What the Raptors can learn from Kawhi Leonard's last playoff bout with the Warriors

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Game 1 of the 2017 Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors is one of the most fascinating what-ifs in NBA history. The degree to which the game twisted along with Kawhi Leonard's left ankle under a Zaza Pachulia close-out is so significant that it demands a rewatch two years later, now that Kawhi gets a rare shot at basketball redemption with the Toronto Raptors. The first thing that you are reminded of when watching it again is that a limping Leonard actually took — and made — the post-Pachulia foul shots that gave the Spurs a 78-55 lead four minutes into the third quarter.

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