Although the championship game Kawhi Leonard Not as dominant as in the previous rounds, averaging 28.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game, Leonard almost dominated the entire playoffs, averaging 30.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.7 steals. Interceptions and 0.7 blocks, 49% field goal percentage and 38% three-point field goal percentage are almost historical data, and also helped him win the second FMVP in his career.
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War Machine Kawhi Leonard’s top 6 playoff moments
Leonard actually won the Finals MVP for the first time with the Spurs in 2014, and established his reputation as a playoff hero. In the 2018-19 season, Leonard once again proved his ability as a goalkeeper in the playoffs, winning the championship and FMVP again, and leading the Toronto Raptors to win Canada's first NBA championship.
Compared with the Spurs' championship, Leonard's playoff journey this season can be called an epic performance. Below we have compiled 15 points, including data and historical achievements, to take a look at Leonard's historic playoff performance.
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2019 Eastern Conference Semifinals Defeat the Sixers
Leonard's "The Four-bouncer" in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers will definitely go down in NBA history. He also became the first person in NBA history to hit a buzzer-beater in Game 7. player with ball.
The third player in history to win FMVP with two different teams
Leonard is the third player in NBA history to win FMVP with two different teams. The first two are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Bucks, Lakers) and LeBron James (Heat, Cavaliers).
For the first time since 2000, a player on a championship team averages more than 30 points per game.
Leonard not only led the Raptors in the championship game, but also carried the Raptors forward for almost the entire playoffs. Let’s just look at the most easily understandable data. Leonard’s average score of 30.5 points per game in the playoffs is the best since Leonard. Since 2000, a player from a championship team has once again averaged more than 30 points per game. The top players are:
- 1993 Michael Jordan averaged 35.1 points per game
- 1992 Michael Jordan averaged 34.5 points per game
- 1995 Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 33 points per game
- 1998 Michael Jordan averaged 32.4 points per game
- 1991 Michael Jordan averaged 31.1 points per game
- 1997 Michael Jordan averaged 31.1 points per game
- 2000 Shaquille O'Neal averaged 30.7 points per game
- 1996 Michael Jordan averaged 30.7 points per game (Jiao is so awesome!!!)
Best championship numbers since 2000
However, the score is not the key to success, but the value of the score is more important. According to the Game Score advanced data invented by John Hollinger (the Game Score proposed by John Hollinger is a data model to evaluate player efficiency, Game Score = points + field goals * 0.4 + offensive rebounds * 0.7 + defensive rebounds * 0.3 + steals Number of interceptions + number of assists * 0.7 + number of hot shots * 0.7 - total number of field goal attempts * 0.7 - number of free throws not scored * 0.4 - number of turnovers - number of fouls * 0.4.), Leonard's 24.2 cumulative Game Score is historically powerful. The only ones who have beaten him are Larry Bird in 1984 and 1986, Jordan from 1991-93, Olajuwon in 1995 and O'Neal in 2000. In other words, Leonard has the best championship data after 2000.
The true shooting percentage in the 2019 playoffs is as high as 62%
Compared with other top scorers in the league, Leonard not only averages high points per game, but also has amazing efficiency. His true shooting percentage in the 2019 playoffs was as high as 62%. In the past, only Adrian Dantley and Bernard King in 1984, and Alexander in 1985. English, Jordan in 1989, O'Neal in 1998, LeBron in 2009, 2017 and 2018 have records of true shooting percentage exceeding 60%. However, among all players, only Leonard won the championship that year.
Dominant Data Win Shares
Another dominance stat displayed by Leonard is Win Shares. The Win Shares of all players on a team add up to the wins in the regular season or playoffs. Leonard's Win Shares in 2019 was 4.9, which is the sixth highest since this data was used in 1984, second only to Tim Duncan in 2003, Dirk Nowitzki in 2006, LeBron in 2012, 2013, and 2018, of which only Duncan and LeBron (2012, 2013) won the championship.
Won FMVP in the first year of joining the new team
NBA history is the onlyKevin Durant in 2017, and this year's Kawhi Leonard won FMVP in the first year after joining the new team.
The highest Win Shares record in the first year of changing teams
After 1984, Leonard's 4.9 Win Shares was the highest record in the first year of a new team. Other player records are as follows:
- 1993 Suns Charles Barkley 4.6 playoff win shares
- 2008 Celtics Kevin Garnett 4.1
- 2011 Heat LeBron James 3.8
- 2001 76ers Dikembe Mutombo 3.8
- 2009 Nuggets Chauncey Billups 3.2
- 2017 Warriors Kevin Durant 3.1
- 2008 Celtics Ray Allen 3.1
Leonard's numbers are among the best.
The only FMVP in history to win a championship with his team in just one season
Leonard has the opportunity to become the only FMVP to win a championship with his team in just one season.
The strongest mercenary who left after one year of fightingKawhi Leonard
Among all players who left after one year, the second-best performance was Tyson Chandler of the Mavericks in 2011 (2.7). The other slightly comparable players are:
- 2008 Celtic James Posey 2.2 win shares
- 2006 Tim Thomas Suns 1.7
- 2005 Heat Damon Jones 1.7
- 1994 Eagles Danny Manning 1.5
- 2002 Celtics Rodney Rogers 1.5
- 2016 Tyrannosaurus Bismack Biyombo 1.5
Judging from the above, it is another data that Leonard dominates the crowd.
No matter what Leonard chooses in the 2019 free market, it cannot be erased that Leonard is a legend in Toronto and the Raptors. He played various classic performances and terrible statistics in the playoffs, proving again and again that he is the current player. The most powerful figure in the playoffs.
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