Kawhi Leonard makes INSANE middle-finger block, PG cracks iconic joke on Clippers teammate

With ir 113-107 victory on Monday (Tuesday IST), Los Angeles Clippers took a 2-1 lead over Denver Nuggets during ongoing playoffs second-round series at NBA bubble in Orlando. While Kawhi Leonard and Paul George led team to victory with ir combined total of 55 points, fans flooded Twitter and or social media platforms with mentions of Leonard's stunning one-finger block. During final period, Kawhi Leonard jumped to block a dunk from Nuggets' Jamal Murray and did so with an effort from a single finger. 

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While fans reacted online, expressing how impressed y were with Leonard's block, his teammate Paul George also commented during a post-game interview. George, who scored 32 during Game 3, was asked if he had ever seen an NBA player block a shot with just his middle finger. "That’s an extra-long middle finger," George said, before stating that it looks like Kawhi Leonard's finger kept growing. He furr added that Leonard, kwn for his incredible defence and ball-hawking, is a "big-time player". Patrick Beverley too was asked about one-finger block. However, Beverley did t comment on block, questioning m how can y ask him about a mid-game block by one of his teammates. "I didn't kw it was one finger. It was a heck of a play. It was impressive," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said on block during a post-game interview.

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While Paul George scored team-high 32 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists during game, Kawhi Leonard added 23 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists to his crunch-time block. Clippers were training early during final quarter but y obtained a 104-101 lead following a 14-4 run, after which y never trailed. George performed well offensively, shooting 12-of-18 from field and 5-of-7 from three-point line. Marcus Morris added 12 points. 

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"He did a great job. He came out re with energy, led us on both ends of floor," Leonard said during post-game interview while talking about George's game. On or hand, Nikola Jokic scored 32 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists for Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr and Jamal Murray added 18 and 14 points respectively. As per ESPN, Nuggets outscored Clippers 58-42 in paint. Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday night, 9:00 pm EST (Thursday morning, 6:30 am IST). 

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