The fear that Leonard would depart after only one season materialised when he signed for the Los Angeles Clippers. Nonetheless, the Raptors managed to win 53 games in a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic to secure the second seed. Their winning percentage (73.6 per cent) was the best in franchise history, and the season also saw the elevation of Pascal Siakam to an All-NBA Player and Nurse being named as Coach of the Year. In the playoffs—which began later than usual in August, at the "Bubble" in Bay Lake, Florida near Orlando—the Raptors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 4–0 in the first round. They went down 0–2 against the Boston Celtics in the next round, before OG Anunoby scored a buzzer-beater to win Toronto the third game. The series eventually went to seven games, with Boston prevailing. Pascal Siakam made his first All-NBA Second Team as well as being a All-Star Starter in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game