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Look, not everyone will tell you the truth. But I will tell you what others are too afraid to say:

Kawhi Leonard is good at basketball. 

In Game 2 of the Spurs' first-round series against the Grizzlies Monday night, Leonard poured in a postseason career-high 37 points on just 14 shots, thanks to a 19-of-19 performance at the line. While it's always impressive to set a career high, the fact that the mark he passed was one he set just two days before in Game 1 makes it even more remarkable.

Leonard, the game's leading scorer, also grabbed 11 rebounds on the night, and scored 10 of his 37 points in the fourth, including a thunderous dunk, which put an exclamation point on the win.

In addition to being a new personal postseason high, Leonard's performance was also of a historic nature -- in more ways than one. 

First, he became the first Spur to put up 35 points and 10 rebounds since Tim Duncan in 2008. 

And in addition, he became just the third player in the past 30-plus years to be perfect at the free-throw line while taking at least 19 shots from the charity stripe in a game. 

Postseason performances don't officially count toward winning the award, but nights like these are why Leonard was an MVP candidate this season.