The Toronto Raptors had seen this movie before. Kawhi Leonard decided to provide an alternate ending.
With four seconds left in the game and the scored tied, the ball was in Leonard’s hands as he hit the buzzer beater to send Toronto to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 92-90 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
When the ball hit the rim, you could hear a pin drop as it took a couple of bounces before it finally dropped sending the crowd at Scotiabank Arena into a frenzy.
W @Raptors #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/CaIEEY1FNx
— Jason Schwabe (@Schwabey) May 13, 2019
Kawhi with the 2K Bounce
— NBA 2K19 (@NBA2K) May 13, 2019
Kawhi called series #NBAPlayoffs #RTZ pic.twitter.com/FhZWnSSMIb
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 13, 2019
— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 13, 2019
WoW! you got the juice now!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) May 13, 2019
King in the North.pic.twitter.com/wMoFtT4tXw
— Baller Street (@BallerSt_) May 13, 2019
Despite missing some open shots, Leonard took over the game while making some history in Game 7 in the process.
Players in #NBAPlayoffs history with 41 Points, 8 Rebounds & 3 Steals in a Game 7
LeBron James: 2018 Eastern Conference Round 1#WeTheNorth Kawhi Leonard: Tonight
End of list
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) May 13, 2019
It appears Drake was willing to pull out all the stops to ensure the Raptors came away with the win. With the “Drake Curse” hurting the Raptors in the past, the 6 God decided to stay away from the game but watched closely wearing some Sixers gear.
Confirmed from the man himself. The Drake curse is real.
( via Drake's IG Story) #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/9XQXNn86rV
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 13, 2019
IT WORKED! #WeTheNorth | #SeixeiroCurse pic.twitter.com/9w5bwcsNFz
— Tim and Sid (@timandsid) May 13, 2019