The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers are dueling in a win or go home Game 7 in Toronto, and Raptors star Kawhi Leonard continues to lead his team on both ends. Leonard swiped the ball from Sixers star Joel Embiid in the first quarter of Sunday night's game and coasted to the other end for a jam, using a nice Eurostep to avoid the outstretched arms of Tobias Harris.

With 4:26 left to play in the second quarter, Leonard had scored 13 of his team's 33 points, which is hardly surprising considering he had been averaging nearly a third of his team's points through the first six games of the series.

The demand the Raptors place on Leonard on the offensive end has slightly taken away from his overall defensive impact, but he is still one of the best defenders in the game.

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Embiid, meanwhile, continues to struggle on the offensive side of the ball. In 19 minutes of run, Embiid had already committed three turnovers and was just 2 of 9 from the field.

Although he has admittedly been struggling with illness throughout the series, Embiid's carelessness with the ball has been fairly inexcusable. He also committed eight turnovers in Philly's Game 5 loss in Toronto.

Both Leonard and Embiid are almost unquestionably the most important players on their respective teams, and have been all series. Embiid can keep the Sixers in any game because of his defensive presence, while Leonard's offensive arsenal has been on full display.

The two teams are sure to battle to a furious finish in what has been a back-and-forth series.