The Los Angeles Clippers entered the NBA playoffs as underdogs. However, they still managed to win two games against the Denver Nuggets. After the victory, team star Kawhi Leonard praised a teammate confessing that he motivates him.

Kawhi Leonard put a vintage performance together on Monday night as the Los Angeles Clippers evened up their series with the Denver Nuggets, scoring 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and once again looking like one of the more ruthlessly efficient players to put on a uniform.

Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their first round playoff series on Thursday night. The game also marked the first ever NBA playoff game at the Clippers’ all-new Intuit Dome,