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Sixers’ Ben Simmons is disrupting the Raptors with his defense on Kawhi Leonard in NBA playoffs

Simmons has taken on the bulk of the job of defending Leonard through the Eastern Conference semifinals and, if you were to look at a box score, you might think that Simmons has not done that great a job. That would be the wrong assumption.

Sixers' Ben Simmons is about to knock the ball from Raptors' Kawhi Leonard during the 3rd quarter of Game 3 of the second round of the NBA playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 2, 2019. Sixers beat the Raptors 116-95
Sixers' Ben Simmons is about to knock the ball from Raptors' Kawhi Leonard during the 3rd quarter of Game 3 of the second round of the NBA playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 2, 2019. Sixers beat the Raptors 116-95Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
    by Sarah Todd
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