{"id":175818,"date":"2025-04-22T05:55:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/kawhi-leonard-clarifies-stance-on-clippers-laser-focus-as-mouth-watering-series-shifts-to-la\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T05:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:55:36","slug":"kawhi-leonard-clarifies-stance-on-clippers-laser-focus-as-mouth-watering-series-shifts-to-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/kawhi-leonard-clarifies-stance-on-clippers-laser-focus-as-mouth-watering-series-shifts-to-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawhi Leonard clarifies stance on Clippers&#8217; laser focus as mouth-watering series shifts to LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4885928\" data-slug-id=\"2485505\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kawhi Leonard led the LA Clippers in Game 2 of their first-round playoff matchup against the Denver Nuggets to even the series 1-1. Leonard had 39 points on Monday night as the Clippers beat the Nuggets 105-102. &#8220;The Klaw&#8221; negated Nikola Jokic&#8217;s 19th career triple-double as the series shifts to Los Angeles. <\/p>\n<p>In his postgame interview, Lauren Jbara asked Leonard what the key to the Clippers&#8217; huge victory was. The two-time NBA champion pointed to their defense all game long, especially in the final minute of the contest. He even praised the Nuggets for having a tough team. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It came down to stops at the end of the game,&#8221; Leonard said. &#8220;Great basketball team, especially at home, MVP caliber player in Nikola Jokic. Great guys around him, Murray, they&#8217;re all playing great. It&#8217;s a tough, tough fight. That&#8217;s what the playoffs is about.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Watch this space as the story continues to develop. 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