Vintage Kawhi Leonard is back. And he led the Los Angeles Clippers to a 105-102 Game 2 victory over the Nuggets on Monday to tie the first-round playoff series at 1-1.

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokić reportedly gave a speech to his teammates after the team parted ways with head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth.

Despite his already impressive resume, Jokic managed to surpass expectations yet again. He scored a career-high 29.6 points per game, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists. Voters assigned with selecting the winner of the major NBA awards agreed, as they named Jokic one of three finalists for the Most Valuable Player award.