Parting with Paul certainly hasn’t led to improvement on the court for the Clippers. They were 5-16 when he was sent home and are now 6-19. Leonard has played fairly well this season, averaging 25.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game, but he hasn’t been able to lift this team.

According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Kawhi Leonard has remained in “close touch” with Chris Paul since the team sent him home.

Tyronn Lue, on what he’s seen turn things around: “Now with the minutes restriction [for Kawhi Leonard] off, being able to play 38 to 40 minutes every night, that really gives us a real chance every single night offensively. And then defensively, we know what he can do as well.” pic.twitter.com/PWdKXVZrvk

With home-court advantage in the first round, the Denver Nuggets squeezed out the overtime win in Game 1 over the Los Angeles Clippers. In doing so, it put tons of pressure on Los Angeles heading into Game 2, with the possibility of being down 0-2 heading ...

Fred VanVleet shared a story about former teammate Kawhi Leonard saying something surprising on his first day with the Toronto Raptors.