Game ID: 22300637
LA Clippers @ Toronto Raptors
Friday, January 26, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 20 32 29 26 107LAC 29 37 29 32 127
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
TOR availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 38 since 10/28, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 18)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 8 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Dick back 1/12 after 8, 12 min since (58% of 21)
BACK Young back 1/07 after 2, 17 min since (111% of 15)
BACK Temple back 1/07 after 10, 7 min since (61% of 11)
TOR availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backOUT Poeltl missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 9 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Dick back 1/12 after 8, 12 min since (56% of 21)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 1/17 after 38, 2 min since (13% of 18)
NEW Young 15 to 22 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 6 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 10 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Dick back 1/12 after 8, 12 min since (56% of 21)
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 1/17 after 38, 2 min since (13% of 18)
NEW Porter 14 to 21 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 7 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 11 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Dick back 1/12 after 8, 13 min since (63% of 21)
NEW Porter 14 to 21 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/26 · 3 days' restOUT Poeltl missed 8 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 3 since 1/18, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 18)
OUT Porter Jr. missed 12 since 1/01, out tonight
TOR availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 9 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 13 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 1/17 after 38, 2 min since (11% of 18)
NEW Young 15 to 22 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 2 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 10 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 14 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Freeman-Liberty back 1/26 after 3, 2 min since (9% of 18)
NEW Young 15 to 20 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/02 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 3 since 1/26, returns tonight: 30 min (89% of 33)
OUT Poeltl missed 11 since 1/09, returns tonight: 20 min (77% of 26)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 15 since 1/01, out tonight
NEW Young 15 to 24 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 3 since 1/28, returns tonight: 43 min (130% of 34)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 16 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 2/02 after 3, 30 min since (89% of 33)
BACK Poeltl back 2/02 after 11, 20 min since (77% of 26)
NEW Young 15 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 22 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 2 since 1/10, returns tonight: 16 min (111% of 14)
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
LAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Tucker missed 23 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 16 min since (111% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/21 · 4 days' restOUT Zubac missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 24 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 22 min since (155% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 3 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 25 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 3 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 20 min since (138% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Zubac missed 4 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 26 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 8 since 1/07, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 14)
OUT Boston missed 4 since 1/14, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 10)
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 20 min since (138% of 14)
LAC availability going into 1/27 · back-to-backOUT Zubac missed 5 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 27 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Plumlee back 1/14 after 2, 21 min since (145% of 14)
BACK Hyland back 1/26 after 8, 2 min since (12% of 14)
BACK Boston back 1/26 after 4, 2 min since (16% of 10)
LAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 6 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 28 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 1/26 after 8, 6 min since (43% of 14)
BACK Boston back 1/26 after 4, 6 min since (59% of 10)
NEW Plumlee 14 to 22 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 7 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 29 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 1/26 after 8, 6 min since (43% of 14)
BACK Boston back 1/26 after 4, 4 min since (41% of 10)
NEW Plumlee 14 to 21 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 8 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 30 since 11/29, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 1/26 after 8, 6 min since (42% of 14)
BACK Boston back 1/26 after 4, 10 min since (98% of 10)
NEW Plumlee 14 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Barnes at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Poeltl (8 straight), Freeman-Liberty (3 straight). 3 days' rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 53 percent and 48 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 24 and Leonard at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Zubac (4 straight), Tucker (26 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 48 percent from three to Toronto's 32 and the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-0 a night and Toronto minus-5. Call it the Clippers 116, Toronto 113, Toronto keeping it close.
1/17 vs MIA 121-97 — TOR notes
TOR won 121-97. TOR shot 51% (45 of 88) to MIA's 46%, 20 of 38 from three, and went to the line 18 times to MIA's 12 — 11 points from the stripe to their 9. Trent Jr. led with 28 (10 of 13, 8 of 9 from three); Barrett added 26, Barnes 20. The hinge was Q1, 41-18: from level to 23 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Schröder was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
1/18 vs CHI 110-116 — TOR notes
TOR lost 110-116. TOR shot 51% (42 of 83) to CHI's 53%, 10 of 38 from three. Barnes led with 31 (11 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Barrett added 17, Brown 15. Q2 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 11 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 91-79 against them. Trent Jr.'s -21 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 @ NYK 100-126 — TOR notes
TOR lost 100-126. TOR shot 41% (38 of 92) to NYK's 55%, 11 of 34 from three. TOR turned it over 10 times to NYK's 21. The glass went 31-61 against them. Barrett led with 20 (8 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 3 of 9 at the line); Trent Jr. added 16, Quickley 12. Q1 was theirs, 31-31, but the other 3 periods went 95-69 against them. They led by as many as 11. Quickley's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs MEM 100-108 — TOR notes
TOR lost 100-108. TOR shot 44% (35 of 79) to MEM's 46%, 8 of 23 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MEM's 12 — 22 points from the stripe to their 7. Barrett led with 29 (12 of 18, 5 of 6 at the line); Barnes added 22, Young 12. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 14 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 85-71 against them. Schröder's -15 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/26 vs LAC 107-127 — TOR notes
TOR lost 107-127. TOR shot 46% (44 of 96) to LAC's 51%, 6 of 32 from three. Barnes led with 23 (9 of 21, 1 of 5 from three); Barrett added 22, Trent Jr. 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 98-78 against them. Barrett's -27 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Johnson at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Hunter (18 straight), Krejčí (17 straight), Fernando (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Barnes at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Poeltl (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 126. Call it Atlanta 118, Toronto 117, Toronto keeping it close.
1/30 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Craig (20 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Barnes at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Quickley (2 straight), Poeltl (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-7 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the defense, Chicago allowing 112 a night to Toronto's 121. Call it Chicago 118, Toronto 110.
2/02 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 30 and Sengun at 19 a game. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Barnes at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight), Quickley (3 straight), Poeltl (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-7. Call it Houston 119, Toronto 112.
2/04 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight), Joe (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Trent Jr. at 14 a game. Without Barrett (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Toronto's 121 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 118, Toronto 109.
1/14 @ MIN 105-109 — LAC notes
LAC lost 105-109. LAC took 16 more shots (83 to 67), but shot 43% to MIN's 57%, 17 of 39 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MIN's 31. LAC turned it over 11 times to MIN's 17. Leonard led with 26 (9 of 19, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Powell added 24, George 16. Q2 was theirs, 26-17, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 92-79 against them. Leonard's -13 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 vs OKC 128-117 — LAC notes
LAC won 128-117. LAC shot 54% (47 of 87) to OKC's 51%, 20 of 43 from three. George led with 38 (15 of 24, 6 of 12 from three); Harden added 16, Leonard 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-28: a lead of 4 became 10. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/21 vs BKN 125-114 — LAC notes
LAC won 125-114. LAC shot 51% (42 of 83) to BKN's 49%, 13 of 26 from three, and went to the line 33 times to BKN's 16 — 28 points from the stripe to their 12. Harden led with 24 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Westbrook added 23, Leonard 21. The hinge was Q4, 41-15: LAC came in trailing by 15 and left it ahead by 11. LAC trailed 49-61 at the half and won the second half 76-53. Westbrook was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/23 vs LAL 127-116 — LAC notes
LAC won 127-116. LAC shot 59% (52 of 88) to LAL's 49%, 14 of 27 from three, and got to the line 12 times to LAL's 22. Leonard led with 25 (11 of 16); Harden added 23, George 17. The hinge was Q2, 42-35: a lead of 6 became 13, and the lead reached 16. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/26 @ TOR 127-107 — LAC notes
LAC won 127-107. LAC shot 51% (48 of 95) to TOR's 46%, 9 of 32 from three. Harden led with 22 (8 of 14, 2 of 7 from three); George added 21, Westbrook 20. The hinge was Q1, 29-20: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/27 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 21 and Leonard at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Zubac (5 straight), Tucker (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to the Clippers' 113. Call it Boston 118, the Clippers 112.
1/29 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Allen at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Garland (18 straight), Eva. Mobley (22 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 21 and Leonard at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Zubac (6 straight), Tucker (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 103 a night to the Clippers' 110. Call it Cleveland 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/31 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Bagley III at 15 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Zubac (7 straight), Tucker (29 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 14 times a game to the Clippers' 11. Call it the Clippers 118, Washington 113.
2/02 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 23 and Ivey at 14 a game. Without Wiseman (5 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Zubac (8 straight), Tucker (30 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 34 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Detroit's 116. Call it the Clippers 118, Detroit 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORBB B. Brown
CB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
GT G. Trent Jr.
JM J. McDaniels
JN J. Nwora
JP J. Porter
KL K. Lewis Jr.
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
TY T. Young
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Boston
BH B. Hyland
DT D. Theis
JH J. Harden
KL K. Leonard
MP M. Plumlee
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
RW R. Westbrook
TM T. Mann
TOR/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Harden posts 75th career triple-double as Clippers win 4th straight, beat Raptors 127-107
TORONTO -- — James Harden had 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his 75th career triple-double, Paul George added 21 points and the Los Angeles Clippers thumped the Toronto Raptors 127-107 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive win.
Harden’s triple-double was his first with the Clippers since joining them in a Nov. 1 trade with Philadelphia. He has the eighth-most triple-doubles in NBA history.
“James has been great,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “He keeps everybody happy. It takes a lot of grind off of PG and Kawhi, acquiring James. It’s huge for us.”
Harden has had at least 20 points and 10 assists in each of his past three games.
Russell Westbrook scored 20 points and Kawhi Leonard had 16 against his former team for Los Angeles, which has won 12 of 14.
“We still want to get better,” Leonard said. “We’re not where we want to be.”
Leonard had his second career triple-double in Tuesday’s win over the Lakers. He had seven rebounds and three assists on Friday.
Leonard has gone 8-0 against Toronto since leaving the Raptors following their 2019 NBA Championship. He was welcomed with a warm ovation when the starters were introduced.
“Everybody knows what I did here and how special that year was,” Leonard said. “They’re very thankful for it. Every time I come I get good praise.”
Leonard didn’t play in the fourth quarter, with Lue giving the oft-injured star some rest ahead of Saturday’s clash with Eastern Conference-leading Boston.
“He’s good,” Lue said of Leonard. “We’ve got a back-to-back (Saturday) so the more I can lessen him, the better it is for us.”
Former Raptors guard Norman Powell scored 17 points as the Clippers opened a season-long seven-game trip by evening their road record at 10-10.
Mason Plumlee added 12 points and 12 rebounds as the Clippers won their fourth straight north of the border.
“They are big, and they are forceful,” Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic said of the Clippers. ”They were able to attack the paint and get there.”
The Clippers finished with a season-best 70 points in the paint.
Scottie Barnes scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter for the Raptors, who lost their fourth straight and ninth of 11.
RJ Barrett added 22 points for the Raptors. Gary Trent Jr. and Dennis Schroder each scored 13 while Thad Young had 12.
The Clippers led 66-52 at the half and were up 95-81 through three quarters.
Bruce Brown made his first start for Toronto, taking the place of injured guard Immanuel Quickley (sore right quadriceps). Brown finished with nine points and nine rebounds.
Raptors center Jakob Poeltl missed his ninth straight game because of a sprained left ankle. Toronto’s frontcourt options were further thinned when forward Jontay Porter left after four minutes of action because of irritation in his eye. Porter left Monday’s loss to Memphis after being poked in the eye.
UP NEXT
Clippers: Visit Boston on Saturday night.
Raptors: Begin a six-game trip at Atlanta on Sunday night.