The Los Angeles Clippers came into town and defeated the Raptors 127-107, behind a triple-double by James Harden and solid contributions from his Hall of Fame teammates. Toronto's leading scorer was Scottie Barnes, who scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. RJ Barrett chipped in with 22 points but was also a game-worst -27. On the flip side, Dennis Schroder was the only Raptor with a positive plus/minus (+4). Whenever Toronto made a push, it was usually with Schroder leading the charge.
The Raptors, coming off an embarrassing home loss to the injury-ravaged Grizzlies, had 3 days of rest to prepare. Suffice it to say, they were not prepared. With Jakob Poeltl still recovering from an ankle sprain and Immanuel Quickley added to the injury report with a right quadricep contusion, Head Coach, Darko Rajakovic, replaced his two starters with Bruce Brown and Thaddeus Young. The Clippers were without Ivica Zubac, as he was dealing with a calf strain that will keep him out for the next 4 weeks. With both starting Centers absent, the paint was where all the action occurred.
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