The load Leonard’s carried this postseason is considerable. You know he’s not feeling great physically. You know he’s tired, run down. But he just keeps taking the floor and raising the bar. (ArdenZwelling)
Thursday, 105-99. “It’s amazing what he’s doing. We follow behind him. Everything he’s doing from on the floor to off the floor. His leadership. His voice has been amazing for us. It really helped us stay focused on the task at hand.”
Feeling discouraged after George Hill sneaks behind the defence for an uncontested lay-up at the rim, pushing Milwaukee’s lead back up to double-digits? Just jog up the floor, give Leonard space to drive and draw help defenders, and be ready when he kicks it out, as Powell was for a big three. “At timeouts, he’s walking back to the bench saying, ‘Play through the adversity, weather the storm,’” Powell said. “Guys were really locked in and not getting out of themselves because of him.”
In nearly 11 second-quarter minutes, the Bucks endeavoured to take Leonard’s offence away, throwing double-team combinations of Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Brook Lopez at him, collapsing his space. So, Leonard started passing, dishing out three assists in the quarter — remember, playmaking for others is supposed to be his weakness — while Toronto’s defence stiffened at the opposite end. That the Raptors got into halftime down only three was a victory in and of itself.
Leonard ended up with 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter alone — only nine fewer than Milwaukee scored collectively. He played all 12 minutes and had an absurd usage rate of 44.2 per cent in the period. He was everywhere.
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