Clippers force Game 7 on Kawhi Leonard’s clutch play, 45 points

Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard scores against Mavericks guard Luka Doncic on a driving layup during Game 6 on Friday night in Dallas.DALLAS —

For 39 minutes, everything teetered.

This first-round playoff series. The Clippers’ window of championship opportunity. When the 18,324 inside American Airlines Center were at their loudest Friday night, whacking together team-provided noisemakers and swinging white towels, it felt like even the red-brick building itself shook.

The Clippers had led Game 6 by five points, only to trail Dallas by nine. Los Angeles made inexplicable mistakes. Its stars had struggled to create shots against Dallas’ 2-3 zone. Then Kawhi Leonard scored 15 consecutive points to…