Kawhi Leonard’s fading, contested, game-winning shot from the right corner hung on the rim for over 2 seconds, bouncing 4 times before falling through the net. Leonard won the series with that improbable shot, sending the Raptors to the Conference Finals for the first time since 2016 and the 76ers home at the end of the same round they lost in last season.
Leonard’s walk-off will serve as validation, for some, that the Raptors made the right move by pushing their chips into the middle for a run this season, hoping both for a title and to convince Leonard to stay in Toronto.