Nick Nurse had suggested Monday morning that Kawhi Leonard needed to go out and destroy some opponent, get himself riled up and simply take over a game.
Leonard moved a step closer to meeting that request Monday night, banking in the game-winning basket with 4.2 seconds left in a dramatic 127-125 win over the Brooklyn Nets at the Scotiabank Arena.
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The Nets, one of the top five three-point shooting teams in the league, went 20-for-41 from beyond the arc and a D’Angelo Russell three with 50.