Kawhi Leonard's 36 points not enough as Spurs lose to Knicks
San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points with 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in Sunday's 94-90 loss to the New York Knicks.
What It Means:
Leonard went 13-for-27 from the field and 9-for-11 from the line but couldn't buy a three as he shot 1-for-7 from long range. The rest of the Spurs weren't much better, shooting 31.3 percent from the field and 22.7 percent from three. Sunday was his third consecutive game with at least 32 points as he is shooting 33-for-67 (49.3 percent) from the field in that stretch.
Leonard posted a 20.9 net rating and 29.85 nERD while posting a game-high 41.9 usage percentage on Sunday, according to numberFire Live.
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