With Kawhi Leonard, it is just a case of "giving him the ball and getting out of the way", so says his Los Angeles Clippers' teammate Kris Dunn.

Leonard scored a game-high 27 points as the Clippers surged back from a 15-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 105-102.

The 34-year-old sank a 13-foot shot with two seconds remaining.

"Give him the ball and get out of the way," Dunn said of Leonard.

"Get ready for defense, honestly. He's one of the best to get to a spot. He knows his spot. Once he gets going, it's just him and the basket, honestly."

Leonard is averaging 27.9 points per game this season, and Houston's Kevin Durant was equally as effusive in his praise.

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"He's a shotmaker," Durant said.

"He can make shots from all over the floor. Then they're missing a couple of guys, so they're playing through him the majority of the night.

"He's just patient out there, one of the greatest of all time. You've got to be worried about a guy like that all game."

Leonard took his time to get going against the Rockets, as he went 3-for-10 from the field across the first three quarters.

"You've got to keep shooting the basketball no matter what it is," Leonard said.

"That's what I did. I don't care about makes or misses. I'm going to try to keep shooting and win the game."