Kawhi Leonard

Cross-checked NBA, Raptors, and Clippers game coverage, official box scores, Finals and playoff retrospectives, record summaries, contemporary analysis, and recurring fan memory. The Shot is the clear centerpiece; Toronto's title-defining Finals takeover and double-overtime escape, the Clippers' elimination-game rescue, and Leonard's extraordinary Spurs-era duel complete the five. His 2014 Finals breakthrough remains provisional while those Sportsboxd records await box-score verification.

1. #1. Leonard carried Toronto with 41 points and ended Philadelphia's season on the first Game 7 buzzer-beater in NBA history, the four-bounce corner shot that became the defining image of the Raptors' title run. NBA Horry Scale: Leonard eliminates Philadelphia at the buzzer · NBA: Kawhi's miraculous 2019 Game 7 winner
2. #2. Leonard scored 36 points with 12 rebounds, four steals, five threes, and no turnovers, opening the second half with consecutive threes and carrying Toronto to a commanding 3–1 Finals lead at Oracle Arena. NBA: 2019 Finals Game 4 wrap · NBA: Leonard delivers 36 points in the road victory
3. #3. Hobbled but facing a 3–0 conference-finals deficit, Leonard played 52 minutes and supplied 36 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals, and eight second-overtime points to keep Toronto's championship run alive. NBA: Leonard stars in Toronto's Game 3 adjustments · Raptors: Round 3 Game 3 recap
4. #4. With the Clippers facing elimination in Dallas, Leonard tied his playoff career high with 45 points on 18-of-25 shooting and scored eight straight late points to force a decisive Game 7. NBA: Leonard carries the Clippers into Game 7 · NBA: Clippers claw back behind Kawhi's 45
5. #5. Leonard scored a then-playoff-career-high 43 points with six steals and seven threes, including San Antonio's final 16 fourth-quarter points, in an enduring overtime shot-making duel with Mike Conley and Memphis. NBA: Grizzlies and Spurs' 2017 Game 4 overtime thriller

Reviewed through 2026-07-17