Kawhi Leonard Had a LEGENDARY Run In The 2019 Playoffs 😲🖐🏾 | COMPLETE Highlights | FreeDawkins
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Crazy to think that Kawhi pulled up to Toronto, put the team on his back like he's MJ, got them a ring in his first and only season, then disappeared to LA like nothing just happened. Wild
this run felt like he was the modern day jordan. how he attacked the midrange on offense and guarded great player after great player, series after series. what a run. he’s a toronto legend
It puzzles me that others still refuse to see this. Healthy Kawhi is not MJ, but certainly Jordan-esque. His game is a sight to behold when he’s rolling
Style of play, yes. This is MJ 2.0 & the closest we’ve seen of MJ. No disrespect to Kobe. But Kobe was never this efficient on offense or dominant on defense. Kawhi is the Tim Duncan of wings fundamentally speaking & leadership/personality style
With his sheer size , speed , and athleticism, and that line drive laser guided mid range shot , he's very tough to stop , especially with the way he's improve his ball handling and foot work so much from when he first came in the league , initially as a undersized PF. Its crazy , 15th pick , and immediately traded to Spurs for freakin George Hill lol.....If Indiana only knew right? They would've had PG and Kawhi as a tandem about 10 years earlier 😆 At that time , probably would have won a title too!
I think possibly the one thing that's held Kawhi back from being held in much higher esteem among the top echelon of players ALL TIME , is how much time he misses due to injury almost every year.
I think people are programmed to believe if he was actually THAT GOOD , why isn't he coming out on top dominating the playoffs EVERY year?
With some of the very top stars , I sometimes wonder if the reason they don't have greater careers is because maybe their "love for the game" is lacking or non existent?
I'm a sixers fan , but I think possibly the one thing that's held back Embiid , is he's a little lazy , isn't a leader , lacking mental toughness , and possibly doesn't have that "alpha" type killer mentality that he's willing to do whatever it takes to win a championship......I think with his size and abilities, Philly would be holding multiple championships if he were doing absolutely everything he could year in year out.
I'm not sure if that's Kawhi issue , he seems to be a lot more mentally tough than Embiid , but the way the Spurs divorce happened makes me wonder. Also , if you won a championship in TOR , why not run it back? Seems living situation was more important to him than another potential championship.
@hennessyblack2121 I never thought Kobe was like MJ outside of similar physical traits. I think in a very sick , obsessive way Kobe tried to emulate EVERYTHING MJ did right down to how he walked , talked , and chew gum.....But Kobe was never nearly as efficient, nor the defender or passer MJ was. I'd take a healthy kawhi 10 times outta 10 over a healthy Kobe.
Kobe was very selfish player , arrogant , and inefficient, he was a top player , but I think the only reason mj comparisons were made , was because Kobe did everything in his power to emulate the man.
I just don't think a MAN who has a strong enough character, and leadership within himself, would EVER try to be anyone but uniquely himself....That always made me look at Kobe as kinda more of a follower or faker , but definitely one of the best of those , if that can even be taken as a compliment lol
This is a Top 5 playoff run of all time. All the big games and clutch baskets he had to make for Toronto to win the chip was incredible.
lol no
facts
@@jacquesl9972not even a raptors fan but yes tf it was. dis how i know u ain watch it
Hell nahhh 😂😂😂
@@shivumagarwal you ain’t know basketball kid lol watch more nba boy
this is one of my favorite playoff runs of all time, Kawhi’s mid range game is absolutely lethal
Kawhi will always be a legend for this run. You have to love him 🍿
People talk about Kawhi beating an injured Warriors team, but not how he beat Philly with Butler, Embiid, Simmons (when he was an all star) and Bucks with MVP Giannis.
Fax
KD aint do SHIET!
Embiid lost us that series by completely disappearing
Kawhi literally beat the sixers while Siakam, Marc Gasol, Ibaka, Green and FVV all fell in deep struggles.
Siakam was the same as he was all playoffs, incredibly inconsistent but a few really good games. Ibaka was very splid from memory. And theres just no way you can be complaining about marc gasol after his defense on embiid.
we must’ve not been watching the same series
Ibaka and Lowry were good in Sixers series be honest, rest were shit I agree
@@calm123lowery was not good. He couldn’t make a shot to save his life this series.
Kawhi beat them because he cheated by traveling
Bro his midrange game this playoff run was so elite and the defense was top tier hope he can get another one, one day ‼️‼️‼️
He seems to like 2s... the number 2 on his jersey, 2-time champion, 2-time finals MVP and 2-time DPOY
Imagine crazy game 7 buzzer beater against Embiid, Butler, Simmons and then beating MVP Giannis and Gsw at finals. Crazy.
He is bringing it home this season mark my words
Kawhi still owns curry till this day 😂
crazy good attacking the paint, three pointers everywhere, fadeways, rebounds, blocks etc dude was basketball itself on this run
The greatest ring of all time and the best basketball player in the NBA since 2017.
Um no. Jokic dominated him the following year lol
@@jacquesl9972bro stop replying to everyone you're a GSW fan desperate for attention 💀 just enjoy the fact that your team has 4 rings and move on
I go back to this run every once in a while.
2014🏆2019🏆so Kawhi 2024?
👀👀👀
Definitely possible clippers are in a good run right now looking scary
I wish Nick Nurse didnt call that timeout in Game 5.
Raptors would have won in 5 and no one will be talking about injuries
one of the craziest playoff run and performances ive seen
Kawhi legend when play off off run i hope he get healthy 🙏
Aside from peak MJ this might be the greatest championship run of all time. I think the only other one I’d put above is Hakeem in 95 leading a 6 seed to the chip. But I was only 3 when that happened lol. Kawhi has the greatest run I’ve actually gotten to watch.
What about Lebron in 2016?? Kobe in 2009 or 2010? Dirk in 2011?
Ranking the top 10 title runs by NBA players
1. Hakeem Olajuwon (1995)
2. Hakeem Olajuwon (1994)
3. Dirk Nowitzki (2011)
4. Shaquille O'Neal (2000)
5. Kawhi Leonard (2019)
6. Nikola Jokić (2023)
7. Michael Jordan (1991)
8. LeBron James (2012)
9. Michael Jordan (1993)
10. Tim Duncan (2003)
Kobe (2009), LeBron (2016), DWade (2006), and Jordan (1992, 1996-98) are all HMs. LeBron would be number 1 or two if it I were just ranking finals, BUT his Eastern Conference run was pretty weak in both competition he was facing, and his own production.
@timmytheinventor4746 one of the worst analysis I've ever seen
@@timmytheinventor4746 your list was solid before seeing the last sentence that you wrote... It's true that his eastern competition wasn't soo tough, but the way he played in the finals was something special, easily top 3 finals performances of all time.
@@timmytheinventor4746 and Jokic's play off performance was better than Kawhi's. He beat that great Minnesota team with Rudy on defense and Ant Man and KAT on offense. In 2nd round he defeated Phoenix with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker and that Phoenix team was without a doubt better than that Phily team in 2019. In conference finals he defeated Lebron and AD who was easily the best defender in that play off in just 4 games, I wouldn't argue if Lakers were better than Milwaukee or not, but Lakers were really good team in that play off. Than in finals he beat Miami Heat in 5 games. Overall stats also show that Jokic was better player than Kawhi in 2019 so I think he deserves to be over Kawhi, altough I love Kawhi too.
Game 5 against the warriors should’ve been the last game but Nurse had to call a timeout when Kawhi was hot hitting 10pts in a row. That just killed the momentum
Best championship run of all time
i’m a kawhi fan but nah 2011 mavs had the best run. beat okc big 3, swept kobe & beat miami big 3
Messi in 2011 was God level
@@DiscGolfLeagueMVPmessi fans are a on a different level of dickriding
Cavs 1-3 comeback
Notable games for me would be Game 2 against Orlando, Games 2, 4 and 7 against Philly, Games 3,5 and 6 against Milwaukee. Games 3,4, and 5 against GSW. What a performance!
I watched every single game live with my Dad .. Kawhi became my favorite player in the league
He was killin with that middy mann.
It’s water
These the games people try to discredit because he didn’t beat the most stacked team in history. Bro was on one from the second he stepped into the playoffs. Mj, bron, shaq, and kd are the only scorers better than him idc. He scores way more easily than people give him credit for. 3rd most points in a playoff run 50% from the field 38% from 3 and just crazy timely buckets all the way thru games. And his scoring has gotten even crazier. Injuries and doc rivers really ruined his chance to be top 10 all time.
Doesn’t need to be top 10 he’s top 5 at his postion if he wins another he moves into the same criteria as every great player only thing is he’ll be the only one with 3 finals mvp from 3 separate teams and 2dpoy and he’ll be celebrated for bringing two franchises their first ring
your states wrong sir but i do have this run for my top 5 42 percent on fg and 37 or 36 percent on 3 u welcome
@@aaronarmbrister8825wtf those are not his stats for this playoffs run
He is one fire in the playoffs
That's Kawhilights...🖐️🏀💪mvp
Such a legend. If only he won championship with Vince Carter and even DeRozan
Damn,he was fast and sharp
This Kawhi run in the east is better than Lebron 10 straight run....Lebron didn't beat anybody thats good beside the old celtics in 2013... Khawi beat the sixers was just amazing
Love this new series as well Dawk keep going bro you the 🐐
He's done every insane run in the last 15 years besides 2008,2010, and 2014! He's on the grind
Coming from a sixers fan kawhi had the same bag as mj
Still amazed by kawhi's show now!!!
Woa ai suggested me here and I know Kawahi's been better these days looking like his old form, but boy, I miss this version of young Kawahi~! His footwork seems light and tight
His mid range stroke is A 1
Bro honestly how did Kawhi do it?!?! This squad was decent, but wasn’t that great. How tf they win the chip against Bucks GSW, Philly. Like bruh Kawhi is him, this 2019 run is respected but still underrated. That 2019 Toronto run was one of the greatest all time
I agree in the 2010s finals there was a few great performances None like Kawhi
I mean that raptors team were 17-5 without kawhi in the regular season... and won 53 games the next season without kawhi
“Wasn’t that great”. This is the second best defensive team in this century after the 2004 pistons.
This mental and this clutch attitude that what Embiid need to succès in the playoffs ❤😊
Looks like MJ out there.
true definition of an alround player; living legend !
It’s weird cuz people keep saying if Derozen was there instead of Kawhi they still would’ve won. Stop it. The Kawhi disrespect has to stop. We talking about a top 75 player all time. Derozen is not in the same tier
Top 3 SF All-Time 🤷♂️
Legendary run, it was like MJ out there. The dominance was unreal.
I love these throwback videos
The greatest what if in raptors history? What if kawhi stayed... back to back?
Easily
Nah the bucks series was crazy, their team defense on Giannis was elite
Kawhi had it going like this in 2017 too until that warrior stepped under his shoe on the way down
Someone resend this to kawhi so he’ll be reminded how great he is!! Playoff Kawhi lock in!
Wow what a euphoric run that was for the 6 thnx KL2🦁
this was great. do one for '09 kobe please if u can.
If my kid every plays basketball, im showing hom Kawhi highlights, especially this season,one of the best seasons and playoffs for a players ever
wait Kawhi Leonard is an all time great just for this series alone I mean not to mention he already has another ring with the spurs.... This dude was insane in this series. WOW!
What a special year bro
Should have stayed at Toronto.
so true
bro went to the eastern conference for one year and pooped on all of em round after round lol 14:34 26:50
Raptors got lucky because KD got injured.
6:53 😳🤯
Crazy
That look at 30:17
Kawhi ❤❤❤
Кавай просто имба!!! Стабильно в каждом матче тащил. Что в защите,что в нападении!!!❤
Kawhi Leonard last run of a championship
The greatest player in the NBA today! 🧐🥹💯🔥
Best side quest ever.
I come back here to see prime Kawhi and healthy one. the 4 seasons playoffs miss with injuries 2021,2022,2023,2024.. I just wanna see klaw takeover the league like he did
Kobe vibes !♨️
And then unfortunate injuries and then he's been forgotten and disrespected but NOW he's back he just needs help Harden and PG13
Like Lebrons 2016 playoff run this is one of my favorite championship run. It was exciting to watch.
lebron had zero comp in the east, and he had one of the most skilled PGs next to him, plus the worst officiating ever in the finals.
@spankstar he had no comp in the east just say you don't like Bron bruh
@@k.a.o.s6924he had no comp in the east wtf is wrong with ya baby Celtics really??? The raptors who everyone knew was overrated the hawks who had no real star lol the bucks with a twig Gianni’s? The magic with no Dwight the bobcats the hornets the wizards? Who was a real threat besides an old Boston? Ole bron bron left the east right when everyone started improving. Recruited ad and then bragged about conquering the west during a injury riddled year and bubble season. And has yet to see the finals since plZ stop acting like dude had comp your watching his comp right now and he ran from it to get athony Davis who just helped his ass win a weak ass in season tournament
Should have been done in 5 games. That timeout killed it.
That Philly team was stacked..
If I ever see this guy in toronto I’m paying for him. Idc how rich he is
Kawhi is playing like MJ this run
Kawhi is a bad man 😤😈
after this performance by kawhi, ben developed ptsd.
22:46 Leonard disappeared 🤣🤣
The good old days
He's making his basketball easy.
playoff jimmy, playoff bron, Playoff kobe etc. nah, Give me game 1 orlando magic playoff 🤣
Kawhi Jordan 🔥
2nd favorite player of all time, behind my boii Dirk
Fucking legend
hahaha.. what now spurs?! lol still satisfying to watch this
dominator
Real sexy man.
The real MVP of Toronto raptors.
San Antonio Spurs.
Los Angeles Clippers.
The klaw
This Kawhi and tim duncan would’ve been very interesting to watch
Down 20 in east final won 4 straight
That was the time when Kawhi Leonard became the best basketball player in the world
Became kobe for a season
Raptors beat a Warriors team missing 2 star players. Asterisk championship.
They were only missing KD. Thompson missed about 5 quarters the entire series lmao. So they still beat a dynasty in the end
@@TruthLC delusional ... Asterisk championship
@@fourthquartersportscards6044 You must be describing yourself, and there is no recent championship that you can definitively label as asterisk
@@fourthquartersportscards6044 2021 Bucks went through a Brooklyn Nets team without Harden and Kyrie, asterisk championship too? lmao..injuries are apart of basically every champions run, fact is Raptors went through Embiid, Butler, Simmons etc then the 60 MVP Giannis, Raps best team in 2019 buddy, time to accept it 🤣
@@fourthquartersportscards6044 warrios beat the Spurs without Kawhi in 2017 and Rockets without CP3 in 2018... Asterisk championships!
2014 2019 2024 champion😂
What did ya’ll expect? Lol 😂
I forgot they were down 2-0 against the bucks lol 😮
Yes and then kawhi decide to defend gianis to lock down😂 4-0
KAWHI,Fred vanvleet,siakam,Lowry,Norman powel,green and gasol ❤❤❤the heart of a champion but KAWHI,vanvleet ,Lowry,siakam BIG 4!
No Ibaka?
Embiid SOLD
Kawhi get injured in spurs and have great revenge in gsw vs toronto
17:36-17:45
没有夸张的运球技巧，没有潇洒的投篮资式，也没有节奏感的征服！只有行胜于言，尽管拿到了钱且常常远离比赛，但还是淡化不了我的喜欢，姚明离开NBA，最初我欣赏林疯狂，但疯狂无法长久！只有小卡能让我恒久追随，这项运动有皇帝詹姆斯，但我还是选择欣赏小卡！
kawow
Fraud ring 😂😂😂
Like the warriors in 2015 2017 2018 2022 off injuries and OP superteam 😂
@@nolimitkaos1890 all of them are better than that shithole craptors ring
@@nolimitkaos1890 all of those are infinitely more valuable than that shithole 19 ring ☺️
And toronto says it's not because of Kawhi that they have a championship and that it was because of Vanvleet. Dumb fans.
Only won cause KD and Klay were injured
Oh well
Your Azz is burning
Yeah and that Warriors team wasn't fair in 2019. And btw... He was also hurt in 2017, but nobody is talking about that...
@@hristijandimitrovski8664 wym people always bring that up 😂 , he also got hurt in game 1 people act like he already was up 3-1 on GS or something , even if he wasnt hurt i dont see a world where they beat GS in 2017 , 1 half of basketball does not determine the outcome of a series , i could see a 6 game series at most
@@moneyman4740 nobody knows what would happened. Steph Curry was Warriors's best player in that conference finals and I'm sure that Kawhi would be definitely better than him in that series so... I'm not gonna say Warriors would lose, but San Antonio were really good team with Kawhi on the floor. And btw... Kawhi was injured in 2021, 2022, 2023 etc... Nobody knows what would be the scenario right now if Kawhi was never injured. So it is what it is. Kawhi deserved that title in 2019 more than anyone else. From the first round to the finals he was ALWAYS, I mean ALWAYS the best player on the floor. Yeah, healthy Warriors would probably win against that Toronto team, BUT THEY WOULD WIN OVER ANYBODY. They would ein over Miami Heat in early 2010s, they would win against San Antonio in 2014 probably, maybe even they would beat Chicago at their best. Healthy Warriors team from 2017 to 2019 was the most unfair team ever.
Since then he has been trashed...
So luka who was beaten by him two times, must be an ultimate trash
41, 34, and 31 in the last 3 games…
This guy clicks on Kawhi highlight videos just to call him trash 😂couldn't imagine being that miserable of a person
@dev either you been living under a rock orrr
@@atticwaves Adding to your comment, he's averaged 35.3/5/4.3 off 62 FG% over those 3 games. If that's trash, then so is 99% of the league 🤣
The man did one thing that whole postseason………DELIVER 🍽️🥡