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It helps to have the best player in a series, as the Raptors do with Kawhi Leonard

Nick Nurse was asked about Kawhi Leonard, because of course he was. The Toronto Raptors coach was asked, have you ever seen another player play this level of basketball in the playoffs? Nurse has been on the Raptors staff since 2013. It was a bit of a trick question.

“Umm, in person?” he asked. Yes.

Kawhi Leonard averaged 40 points on 61.9 per cent shooting in the first two games of the Raptorsu2019 second-round series with Philadelphia.
Kawhi Leonard averaged 40 points on 61.9 per cent shooting in the first two games of the Raptors’ second-round series with Philadelphia.

“On our team or anybody?” he asked. Anybody, sure.

“Probably not on our team, no,” Nurse said.