Toronto Raptors: Top 10 moments of the 2018-19 NBA season

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2. The time Kawhi made the clock freeze

It isn’t easy being traded to a team that you didn’t even like, only to arrive there and become the best player in franchise history after one season. To everyone doubting that statement, please refer to the highlight below.

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During Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Kawhi scored 41 points against the Philadelphia 76ers, who had a legitimate chance at eliminating the eventual NBA champions.

We can safely erase every single of those 39 points Kawhi scored prior to this basket and enjoy the magnificence of the only game-winning buzzer-beater in a Game 7 in NBA history.

Kawhi simply shoots over two elite defenders and the ball bounces off the rim a couple of times before finally dropping in, causing a chaotic reaction from the Toronto crowd. Teammates and coaches quickly rushed to congratulate Kawhi, and the basketball world knelt before him in one of the craziest finishes to a playoff series ever.