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.

The Los Angeles Clippers saw Kawhi Leonard pass Paul George on the franchise's all time scoring list during Game 4 on Saturday night.

The Los Angeles Clippers are proving to be real contenders in the Western Conference. On Thursday night, Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers walloped the Denver Nuggets 117-83 to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference quarterfinal playoff series.

While nobody shifted into full takeover mode like Kawhi Leonard did in Game 2, the victors used a balanced attack to put the game away. James Harden (20 points, nine assists and six rebounds), Leonard (21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists), Norman Powell (20 points) and Ivica Zubac (19 points and nine rebounds) led the way.

Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 117-83 victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets to take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.