Apr 13, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) brings the ball up court against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images Robert Edwards-Imagn Images

Kawhi Leonard's Honest Statement After Clippers-Warriors

Originally posted on Los Angeles Clippers on SI
By Logan Struck | Last updated Apr 13, 2025 7:46 PM ET

In the last game of the 2024-25 regular season, the LA Clippers and Golden State Warriors went into an overtime thriller. Of course, it was just a regular-season matchup, but it had all the makings of a playoff game.

The Clippers ultimately took down the Warriors in Golden State 124-119 to clinch the final guaranteed playoff spot, effectively sending the Warriors to the play-in tournament.

In the win, the Clippers were led by their star duo of James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, combining for 72 points on 26-43 shooting from the field and 9-16 from three-point range.

CLIPPERS-WARRIORS WHAT AN ENDING TO THE NBA REGULAR SEASON

Harden: 38 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB
Kawhi: 33 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Curry: 36 PTS, 6 3PM, 6 AST
Butler: 30 PTS, 9 AST

Clippers win to clinch the 5th seed, Warriors headed to the play-in with the 7th seed pic.twitter.com/C1B2qKhl70
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 13, 2025

After the game, Leonard talked about the relief of securing a playoff spot and how it feels to be back in the postseason.

“I’m happy that we’re in it. The last three weeks it feels like we’ve been in a playoff mindset or environment. We had to really win every game to get to this point. I don’t know what our record was, but I think we lost two games in the last three weeks, or something like that. I’m happy and proud we were able to fight and get in the playoffs without the play-in.”

This article first appeared on Los Angeles Clippers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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