Spur|n|Austin
06-12-2014, 10:31 AM
MIAMI — It was the greatest night of his professional life, the rare moment when the complementary player became the Man and the Man couldn’t miss (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2014/06/11/kawhi-leonard-is-the-answer-to-bobby-ramoss-question/). Way-out threes, medium-range pull-up jump shots, it didn’t matter for Kawhi Leonard (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=4896&team=24) in that 71-point San Antonio first half of Game 3 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/spurs-set-nba-finals-record-in-first-half-to-take-2-1-series-lead-against-the-heat/2014/06/11/7a476efc-f115-11e3-9ebc-2ee6f81ed217_story.html).
In the middle of the coveted shooter’s zone, in the middle of the NBA Finals (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playoffs.asp), the sinewy Spurs forward finally took his own temperature Tuesday night. He fired a 20-foot turnaround, deep on the perimeter with Chris Bosh (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=3707&team=14)’s elongated frame in his face.
All net. All night.?
Who was this bold and flammable 22-year-old, acting as if Tim Duncan (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=3173&team=24),Manu Ginobili (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=3380&team=24)and Tony Parker (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=3527&team=24) were already retired and he was suddenly the face of a team?
What gems would be unearthed after Kawhi (pronounced Kuh-Why, like the Hawaiian island) Leonard became the youngest player in Finals history to score more than 25 points (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wizards-insider/wp/2014/06/11/nba-finals-kawhi-leonards-career-night-carries-san-antonio-spurs-in-game-3/)on at least 75 percent
shooting, eclipsing James Worthy’s mark?
READ MORE:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/2014-nba-finals-kawhi-leonard-stays-quiet-but-his-play-speaks-volumes/2014/06/11/0902efac-f1c2-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/2014-nba-finals-kawhi-leonard-stays-quiet-but-his-play-speaks-volumes/2014/06/11/0902efac-f1c2-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html)
In the middle of the coveted shooter’s zone, in the middle of the NBA Finals (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playoffs.asp), the sinewy Spurs forward finally took his own temperature Tuesday night. He fired a 20-foot turnaround, deep on the perimeter with Chris Bosh (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=3707&team=14)’s elongated frame in his face.
All net. All night.?
Who was this bold and flammable 22-year-old, acting as if Tim Duncan (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=3173&team=24),Manu Ginobili (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=3380&team=24)and Tony Parker (http://stats.washingtonpost.com/nba/playerstats.asp?id=3527&team=24) were already retired and he was suddenly the face of a team?
What gems would be unearthed after Kawhi (pronounced Kuh-Why, like the Hawaiian island) Leonard became the youngest player in Finals history to score more than 25 points (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wizards-insider/wp/2014/06/11/nba-finals-kawhi-leonards-career-night-carries-san-antonio-spurs-in-game-3/)on at least 75 percent
shooting, eclipsing James Worthy’s mark?
READ MORE:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/2014-nba-finals-kawhi-leonard-stays-quiet-but-his-play-speaks-volumes/2014/06/11/0902efac-f1c2-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/2014-nba-finals-kawhi-leonard-stays-quiet-but-his-play-speaks-volumes/2014/06/11/0902efac-f1c2-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html)