Kawhi Leonard was not impressed by Paul George trying to get physical on the post against him during a 123-114 overtime win for the Toronto Raptors.
In this play, Leonard catches George resisting him backing him down, but to no avail, as Leonard spun with ease and nailed the turnaround fadeaway jumper over the late-contesting George.
Look at Kawhi’s smirk when posting up Paul George. 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/oMaS6EqJGD
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) March 21, 2019
Kawhi's look of sheer disgust is just priceless.
This could very well be down to two reasons. One — George makes the mistake of checking Leonard at the hip, giving him plenty of maneuverability to put him in the spin cycle and finish from there — a poor fundamental approach, considering he's being viewed as a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year. Leonard has two of those babies and knows the technical precision it takes.
Two — George built his once-wiry frame into a more solid wing body, but Leonard has proved to be one of the most bruising small forwards in the league, seeking contact and often welcoming getting down and dirty to score a bucket — cue the Kawhi screw-face.
The two two-way wings sort of nullified each other, though, as Leonard had only 22 points on 8-of-19 from the floor while George scored 19 points on 6-of-14 from the field before fouling out 20 seconds before the end of regulation.
Edge to Leonard for staying in the game and aiding the Raptors to a win on the road, also grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out six assists during his 42 minutes on the floor.
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