Kawhi Leonard shuts down Giannis Antetokounmpo - 2019 NBA ECF

My observations of Kawhi Leonard's excellent defense on Giannis Antetokounmpo

- Leonard's intimidation seemed to do half the work for him. Giannis just didn't look to attack Leonard in the first place

- Giannis usually looked to pass rather than attack Leonard. I included numerous plays where he quickly gave up the ball to another teammate while making no effort to score

- On or off the ball, Giannis essentially never tried to post up Leonard; he just didn't have the post game to muscle through Leonard in the paint like a traditional big man

- Especially off-ball, Giannis looked clueless and rarely looked to establish any kind of offensive position

- Leonard's length did force Giannis into numerous turnovers and a few blocked shots when Giannis did try to attack

- Although Leonard was defending out of position, Giannis' lack of a post game, his tendency to stand around the perimeter, and Leonard's length made up for any size disadvantage that you would expect from a traditional PF or C

- the Raptors' help defense also did their job in complementing Leonard with traps, doubles, and triples, but it was still Leonard who was the leader of their team defense