Arya News - Despite the historic night, Kawhi Leonard`s free throw streak came to an end in the win.
Kawhi Leonard did just about everything on Sunday night to get the Los Angeles Clippers to a fourth straight win.
Leonard dropped a career-high 55 points while leading the Clippers to a 112-99 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. He had all but four of those points in the first three quarters, too, and had 11 rebounds to go with it. Leonard’s 55-points also matched the Clippers’ franchise record for most points scored in a single game, something James Harden set earlier this season.
Leonard hit the 50-point mark in the final minute of the third period with a simple pull-up jumper from the short corner over Ronald Holland. That got him to 51 points in the game, six points more than his previous career high from 2019 when he was with the Toronto Raptors. Leonard dropped 26 of his 55 points in the third quarter alone, one more than he scored in the entire first half.
The Clippers held a 23-point lead entering the final period, and Leonard sat for the first half or so of the quarter as a result. He eventually came back in to finish the night and get to his 55-point outing.
Leonard ended up shooting 17-of-26 from the floor and 5-of-10 from behind the arc. He went 16-of-17 from the free throw line, however, which snapped his streak of 64 consecutive made free throws. Leonard has only missed three free throws all season, and has shot a ridiculous 123-of-126 from the stripe.
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