Kawhi Leonard returns but Clippers drop Game 2 to the Mavericks

Los Angeles Times— They finally are whole, the return of Kawhi Leonard from right knee inflammation that kept the Clippers’ best player out for 23 days making them complete. But for the Clippers to defeat the Dallas Mavericks again in the Western Conference playoff series, Leonard was going to need his teammates to carry most of the weight until he gets his game and condition back to the high level he’s accustomed to having. They could not. As a group, the Clippers could not shoot straight, their inability to make...

Yahoo Sports—Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard returning from 9-game absence for Game 2 vs. Mavericks. Leonard missed the last eight games of the regular season and Game 1 against the Mavericks with knee inflammation.

NBA.com—Clippers' Kawhi Leonard to return for Game 2 vs. Mavericks. Kawhi Leonard will return to the lineup for Game 2 of the Clippers' first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks.

KEYT—Kawhi Leonard returns to the Clippers' lineup for Game 2 against Luka Doncic and the Mavericks. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored four points in the first half of his return for the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their playoff series against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Leonard received the loudest cheers of anyone in the team’s starting lineup when he was introduced. He shot 2 of