Kawhi Leonard had the ball in his hands with 16.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers trailed by a single point to the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Luguentz Dort hounding him, Leonard took screens from Russell Westbrook and Marcus Morris in an attempt to shake Dort off, but it was to no avail. Leonard did not even get a potential game-winning attempt off before time expired, and the Thunder won and covered for the eighth time in 10 games.
Oklahoma City would go on to lose the rematch with Los Angeles on Thursday, but this team is still 8-3 SU and ATS in its last 11 games and a playoff berth is a very real possibility due to this late run. In fact, DraftKings has them as -130 favorites to participate in the Western Conference play-in tournament.
For a franchise which has won 46 games over the last two seasons an appearance in the NBA postseason would be an accomplishment, but what if Oklahoma City could do more than just get to the dance?
What if they could win the Western Conference? Or the NBA Finals?