Leonard

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard expected a battle against the Denver Nuggets, and he’s getting one as the first-round playoff series shifts back to Denver.

Typically, Kawhi Leonard said after Game 4 Saturday at Intuit Dome, the four and five seeds in NBA playoff matchups are equal in many ways.

“Good News Mass,” which seems inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s eclectic “Mass,” written for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971, could, like it, effectively expand its presentation theatrically and choreographically rather than cinematically.

Kawhi Leonard’s teammates marvel at how much the Clippers’ star forward has dedicated himself to get his body back to peak level.

Leonard finished with 39 points in 39 minutes.