LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Kawhi Leonard finished an assist shy of his first playoff triple-double and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 96-85 in Game 4 on Wednesday night to move a step closer to their first Western Conference finals.Leonard filled up the stat sheet with 30 points, 11 rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots.
He has scored 30 or more points six times during this postseason.Reserve Montrezl Harrell added 15 points to help the Clippers take a 3-1 lead.
They can close out the Nuggets on Friday night. After building an 18-point lead in the second quarter, Los Angeles saw Denver storm back and tie it at 48 early in the third.