Kawhi Leonard scoring streak lifting Clippers in recent surge

LOS ANGELES — It’s gotten to the point that if Kawhi Leonard is one of the pieces on the game board, it’s a matter of proceeding directly to GO and collecting 30 points on the way past. For his past nine games, he’s been that automatic.
The All-Star forward from Moreno Valley — whose Saturday included a 118-106 victory vs. Minnesota and then a ceremony in his honor at San Diego State, where he played his college ball — is averaging 34.6 points per game in this