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The Toronto Raptors have a difficult back-to-back: Sunday night against the Lakers in Los Angeles, then lose an hour of flying east and face the Jazz aloft Monday night.
<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Kawhi Leonard will sit at one of these parties, since he has half of every consecutive game that the Raptors have played this season. After missing all but nine games last season with a quadriceps tendon problem, Toronto has been playing with his star for a long time (although they may not have it back next season) and are working to keep him healthy. Leonard told ESPN's Tim Bontemps that he was good with that. "Data-reactid =" 19 ">Kawhi Leonard will be playing one of these games as he has half of every consecutive game that the Raptors have played this season. After missing all but nine games last season with a quadriceps tendon problem, Toronto has been playing with his star for a long time (although they may not have it back next season) and are working to keep him healthy. Leonard told ESPN's Tim Bontemps that he was good with that.
"The plan is for a little while here to not let him play [both halves of] back to back, " [Raptors coach Nick] Nurse said. "I do not think we've decided how long it will last. We go game by game. "
"I just wanted to be healthy," said Leonard, who scored 19 points to complete with 6 rebounds and 5 assists on Friday night to help improve the Toronto record to 8-1 this season. "I feel healthy now, and they just do not want to rush into things. Neither do I. It's a long season, so we're thinking of the long road. "
It's smart. Anyway, Leonard was dealing with last season (doctors on both sides disagreed on whether it was related to the tendon or muscle), overuse was part of it. Toronto, with a healthy Leonard, poses a threat to Boston in the east of the country, and that's where the attention is – and should be.
Leonard blocked his foot at the end of the win over the Suns on Friday night. The nurse and Leonard have downplayed it as not serious, but expect the Raptors to exercise caution and patience. That's the plan.
Nothing will help the Raptors defeat Leonard and keep him as a free agent next summer. This remains a long fight, but the way he and any injuries are dealt with by the organization is part of his final decision. Toronto succeeds this game.
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