The Los Angeles Clippers entered the NBA playoffs as underdogs. However, they still managed to win two games against the Denver Nuggets. After the victory, team star Kawhi Leonard praised a teammate confessing that he motivates him.

Kawhi Leonard put a vintage performance together on Monday night as the Los Angeles Clippers evened up their series with the Denver Nuggets, scoring 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and once again looking like one of the more ruthlessly efficient players to put on a uniform.

Facing the potential of falling down a 2-0 series hole in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets, Kawhi Leonard put on his cape and carried the Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-102 victory in Mile High City Monday night.