NBA Announces Historic Kawhi Leonard News

Kawhi Leonard and the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers are tied 1-1 in their first-round playoff series with the No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets.

After splitting the first two games in Denver, the Clippers are heading home for the first-ever playoff game at Los Angeles' Inuit Dome on Thursday night.

The Clippers notched a closely-contested 105-102 win over the Nuggets in Game 2, in large part due to a masterful postseason performance from Leonard.

Leonard finished the game with 39 points, shooting 15-19 from the field (78.9%).

The six-time NBA All-Star is now the fourth player in NBA history to score 35+ points on at least 75% shooting from the field, joining Dirk Nowitzki, Devin Booker and Shaquille O'Neal.

"Game 2 vs. DEN (39 PTS, 78.9 FG%) marked the second time in the Klaw’s career he’s scored 35+ points on 75% shooting or better in the postseason! He joins: Dirk Nowitzki (3 times) Devin Booker (2 times) Shaquille O'Neal (2 times)," the NBA wrote in an announcement on X.