Kawhi Leonard says it's 'lock-in time'

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00:00Kawhi Leonard says it's lock-in time. Now, when he was asked, do you feel like the playoffs are around

00:08the corner? Does it feel like you have to get in playoff mode? He said, no, it doesn't feel like

00:11the playoffs are around the corner. It's just lock-in time. It's a different circumstance,

00:15and it is what it is. This is how the layout is, and it's all you can do to prepare yourself and

00:20get ready. And it really shows how unique of a situation the NBA is in because these seating

00:25games are crucially important, but at the same time, they're the first games back after a four

00:31month hiatus. So on one end, they're significant, but on the other end, you don't want to overdo it.

00:36So nobody's really in their March form. Nobody's really in their April form. They're kind of in

00:42this weird mode of, well, I'm going to play with a sense of urgency, but I'm not going to

00:46lay it all out on the line. And Leonard said he's up for the challenge. He said,

00:51there's only about four or five games left, and that's what you need to do to get your mind and

00:55body right. And granted, the Clippers are two and two in the bubble, and it doesn't sound great,

01:02but at the same time, they were very, very close from going 4-0. They were one bad LeBron James

01:08box out away or one bad Evita Zubats pass away from potentially going 4-0, none of which can

01:14be put on Kawhi Leonard. It's all just a learning experience for the team. So we should see what

01:19this locked in mode is like for Kawhi Leonard, because right now he's still averaging 27 points,

01:25five rebounds and four assists. So he's still killing it.