Toronto hosts Los Angeles in out-of-conference contest

Feb 1, 2025, 07:03 am

Los Angeles Clippers (28-20, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (15-33, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: RJ Barrett and the Toronto Raptors host James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers in non-conference play.

The Raptors have gone 11-14 at home. Toronto is 4-13 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 15.3 turnovers per game.

The Clippers are 11-12 on the road. Los Angeles ranks ninth in the league scoring 50.5 points per game in the paint led by Ivica Zubac averaging 13.3.

The Raptors are shooting 46.9% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 45.1% the Clippers allow to opponents. The Clippers average 12.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 13.9 per game the Raptors allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Scottie Barnes is scoring 20.3 points per game and averaging 8.1 rebounds for the Raptors. Barrett is averaging 17.2 points and 6.4 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Harden is averaging 21.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.4 assists for the Clippers. Norman Powell is averaging 22.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 7-3, averaging 111.3 points, 45.4 rebounds, 30.2 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.5 points per game.

Clippers: 7-3, averaging 115.8 points, 46.0 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 9.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 102.8 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Jamal Shead: day to day (illness).

Clippers: Kris Dunn: day to day (knee), Nicolas Batum: out (illness), Cam Christie: day to day (ankle), P.J. Tucker: out (personal).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.