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The Best Game of Kawhi Leonard’s HOF Career Saved Los Angeles
In a must-win Game 6 against Dallas, Kawhi Leonard dropped 45 points on 72% shooting in the best game of his HOF career to save Los Angeles
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The LA Clippers were on the brink of elimination down 3-2 in their series against Dallas, but Kawhi Leonard put together the best game of his career to save his team and force a Game 7. The road team has now won all of the first six games, the first time this has happened in NBA history. The Klaw tied his playoff career-high with 45 points on 72% shooting to keep their postseason hopes alive. Luka Doncic had another great outing with 29 points, but it wasn’t enough to outlast Leonard and the Clips.
THE BEST GAME OF KAWHI LEONARD’S HOF CAREER SAVED LOS ANGELES
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LeBron James and the LA Lakers were just sent home by Phoenix, and the city of Los Angeles is hoping one of their superstar-fueled teams can make a run this postseason. Kawhi’s heroic performance ensured at least one of them is still standing. If the Clippers were to lose, it is very possible that they would’ve shaken things up, given that their current roster wasn’t living up to the expectations and Leonard himself could depart in free agency.
With all of this on the line, Leonard stepped up and dominated the game, especially in the fourth quarter to save their season and potentially many of the players’ place on the squad. Now it all comes down to Game 7 where the Clips will look to be the first home team to win a game during a series that has historically only seen road teams win. But for now, the best game of Kawhi’s future Hall of Fame career saved Los Angeles’ season and what could be a very murky future outlook.
Kawhi throws it down over KP 😤 pic.twitter.com/4vnDI2oVQZ
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 5, 2021
LEONARD STEPBACK 3.. BANG!!!
He’s got 45.
Clippers by 8 with under 2:00 left.#NBAPlayoffs on ESPN pic.twitter.com/tcGEZoae8n
— NBA (@NBA) June 5, 2021
Kawhi came up CLUTCH to force Game 7 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gl8NDo2wUC
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 5, 2021
🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️
KLAW DROPS 45.
LAC forces GAME 7 ⤵️
Sunday, 3:30 PM ET, ABC#NBAPlayoffs #ThatsGame pic.twitter.com/VJMaCqu9cu— NBA (@NBA) June 5, 2021
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