Raptors vs. Clippers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
Game Time: 10:30 PM EDT on Wednesday March 16, 2022
Toronto Raptors 103, Los Angeles Clippers 100 (Final)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburnThe West 1 seed has a better record than the East 1 seed.
The West 2 seed has a better record than the East 2 seed.
The West 3 seed has a better record than the East 3 seed.
You have to go all the way down to the 8 seed Nets (36-34) to switch over (better than 36-36 Clippers). – 3:57 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Terance Mann called fellow @FSUHoops Scottie Barnes a “2K My Player” (while also taking credit for Barnes going to Florida State 😄) – 1:49 AM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Fred VanVleet: “We’ve got a lot of guys that are learning how to win and we have a lot of guys that know how to win, and mixing those two together, it’s been fun this year. I like where we are. Our group is definitely growing and we have a lot to be excited about.” – 1:47 AM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Terance Mann on the late call that resulted in a foul on Mann and free throws for VanVleet: “A call like that is not easy to mentally stay in the moment… it just sucks. ”
“… I don’t even want to talk about that.” – 1:47 AM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Terance Mann: “It’s a tough situation to be in, especially when you fought all year” to finish in playoff position, to finish in the top eight and still have to win a play-in game to get in. – 1:45 AM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
More to come: Short-handed Clippers edged by surging Raptors ocregister.com/2022/03/16/sho… – 1:34 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Ty Lue mentioned that this was a good challenge for Clippers offensively, and suggested that it took team time to figure out what they wanted to do. Lue mentioned the low assists for Raptors and how they were beating Clippers 1:1, but that Clips were able to junk the game up. – 1:31 AM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pascal Siakam on Scottie Barnes: “The sky’s the limit for him. There’s no limit… He’s my vote for Rookie of the Year, for sure.” – 1:29 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Reggie Jackson on Natalie Sago:
“Their best player made it difficult on us tonight. Nat was great. Natalie played amazing. That was difficult for us. We had to keep our hands back, keep people off the glass, and they just kept coming.
So hats off to her, and hats off to them.” – 1:23 AM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pascal Siakam: “We’re just resilient. We just wanna fight every night no matter what, the odds against us.” – 1:22 AM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
All in all, great road trip for them boys 🤟🏾 pic.twitter.com/juOfTGokhc – 1:15 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
LAC center +/- minutes tonight:
Zubac: -13 in 17:01
Hartenstein: +3 in 24:28
Neither: +7 in 6:31 – 1:06 AM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Battled hard. pic.twitter.com/g0WBd3Rzv7 – 1:01 AM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
“We say he plays the 6.” Ty Lue on Terance Mann. – 12:59 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Tyronn Lue says that he messed up the free throw rebounding with VanVleet down the stretch. Says he should have gotten Zubac in the first time VanVleet was on the line. – 12:58 AM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Make that 5⃣ in a row pic.twitter.com/Dp8y5cE0cy – 12:58 AM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Ty Lue on the VanVleet’s offensive rebound against his small ball lineup – “I messed up, I shoulda got (Zubac) in” earlier. – 12:56 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Pascal Siakam last 8 games:
27.8 PPG
8.3 RPG
4.5 APG
52.2 FG%
48.3 3P%
The Raptors have won 5 in a row. pic.twitter.com/2IIXAq0pYk – 12:52 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Celtics standings watch:
1. MIA – 4.0 GB
2. MIL – 2.0 GB
3. PHI – 1.0 GB
4. BOS
5. CHI – 0.5 UP
6. CLE – 2.5 UP
7. TOR – 2.5 UP
8. BKN – 6.0 UP
9. CHA – 7.0 UP
10. ATL – 7.5 UP – 12:50 AM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Coming home with the W #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/TqeZ0lIOAN – 12:49 AM Ralph Lawler @Ohmeomy
Another stirring comeback, but Clippers come up short in hard-fought loss to Raptors Two tough road games coming up in Utah and Denver – 12:49 AM Eric Smith @Eric__Smith
31p. 12r. 3a. @Pascal Siakam & the @Toronto Raptors do it again in LA…..closing out a 5-1 road trip. pic.twitter.com/HWYnHA4LPl – 12:49 AM Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
The Raptors and Clippers are two of my favorite teams to watch. No quit. Both well coached. That game was so awesome. I hope Kawhi and George can return. Everything else is there. Toronto winning 5 in a row on the road with different guys excelling every night. Great basketball. – 12:48 AM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
RAPS WIN! pic.twitter.com/BXk901a3eT – 12:47 AM David Hardisty @clutchfans
After Brooklyn’s loss tonight, the pick is #16 with 12 games left.
CLE lost tonight. TOR won. They’re both tied (Cavs own tiebreaker) and 4 games ahead of BKN.
Kyrie will miss 5 of the next 7: POR, UTH, at MEM, at MIA, CHA, DET, MIL. Three losses here would be ideal. – 12:47 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Marcus Morris Sr.’s game-tying 3 attempt is blocked by Precious Achiuwa, protecting a 103-100 Raptors win.
Clippers fall to 36-36. Just simply ran out of time because they ran out of possessions: Raptors won rebounds 43-41 and turnovers 11-14.
2nd chance points: TOR 21, LAC 9. – 12:46 AM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Odds of the Raptors avoiding the play-in & earning a guaranteed playoff spot seemed slim after they lost that crucial first game of this 6-game road trip in Cleveland. Since then, they’ve won 5 straight, Cavs have lost 3 of 5, and they’re tied for the 6th seed with 13 games left. – 12:46 AM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
The Raptors get a big win over the Clippers tonight in LA, sending them to five straight victories and moving them into a tie with Cleveland for sixth in the East. Both teams are 4 losses ahead of Brooklyn with 13 games to go — in short, it’ll be tough for Nets to escape play-in. – 12:46 AM J. Michael Falgoust @ThisIsJMichael
Bad pass to the wing by Barnes w/ a 1 pt lead…. Mann gets the deflection. Then called for allegedly pushing VanVleet out of bounds. 2 FTs. Official right on this play so make this whistle make sense 🤷🏽 #RaptorsClippers pic.twitter.com/sygnsVmu8R – 12:46 AM Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Toronto gets another win late over the Clippers
With the way they’ve been playing, Cleveland may feel like a more likely opponent for Miami than the Raptors – 12:45 AM Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Marcus Morris miss game-tying 3 as Clippers fall 103-100 to Raptors. – 12:45 AM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
‘Topes win. 103-100. Siakam with 31 and 12, VanVleet with 21. The Raps win 5 straight to end a six-game roadie. My word. – 12:44 AM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
🎥 🎥 🎥 pic.twitter.com/h53ph1htEO – 12:43 AM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Rasheed Wallace working overtime on those VanVleet free throws. – 12:43 AM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Three point Raptors lead, 9 seconds left, 1 am deadline looming.
OT would be problematic – 12:43 AM Chris Herring @Herring_NBA
I swear: about a minute ago, I was thinking to myself that the Clippers would lose this by failing to get a key rebound. Raptors seemingly do that to so many teams – 12:42 AM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Wow. Barnes keeps a missed free throw alive after VanVleet misses a free throw. Fred splits another pair, and it’s 103-100 with 6.2 left. – 12:42 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers give up their 13th offensive rebound off of a Fred VanVleet FT miss. Possessions. Again.
That threatens to end this game. – 12:42 AM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
BATUM BATTALION ROLL CALL!!! – 12:41 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Oh that’s a bad foul call on Mann. He did not push VanVleet at all. – 12:41 AM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Great, great game. Clippers play hard, man. Hard.
Raptors up 2, 15.7 seconds left, FVV gets rebound of his own missed FT
Wow – 12:41 AM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
They’ll review an Achiuwa putback to see if it beat the shot clock; looked like it did from here
Helluva game,Raptors up 4 when the basket counts, 1:03 left – 12:39 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
The Clippers just let Scottie Barnes go coast-to-coast of an inbounds play after a made free throw. – 12:37 AM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors get a huge bucket by FVV after a big collision and a no-call and then Boucher draws a charge
Big swing if the Clips challenge on the charge fails – 12:34 AM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
chris boucher that is a big time charge to draw – 12:33 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Tyronn Lue is challenging Reggie Jackson offensive foul drawn by Chris Boucher.
A successful challenge would result in an and-one for Jackson and cut Raptors lead to one possession. – 12:33 AM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Clippers sent a double at Pascal for the first time I’ve seen. – 12:30 AM Chris Herring @Herring_NBA
Raptors are absolutely gonna lose that challenge – 12:28 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Nick Nurse is challenging Precious Achiuwa offensive foul drawn by Marcus Morris Sr.
A successful challenge would result in an and-one for Achiuwa and put Raptors lead back to double-digits. – 12:28 AM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Clippers cut the Toronto lead to 2 -> VanVleet makes that incredible pass to Boucher for the And-1, Barnes steals the ball and throws down the slam, Achiuwa hits a 3, and Siakam gets the layup. Lead back up to 10. There’s that Raptors resiliency we’ve seen a lot of recently. – 12:26 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Raptors with a 10-2 run where they scored on all four possessions in between timeouts:
– Boucher and-one through Kennard
– Barnes scoop and score dunk
– Achiuwa 3 from Siakam
– Siakam bucket after Hartenstein TO
93-83 Raptors lead, 6:34 left. It’s Mook or bust now for Clippers. – 12:25 AM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
4⃣ BEING GREAT pic.twitter.com/p99jmIljJJ – 12:25 AM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Boucher with an impossible and-one, a Barnes dunk, a smooth Achiuwa three and maybe the easiest basket of the night for Siakam
Raptors now up 10 with 6:34 to go – 12:24 AM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
There goes that Mann!
📺 @BallySportWest | @Terance Mann pic.twitter.com/c84PSEn2Bx – 12:23 AM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Don’t touch the Hart. 😤
📺 @BallySportWest | @Isaiah Hartenstein pic.twitter.com/3KmO08LMKt – 12:20 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Mann followed up his service to Hartenstein with a dedicated search for the 3-point line, dragging the Raptors lead back down to 83-81 with 8:17 left.
Kennard has been unable to score, but Mann has 16/5/4 off the bench. And Hartenstein has 10 points as well. – 12:19 AM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
SCOTTIE 🎯 pic.twitter.com/y5JzuLMlEC – 12:19 AM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Terence Mann is on the All-Vibes Team with Scottie Barnes and Bones Hyland. – 12:18 AM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Tremendous game here, Mann makes a 3, Clippers within two with 8:17 left – 12:17 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
T. Mann has now graduated to no look mid-air lobs. – 12:17 AM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
🔘🔘🔘 pic.twitter.com/2i3kPbdB2J – 12:15 AM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Scottie Barnes 27-foot above the break 3 to end an 11-0 Clippers run, because of course. – 12:15 AM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
SPACE…SPLASH!
📺 @BallySportWest | @Robert Covington pic.twitter.com/FHlIzybFWE – 12:14 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Bulls lost. Cavs lost. Bucks are in a tight one against the Kings. Raptors in a tight one against the Clippers.
Could be a pretty good standings for the Celtics if they can hang on. – 12:14 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Raptors ran out of buckets last 3:47 of third quarter, and a 9-0 Clippers run cuts Raptors lead to 78-74 entering the fourth.
Pascal Siakam had 14 of his game-high 29 points in the third quarter. Siakam’s teammates missed 14 of 17 shots in the third. Jackson has 18 and 8 assists – 12:13 AM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
The Raptors have 9 assists on 29 buckets. The Clippers have 21 on 28.
Dwane Casey had a saying about this. – 12:13 AM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Toronto 78, Clippers 74 | End 3 | Raptors led by as many as 17, buuut as Nurse put it pregame: “Every night (the Clips) step out on the floor, they think they can out-game plan you, out-effort you, something to keep themselves in the game — and they never give up, right?” – 12:12 AM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Siakam’s got 29, VanVleet 17 as Raptors hang on to a four-point lead heading into the fourth quarter – 12:11 AM Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Clippers cut 17-point third-quarter deficit to 78-74 end of third. – 12:11 AM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
The Clippers don’t quit. 78-74 Raptors after 3. Terance Mann rules. – 12:11 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
That was the first dunk *attempt* Marcus Morris Sr. had all season. – 12:11 AM Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
The Clippers and Lakers have offered sharp contrasts on staying resilient and ability to overcome double-digit deficits – 12:10 AM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
The floater from the big man. 💪
📺 @BallySportWest | @Isaiah Hartenstein pic.twitter.com/A0qgip9JNP – 12:09 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The way Raptors protect basketball and offensive rebound make comebacks against them harder. Even if they don’t get to the line or actually make a high percentage of shots, they take time away from you.
Raptors up 78-69 with 102 seconds left in third quarter. – 12:07 AM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
As someone who uses initials in his notes, let me tell you Isaiah Hartenstein makes for a weird one. – 12:04 AM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Unstoppable 🔥
25 PTS for @Pascal Siakam pic.twitter.com/NQM5fbResa – 11:59 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Raptors used a 7-2 run to begin half to take a lead as large as 17. Marcus Morris with an and-one through Khem Birch ahead of this timeout.
Raptors still lead 74-62 with 5:45 left in 3rd quarter. As mentioned earlier, Raptors prioritize winning possession battle. – 11:58 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
For the seventh time this season, Siakam’s hit three three-pointers in a game, he’s got 25 and Raptors ahead 74-62 with 5:45 left in the third – 11:57 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
R3GGIE! 👌
📺 @BallySportWest | @Reggie Jackson pic.twitter.com/DGUFA4GAj3 – 11:55 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Pascal Siakam extends his career-best streak of 20+ points games. He’s done it in 8 straight, and there’s still 23 minutes left in this one. – 11:47 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet with 15 points each, on a combined 12/20 FGs
The Clippers in double figures are the rested Marcus Morris Sr. and Reggie Jackson, who have 24 points on 10/17 FGs.
Not to be all 2-on-2 here, but the game comes down to that duo. – 11:39 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
🔘🔘 pic.twitter.com/jhk7YAwgW9 – 11:34 PM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Raptors 54, Clippers 44 | Half | For the most part, it’s lived up to Nick Nurse’s billing: “They really compete and that’s good, I’m glad, I hope they do, I hope we do.” Twelve lead changes, five ties but a 10-point Toronto buffer at the break following the Raptors’ 11-2 run. – 11:34 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
🆙 at the half pic.twitter.com/69YsCryEZd – 11:32 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Raptors take their largest lead at halftime at 54-44, strengthened by an 8-0 run close to end of second quarter.
Raptors outplaying Clippers across the board, keeping them off FT line (LAC: 3/5, TOR: 5/8) while making 2 more 3s and shooting 52.5% FGs (LAC: 47.4%) – 11:31 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
With 15 apiece, VanVleet and Siakam combined for 30 first-half points on 12-20 FG and 4-9 3P. Raptors closed the half on a 19-6 run, lead by 10 at the break. – 11:30 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Outside of a late turnover, VanVleet owned the end of that half. He and Siakam have 15 apiece, and the Raptors are up 54-44 at the half. Quick game! (Knocks on wood) – 11:30 PM Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Clippers down 54-44 at half to Raptors. – 11:30 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors starters finish second quarter with a flourish, Toronto up 54-44 at halftime.
VanVleet and Siakam 15 each – 11:29 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Freddy making it look easy 👀 pic.twitter.com/iW0eOYm0O3 – 11:26 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
That was an angry Tyronn Lue timeout, and he spent more than a minute talking to Zach Zarba afterwards.
It’s a 47-42 Raptors lead with 3:02 left in first half. Clippers have really struggled to spring Luke Kennard free, as Kennard has no 3-point attempts and missed his only shot – 11:25 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
The Jazz defeat the Bulls 125-110. Impressive second half from Utah. The Jazz go to 43-26 on the season. They hold the fourth spot in the west. Mitchell with 37. NAW with game-changing minutes. Clarkson got buckets, Gobert got rebounds. On to the clippers on Friday night – 11:23 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
FINAL: Jazz 125, Bulls 110. Donovan 37p/5a/3r. Gobert 14p/20r/4b. JC 26p/5r. NAW 16p/4r/2s! Jazz go 19-39 from 3. Now up to 43-26 on the season. Homestand concludes Friday vs. the Clippers. – 11:23 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Jazz win 125-110. A solid win at home, and the Jazz shot the absolute lights out of the ball. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Juancho Hernangomez both played legitimate roles for the first time this season.
Clippers @ Utah on Friday. – 11:23 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Fred’s, um, conserving energy in defensive transition but he’s got 10 point and Raptors up 5, 3:02 until halftime – 11:23 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
THE FOLGERS SOLDIER FLYING HIGH!
📺 @BallySportWest | @coffeyshop_ pic.twitter.com/EmkBbQqP9Y – 11:22 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Programming Note: Radio Roulette will be live following Clippers/Raptors. grab some caffeine, see yall then. – 11:21 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
VanVleet very slow to get back on defence there and switched a screen with Khem Birch much more easily than he normally would. – 11:21 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Amir Coffey the recipient of Terance Mann’s curiosity to see his teammates finish alley-oops.
You may remember these two from the regular season bubble finale… pic.twitter.com/SJDC6MdyGd – 11:19 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Clippers by 3, about 7 minutes to halftime; the order of magnitude at which they play harder than the Lakers did is incalcuable – 11:16 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Coffey with the up and under. 👀
📺 @BallySportWest | @coffeyshop_ pic.twitter.com/WxavRAA6TW – 11:15 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Thad Young has drawn 5 charges in 13 games with Toronto. Only one Raptors player has drawn more charges THIS SEASON (Chris Boucher, 10). – 11:15 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
that ended in a dunk anyway but pretty impressive how fast thad was able to hustle back – 11:13 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
🔘 pic.twitter.com/UvK0PYHabI – 11:08 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
We got some Point Scottie with Armoni Brooks flanking him. This is likely an effort to give Fred a longer rest. But no Trent, Fred or Siakam out there to assist Scottie. – 11:08 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
The Raptors have made their mark by flat out outworking teams recently. Clippers aren’t going to make it easy for ’em. Fun start.
Reggie Jackson scored or assisted on 9 of the Clippers’ 10 first-quarter FGs. Teams are combined 10-for-20 from 3. Raps lead 28-26 after 12 mins. – 11:06 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Raptors lead 28-26 through one quarter of play. Only one turnover for Raptors in first quarter, compared to four for Clippers.
Reggie Jackson leads all scorers with 10 points and all passers with 5 assists. Pascal Siakam leads Raptors with 9 points, adding 2 assists. – 11:05 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Smooth finish by @Reggie Jackson!
📺 @BallySportWest | #ClipperNation pic.twitter.com/qVTOAIUmj3 – 11:04 PM Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Clippers down 28-26 to Raptors after first. Reggie Jackson had 10 points, 5 assists and Marcus Morris Sr. 8. – 11:04 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors up 2 after a pretty good, pretty quick quarter
SIakam’s got 9 – 11:04 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
The Raptors have a bit of a problem with jitterbug guards, and Reggie Jackson can dance. – 11:00 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Jumbo Raptors with Achiuwa, Young, Siakam, Boucher and Trent – 10:58 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
No team plays their starters heavier than the Raptors. Interested to see how that will go tonight with VanVleet and Trent at less than 💯
Rested Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris Sr. have 16 of LA’s points as Clippers lead 21-20 with 3:22 left. LA getting bench in – 10:57 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
DENIED
📺 @BallySportWest | @Nicolas Batum pic.twitter.com/pwnRU1G41H – 10:56 PM Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
From the bench, Paul George trying to give Terance Mann some pointers. – 10:55 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Ball movement.
📺 @BallySportWest | @Reggie Jackson pic.twitter.com/owzDWomrFv – 10:52 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Raptors not having one guy outscore the home team this time around. They’re one of the best teams in the league at making sure they get more shots than their opponents though. No turnovers yet for Raptors, and they got a 2nd chance 3 already.
Raptors up 14-12 after 5 minutes – 10:50 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Mook for three. 👌
📺 @BallySportWest | @Marcus Morris pic.twitter.com/wdQ0kpFWpw – 10:48 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Seeing an LA team trying is quite something
Raptors up 2 at first timeout – 10:48 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Let’s get it gonin’, #ClipperNation ! pic.twitter.com/vjmYEDW490 – 10:43 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
The Raptors start with one pull-up 3 from the injured guy and one pull-up 3 from the sick guy. – 10:42 PM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Lakers lose again, final score 124-104 Timberwolves…Outplayed again from the start and always playing from behind…That’s 11 straight road losses
Next up, the Raptors in Toronto this Friday… – 10:34 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Final: Wolves 124, Lakers 104
The Lakers fall to 29-40 and 2-9 since the All-Star break. They’ve lost three straight games by double-digits. They got within four points early in the fourth before being blown out. LeBron had 19 points.
Up next: at Toronto on Friday. – 10:33 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LAL lose another road game here in Minnesota, with 3 more to come (TOR, WAS, CLE) on this trip. – 10:31 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Let’s take care of business.
📺 @BallySportWest | #ClipperNation pic.twitter.com/e0LjzDl28b – 10:30 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Pregame vibes.
🕦 7:30PM PT | 📺@BallySportWest pic.twitter.com/U5uAmmgSEE – 10:25 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Go time 🤟🏾 pic.twitter.com/36gAhbp0Tb – 10:23 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
The guy walking past me in a Jamario Moon black Raptors jersey is not something you see every day – 10:19 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Tonight’s @invisalign Starting Lineup pic.twitter.com/6PruoAciRt – 10:11 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Hometown hoops.
🕦 7:30PM PT | 📺 @BallySportWest pic.twitter.com/LjsMqt6Mt9 – 10:11 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Birch back to start against Zubac, joined by VanVleet, Trent, Barnes, Siakam for the Raptors – 10:07 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Khem Birch returns to the starting lineup. VanVleet and Trent are active and will start. Barnes and Siakam round out that first unit vs the Clippers. – 10:06 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Raptors starters vs Clips: FVV, Trent Jr., Scottie, Pascal, Birch. – 10:05 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Nick Nurse has done it! He will start Khem Birch over Precious Achiuwa. He’s always said he was open to changing his lineup night to night based on the opponent but had never actually done it… until tonight – 10:05 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Ready and focused.
🕢 7:30PM PT | 📺 @BallySportWest pic.twitter.com/PNwas359ad – 10:02 PM Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Raptors are 7th in the East and have a 1 1/2 game lead over the Nets. Coach Nick Nurse admits he looks at the standings “a lot.” pic.twitter.com/K79FGbeNL7 – 10:02 PM Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
#Cavs now need help from old buddy Ty Lue’s Clippers who play the Raptors. Cavs also have the season tiebreaker over Toronto. But this race for sixth is getting TENSE. – 10:01 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Clocking in for work 👆🏾 pic.twitter.com/fdP093gdZw – 9:59 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Sixers finish off Cavs. Raptors will start their game against the Clippers a half-game behind Cleveland for sixth place in the East, can pull even with the win. Cleveland holds the tie-breaker in the season series. – 9:58 PM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Ty Lue on Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes: “The scouting for him is he’s a winner. And so if you get a rookie who’s all about winning and not worrying about personal accolades and just worried about winning, and team, everything team first, that’s a great pick.” pic.twitter.com/BJBbdUbSrI – 9:43 PM Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
The Lakers trail the Clippers by 5 1/2 games for the 8th seed. That has made Clippers coach Ty Lue more comfortable with finding rest days for players since “we’re pretty much locked into the 8th seed.” – 9:41 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
The 411 on tonight’s matchup.
#GetItLocked | @betwayusa – 9:38 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
The Cavs lose a nail-biter at home to Philly, meaning the Raptors can move into a tie for the 6th seed with a win over the Clippers tonight. Note: Cleveland owns the tiebreaker, though. – 9:33 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Cavs lose to Sixers, Raptors can match their record with a win tonight.
(would still be behind having lost the tie breaker) – 9:32 PM Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Clippers coach Ty Lue snickered after he asked what he thinks of the play-in tournament: “Now that we’re in eighth, I don’t like it. If we were ninth or 10th, I would love it. Whatever is best. Mr. Silver understands whatever is best for the league.” – 9:31 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Midweek fits.
📸| @Lexus Looks pic.twitter.com/yfFPQK6Ahf – 9:31 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Raptors fans might want to turn on this Cavs game – 9:16 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Still not a lot of clarity on timetable for Anunoby’s return. With Raps in LA, Nurse says OG saw the specialist again. His fractured finger is “getting better everyday”, but still not fully healed. He was limited in practice yesterday, trying to figure out how he can manage it. – 9:15 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Nick Nurse says he may go with both Precious Achiuwa and Khem Birch tonight. I think he’s joking. Maybe not. Very confusing – 9:13 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Before Nick Nurse can explain Norman Powell’s work ethic and progression, he had to ask which championship Raptor was coming to the Clippers next 😅 pic.twitter.com/uIlfvDN5zB – 9:10 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Clippers reporter asks about Norm Powell and points out that they’ve now had 3 members of the Raptors’ championship roster. Nurse jokes, “Who are you guys taking this year? Can we stop this?” – 9:09 PM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Nick Nurse on Norman Powell — “First of all, who you taking this year?” … he’s kidding. More seriously, says he heard a story at UCLA this week that Norm would be at volleyball games, waiting to get on the court for late-night shooting. A sign of his work ethic. – 9:08 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Nick Nurse asks Clippers media who they’re planning on taking from the Raptors this year? Asks the Clippers to stop doing that. – 9:07 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Nick Nurse says VanVleet and Trent aren’t doing great – Fred with the sore knee, Gary with the non-COVID illness – but they’re both gonna try to give it a go tonight. Trent’s symptoms have been “really bad” at points over the last 24 hours, per NN. – 9:05 PM Mirjam Swanson @MirjamSwanson
Toronto’s Nick Nurse, ahead of tonight’s Clippers matchup: “I know this team plays really hard, they’re very well coached, they really compete. That’s good. I’m glad. I hope they do. I hope we do.” – 9:04 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
Fred VanVleet (knee soreness) and Gary Trent jr. (non-Covid illness) are likely to play, and OG Anunoby (right ring finger fracture) will not vs. Clippers on Wednesday. Trent hasn’t been feeling well and is a bit more iffy. – 9:04 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
VanVleet and Trent Jr. are both going to try to play, says Nurse. “Both are not great.” VanVleet a little better off, Trent Jr. has been feeling pretty sick the last 24hrs. – 9:04 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
Nick Nurse says both VanVleet are both “not great” but will give it a go tonight. Also says Fred feels better than Gary. – 9:03 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Fred VanVleet and Gary Trent Jr. “aren’t great” but both will give it a shot. Gary is probably worse off of the two, Nick Nurse says. Not feeling great – 9:02 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors update the injured list with VanVleet and Trent probable and Anunoby out for the Clippers game soon – 8:54 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Raptors backdrop 🖤 pic.twitter.com/AVYg7vUGJv – 8:52 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Same starters as usual for Clippers (Jackson, Coffey, Batum, Morris, Zubac)
But a fuller rotation behind them (Mann, Covington, Kennard, Hartenstein, Boston) – 8:47 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
You know he ready @ScottBarnes561 pic.twitter.com/JKfT9Tnvab – 8:43 PM Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
That LA 𝓢𝓽𝔂𝓵𝓮. 🔥
📸 | @Lexus Looks pic.twitter.com/JUZc5NgW6A – 8:37 PM Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
OKC: SGA, Mann, Wiggins, Bazley, Roby
Spurs: Murray, Vassell, Richardson, Johnson, Poeltl – 8:36 PM Jay King @ByJayKing
Ime Udoka: “You’d like homecourt advantage (in the first round), but staying in the top six is crucial.” Celtics just 2.5 games up on seventh-place Toronto. – 8:36 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Lakers last three 1st Q’s, 3-pointers:
at PHX: 1 for 10
vs. TOR: 0 for 13
at MIN: 0 for 8 (3:03 to play) – 8:33 PM Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Clippers said guard Norman Powell had his boot taken off his left foot that was fractured. – 8:21 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
En Route ft. LA TRAFFIC 😴 pic.twitter.com/LnMI6iNEkt – 8:19 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Stars on top, like the roof of a wraith pic.twitter.com/fhqRC8Y4lI – 7:46 PM Eric Koreen @ekoreen
The Raptors have signed Armoni Brooks to a second 10-day contract. He started on Saturday in Denver, and has appeared in four games for the Raptors. With Fred VanVleet possibly needing occasional games off, it makes sense to keep the guard. – 7:46 PM Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Raptors make official the signing of Armoni Brooks to a second 10-day contract.
He’s had one start out of nowhere on this trip, with questions about the availability of Trent and VanVleet for later tonight, he might get a second – 7:35 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Patrick Williams will work with Windy City, Toronto is a reach, and then next week is a wait-and-see. – 7:34 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
The Raptors have officially signed Armoni Brooks to a second 10-day contract. – 7:20 PM Aaron Rose @AaronBenRose
Raptors confirm Armoni Brooks has signed a second 10-Day contract as @BlakeMurphyODC reported earlier today – 7:18 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Great prizes from @McDonaldsCanada are up for grabs in Game Time.
Play while you countdown to tip-off for the chance to WIN.
📲: https://t.co/zknfYiw24l pic.twitter.com/S1Kqd7BHMQ – 6:00 PM Toronto Raptors @Raptors
Back again with our second @BioSteelSports Fit Month at-home workout.
Let’s get it: https://t.co/3jLcBGOQYE pic.twitter.com/jf7J0zZ6x2 – 5:00 PM