DENVER — The Denver Nuggets are on notice.
Vintage Kawhi Leonard is back. And he led the Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-102 Game 2 victory over the Nuggets in Denver on Monday to tie the first-round playoff series at 1-1.
The Clippers surged into the No. 5 seed thanks to an 18-3 finish in the regular sparked by a resurgent Leonard, whose Clippers tenure is so far known more for his injuries than any winning of significance.
Leonard turned it up another notch Monday night in a performance reminiscent of his 2019 playoff run with the Toronto Raptors that ended with an NBA championship and his second Finals MVP trophy.