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Kawhi Leonard Leads Clippers Past Mavericks in Game 7 Win<\/h1>\n
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Following six straight games in which the away team came out on top, the Clippers outlasted the Mavericks in Game 7 on their home floor Sunday, moving on to the second round with a 126-111 win. Like he did in Game 6, star forward Kawhi Leonard spearheaded the Clippers on both ends of the floor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leonard led the team with 28 points on 10-for-15 shooting. He also had 10 rebounds, nine assists, four steals and one block in a showcase two-way performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The game went back-and-forth for the entire first half and was tight until midway through the third quarter. The game was tied at 81 apiece with six minutes left in the period when the Clippers closed the quarter on a 19-4 run to open up a 15-point lead to start the fourth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Los Angeles kept Dallas at arm’s length from there. The Mavericks cut the deficit to seven points with just over two minutes remaining before giving up back-to-back three-pointers by Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Clippers played a sharp game all afternoon, turning the ball over just nine times and shooting 20-for-43 on three-point attempts. Dallas held a 16-8 advantage on the offensive glass to stay in the game, but overall the Clippers’ defense gave the Mavericks fits.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luka Doncic turned in another strong game, scoring 46 points on 17-for-30 shooting with 14 assists and seven rebounds. It was his third 40-point game of the series.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doncic the third player in NBA history with at least 40 points and 10 assists in a Game 7, joining Jerry West and Kevin Johnson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Clippers will face the Jazz in the second round after losing two out of three matchups during the regular season. The Clippers have never advanced past the second round in franchise history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kawhi Leonard<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Kawhi Leonard<\/strong><\/caption>\n
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Leonard with the Toronto Raptors<\/a> in 2019<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No. 2 \u2013 Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Position<\/strong><\/th>\nSmall forward<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
League<\/strong><\/th>\nNBA<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Personal information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Born<\/strong><\/th>\nJune 29, 1991 (age\u00a029)<\/span><\/strong>
\nLos Angeles, California<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/strong><\/th>\nAmerican<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listed height<\/strong><\/th>\n6\u00a0ft 7\u00a0in (2.01\u00a0m)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Listed weight<\/strong><\/th>\n225\u00a0lb (102\u00a0kg)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
High school<\/strong><\/th>\n\n
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College<\/strong><\/th>\nSan Diego State<\/a> (2009\u20132011)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NBA draft<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\n2011<\/a> \/ Round: 1 \/ Pick: 15th overall<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Selected by the Indiana Pacers<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playing career<\/strong><\/th>\n2011\u2013present<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career history<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/a>\u20132018<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018\u20132019<\/a><\/strong><\/th>\nToronto Raptors<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/a>\u2013present<\/strong><\/th>\nLos Angeles Clippers<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career highlights and awards<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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Stats<\/a>\u00a0\"Edit<\/a> at NBA.com<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stats<\/a> at Basketball-Reference.com<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Kawhi Anthony Leonard (\/k<\/span>\u0259<\/span>\u02c8<\/span>w<\/span>a\u026a<\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>, born June 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball<\/a> player for the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> of the National Basketball Association<\/a> (NBA). He played two seasons of college basketball<\/a> for the San Diego State Aztecs<\/a> and was named a consensus second-team All-American<\/a> as a sophomore. Leonard opted to forgo his final two seasons at San Diego State<\/a> to enter the 2011 NBA draft<\/a>. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers<\/a> with the 15th overall pick before being traded to the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> on draft night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the Spurs, Leonard won an NBA championship<\/a> in 2014<\/a>, where he was named the Finals Most Valuable Player<\/a>. After seven seasons with the Spurs, Leonard was traded to the Toronto Raptors<\/a> in 2018. In 2019<\/a>, he led the Raptors to their first NBA championship in franchise history and won his second Finals MVP award (one of only three players to win Finals MVP with multiple teams, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/a> and LeBron James<\/a>). He subsequently moved to his hometown of Los Angeles<\/a> and signed with the Clippers as a free agent in July 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leonard is a five-time All-Star<\/a> with two All-NBA<\/a> First Team selections. Nicknamed the “Claw”, or “Klaw”, for his ball-hawking<\/a> skills, he has earned six All-Defensive Team<\/a> selections and won Defensive Player of the Year<\/a> honors in 2015<\/a> and 2016<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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