NBA: 3 Highest scoring games of Kawhi Leonard's career

Kawhi Leonard is one of the top three two-way players in the league for quite some time now. He is known for his ability to make huge plays on both ends of the floor and is one of the best defensive minded players in the league.

The two-time Defensive Player of the Year is currently thriving in Toronto, playing for his new team, Raptors. Thanks to his all-round skills, the Toronto Raptors are currently dismantling the oppositions and are at the top of Eastern Conference with 19-4 record. Let us take a look at three of the highest scoring games of Kawhi's NBA career.

#3 39 vs Houston Rockets, March 6, 2017

Kawhi scored 39 points against James Harden and the Houston Rockets. Credit: The Ringer

Stat line: 39 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks on 66.7 % shooting

Kawhi had one his best games when the Houston Rockets visited the AT&T Center for a game against the San Antonio Spurs. The hosts were on a seven-game winning streak and were looking to extend it to eight games.

Kawhi pulled up from mid-range to start the proceedings and then backed it up with a three-pointer over Clint Capela. With the Rockets jumping to an early 17-9 lead in the first quarter, Kawhi knocked down a three-pointer in the corner to cut the Rockets' lead to five. He kept the Spurs in the game with some big plays on both ends of the court.

Leonard had 39 points on the night and finished on ridiculous 12-for-18 shooting from the field, including efficient 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. The Rockets defenders had no answer for Kawhi as he went to the free-throw line 11 times and converted all 11 of those attempts.

With the Spurs up by 2 points and less then 20 seconds remaining in the forth quarter, he made a huge block from behind on James Harden and then made two clutch free-throws after getting fouled to lift the Spurs over the Rockets.

#2 41 at Cleveland Cavaliers, January 21, 2017

Kawhi scored 41 points to lift the Spurs over the Cavs. Credit

Stat line: 41 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists,1 steal and a block on 50 % shooting

The San Antonio Spurs started the 2016-17 season red-hot and were 33-9 with a two-game winning streak, when the team traveled to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers. Two nights after exploding for team-high 34 points in a win against the Denver Nuggets, Kawhi once again showed up and scored 41 points.

This was Leonard's sixth consecutive 30+ points game and he shot 50 percent from the field, including 3-for-8 from long range. Kawhi also had 6 rebounds to go along with 5 assists. The regulation period was not sufficient to decide this one and the game went into overtime.

In the overtime, it was again Kawhi who made a huge impact and came up with some big plays to help the Spurs beat the Cavaliers on the road, 118-115.

#1 43 at Memphis Grizzlies, April 22, 2017

Kawhi scored 43 points in the playoff game against the Grizzlies

Stat line: 43 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals on 46.7 % shooting

In the first round of the 2017 NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs were up against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Spurs won their first two games at home and dropped Game 3 on the road. The Grizzlies were looking to protect their home floor for a second straight game before traveling to San Antonio for Game 5.

In Game 4, Kawhi Leonard scored game-high 43 points but the Spurs could not get the win that night. 'The Klaw' finished the night shooting 14-for-30 from the field, with a field-goal percentage of 46.7. Kawhi was red-hot from the three-point line and went 7-for-10 from beyond the arc. On the defensive end, he was incredible just like always and had 6 steals.

He was also perfect from the field and went 8-for-8 from the charity stripe. Kawhi was ridiculous +18 on the night and also had 8 rebounds and 3 assists. However, the Grizzlies still held on to a very tough, 110-108 win. The San Antonio Spurs won the series in six games.