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On June 13, 2019, in what was probably best individual postseason run, Kawhi Leonard led Toronto Raptors to ir first championship in NBA history. Leonard sat out 22 regular-season games with Raptors, coming back to play playoffs, win Raptors ir championship and win NBA Finals MVP. Raptors defeated Golden State Warriors, who h won last two NBA titles, to bag championship. Though Leonard signed with LA Clippers months later, Toronto welcomed him back with open arms.

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Raptors me history last year as y took down Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of 2019 NBA Finals. Leonard scored 22 points for Raptors, while Pascal Siakam and Kyle Lowry scored 26 points each. Steph Curry mand to score 22 points for Warriors but was unable to pull his team through after missing a clutch three with eight seconds left on clock. Warriors n called an excessive timeout, giving Raptors two free throws to seal ir victory. In a postgame interview, Leonard mitted that he came to Toronto to make history, which he is gl he was able to do. 

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Counting playoffs, Kawhi Leonard played only 84 games with Raptors. Masai Ujiri, Raptor's president, tred ir beloved star DeMar DeRozan to Spurs for Kawhi Leonard with only one year left on his contract. Ujiri's gamble paid off, even though Leonard left for Clippers as soon as championship was won. With Clippers, Leonard was averaging at 26.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5 assists before NBA 2019-20 season was suspended on March 11. As coronavirus continues to be a threat, NBA season might t return before June 2020.

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