It was brilliance, pure and simple brilliance.
There was a magical stretch when Kawhi Leonard decided it was his time to take over a game, and take it over he did in the most dominating fashion all over the court.
Making shots, drawing fouls — rebounding his own missed free throw and getting fouled again, for goodness sake — and throwing down a dunk as memorable as his four-bounce bucket that beat the Philadelphia 76ers, Leonard almost single-handedly lifted the Raptors into the NBA final on Saturday night.
Carving out legendary status on a team he’s been with for one season, Leonard had 27 points and 17 rebounds as Toronto beat the Milwaukee Bucks 100-94 to win the Eastern Conference final in six games.