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Kawhi Leonard was not himself for Game 3 of the Toronto Raptors opening round series against the Orlando Magic on Friday night. He didn't practice in the days leading up to the game due to illness, and carried that with him to the court where he shot just 5-of-19 for 16 points and a playoff career-worst six turnovers. "Listen, that was a gutsy performance by him," Raptors head coach Nick Nurse said after his squad's 98-93 victory to go up 2-1 in the series. Continue to Article

April 21, 2019 7:51:pm EST

Kawhi Leonard famously described the regular season as “82 practices” and the rest of the Toronto Raptors followed his lead. Winning 58 games - more than every team outside of Milwaukee - is nothing to scoff at, but the Raptors only played to their potential in flashes. Leonard sat out a quarter of the season for load management, the team battled injuries and shuffled the deck at the trade deadline, dropped games to bottom-feeders, and stayed on cruise control for the last two months of the season. Continue to Article

April 21, 2019 1:52:pm EST

Kawhi Leonard played through some adversity in the Toronto Raptors' win over the Orlando Magic on Friday. The Raptors star logged 37 minutes despite missing his team's last two practices with an illness, coach Nick Nurse told reporters after Toronto's 98-93 win. Leonard was not at his best but was reasonably productive against Orlando. Continue to Article

April 19, 2019 11:18:pm EST

Here's 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors' 98-93 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 3. One - Makeshift: This was a nip and tuck affair for the Raptors. The Magic (and, quite honestly, the officiating) never allowed the game to have any semblance of flow, and so the Raptors could never assert any semblance of control. Continue to Article

April 19, 2019 10:45:pm EST