How the Sixers forced a Game 7 with enormous stakes

PHILADELPHIA -- From the moment Kawhi Leonard touched the ball on Thursday night in the Toronto Raptors' 112-101 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers, he encountered multiple bodies.

This seems like an obvious response to an attacking wing who has assembled one of the most prolific individual runs in NBA postseason history, but for the past two weeks in a series that is now knotted at 3-3, the Sixers have been selective in sending traps and quick help at Leonard. Philadelphia's decision not to throw the kitchen sink at Leonard as a matter of course has been a surprise to Raptors' players and staff, who had gleefully ridden Leonard in this series.

The Raptors were also well-aware that,…