On one side was Kevin Durant, the most devastating scorer in the NBA
On the other side was Kawhi Leonard, the most effective one-on-one defender in the league.
The way these two went after each other Thursday night, there should have been a bell ringing after each quarter.
Durant posted a decisive victory in the battle, scoring a season-high 51 points on 58.1-percent shooting, to Leonard’s season-high 37 points on 58.3-percent shooting.
The war was, however, won by Leonard and the Raptors, as they hung a 131-128 overtime loss on the Durant and the Warriors.