While James Harden has been stellar all season long, it was Clippers star Kawhi Leonard who elevated like he's done before in the playoffs with 39 points in the 105-102 win. While Denver has capable defenders to throw at him,

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Forgive the plight of the weary sportswriter, but writing about Kawhi Leonard is difficult. There's rarely an obvious story when he goes full-Terminator on some unsuspecting playoff opponent. The first question after any legendary performance is "how did he do it?