Because of his defensive prowess, Kawhi Leonard‘s brilliance on the offensive end has often been overlooked. On Monday night, the San Antonio Spurs forward reached another feat in his stellar career and joined an elite group of players in the process.
By finishing on a fastbreak dunk in the second quarter of his team's match against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the 25-year-old San Diego State product one again scored in double figures. It was his 100th consecutive game scoring at least 10 points, which makes him only the third player in franchise history to do so.
Only three players in Spurs history to score double digits in 100 straight games:
George Gervin
David Robinson
KAWHI LEONARD (#100 tonight)— Jordan Howenstine (@AirlessJordan) March 28, 2017
Although he still has a long way to go before overtaking The Admiral and The Iceman in the standings, he is only in his sixth season in the league and will have a big chance of owning that record in the future.
Leonard is considered one of the favorites to win the MVP award this year along with Russell Westbrook and James Harden. He is having another spectacular season averaging career highs of 26.0 points and 3.5 assists, to go along with 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.
More importantly, The Klaw has led the Spurs to another postseason appearance and will be very hard to beat once the playoffs start in mid-April.
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