Kawhi Leonard steals the ball from Ben McLemore in two consecutive possessions

You’re typically in for a long night if you’re a perimeter player and two-time Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard is in front of you. Things were going well for Kings’ Ben McLemore on Thursday, though, with 10 points in 10 minutes. Then this happened.

i kinda feel bad for mclemore. this is two consecutive possessions http://pic.twitter.com/u4Hdkw9J8r

— James Herbert (@outsidethenba) October 28, 2016

Leonard finished the game with 30 points in just 35 minutes. The NBA Twittersphere has of course taken notice.

Kawhi Leonard INCREDIBLY impressive on both ends of the floor. 30 points in 34 mins, 5 ast, 5 steals. DeMarcus Cousins 37pts, 16 rebs.

— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) October 28, 2016

Kawhi was once a system player. Then there was an awakening and he became self-aware.

You know, kind of like THE ROBOTS FROM WESTWORLD.

— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) October 28, 2016

You almost never hear Pop effuse this way about individual highlight plays. Here he is on Leonard's back-to-back thefts of Ben McLemore: http://pic.twitter.com/ffGbPGP2Qi

— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) October 28, 2016

Should we start calling Kawhi Leonard “Deebo” because he’s taking everybody’s lunch, bike, chain? #InsideTheNBA

— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) October 28, 2016

Kawhi Leonard is the first player to have 65 points and 10 steals in the first two games since 1979.

— Sportando (@Sportando) October 28, 2016

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