The Los Angeles Clippers had their backs against the wall in Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets on Monday, knowing that a loss would put them in poor positioning

Leonard looked like his old self Monday night as Nuggets defenders were helpless to slow the two-time Finals MVP.

After losing to the Nuggets in Game 1 on Saturday, the Clippers leaned on the exceptional performance of superstar guard Kawhi Leonard to level the series. The two-time NBA champion paced the Clippers in Game 2 with 39 points. Perhaps even more impressive was the fact that he needed just 19 attempts from the field to reach that scoring total.