last 24 hours in the NBA. Dominant Kawhi Leonard will not let Raptors fold, evens series with Sixers 2-2. We have seen this movie before, the one where the Toronto Raptors look on paper to be the team to beat in the East, but when faced with real adversity — previously in the form of LeBron James, this year in the form of Joel Embiid and Philadelphia — they come apart. Continue to Article

May 06, 2019 8:02:am EST

Kawhi Leonard had 39 points and 14 rebounds and the second-seeded Toronto Raptors defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers 101-96 on Sunday to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at two games apiece. Marc Gasol scored 16 points and Kyle Lowry added 14 points and seven assists for Toronto. Pascal Siakam, who had been doubtful with a sore calf, was in the starting lineup and missed his first seven shots, but he gave the Raptors a lift with nine points and three steals. Continue to Article

May 05, 2019 10:31:pm EST

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