New-look Toronto Raptors eager to push veteran advantage in the playoffs Globe_Sports
The Toronto Raptors are about to tip off perhaps the most-anticipated post-season run in franchise history. The Raptors rebuilt with a long playoff run in mind, but can't look past the Orlando Magic, who handed Toronto two of their ugliest losses of the regular season.Kawhi Leonard looked puzzled when asked on Friday how he can help the Toronto Raptors get over that hump in the playoffs.
Gasol has six postseasons under his belt, and has been the NBA’s defensive player of the year. Leonard has won that award twice, and been to the NBA finals twice with Green and the Spurs. They were runners-up to the Miami Heat in 2013, before returning the next year to conquer that same team and hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. They’ve been signed to help lead the Raptors there for the first time in team history.
“He can screw up a lot of things,” said Gasol, then launching into a lengthy and technical description of the ways Leonard disrupts playoff opponents. “But it’s a team effort. We’re all going to have to be locked in defensively. That’s something we can rely on, this team. I think everybody’s mindset on this team, defensively, is on the same page. I think it’s one of our biggest strengths for sure.
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