Game ID: 22501062
Toronto Raptors @ LA Clippers
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 36 23 32 28 119TOR 22 23 27 22 94
LAC vs TOR ScoutingLAC vs TOR Scouting
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.
LAC availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 10 since 3/01, returns tonight: 5 min (24% of 20)
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 23 min since (84% of 27)
LAC availability going into 3/19 · back-to-backBACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 5 min since (24% of 20)
LAC availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 2 since 3/18, returns tonight: 20 min (117% of 18)
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 24 min since (90% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 16 min since (81% of 20)
NEW Miller 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Lopez 22 to 27 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
BACK Collins back 3/14 after 7, 25 min since (93% of 27)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 16 min since (81% of 20)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 20 min since (117% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Mathurin missed 4 since 3/18, returns tonight: 27 min (96% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 13 min since (67% of 20)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 21 min since (119% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restBACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 3/18 after 10, 13 min since (67% of 20)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 19 min since (107% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 18 min since (101% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 3 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 28 min since (99% of 28)
BACK Batum back 3/21 after 2, 17 min since (95% of 18)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Mathurin back 3/25 after 4, 26 min since (94% of 28)
NEW Lopez 22 to 28 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 3/18 · 2 days' restOUT Murray-Boyles missed 8 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Dick missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 10 min (75% of 14)
NEW Poeltl 24 to 29 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Murray-Boyles missed 9 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 10 min since (75% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Murray-Boyles missed 10 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 10 min since (75% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/23 · back-to-backOUT Murray-Boyles missed 11 since 2/28, returns tonight: 17 min (76% of 22)
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restBACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 17 min since (76% of 22)
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 18 min since (130% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 2 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 20 min since (91% of 22)
BACK Dick back 3/18 after 2, 14 min since (105% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 18 min since (79% of 22)
TOR availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 18 min since (79% of 22)
TOR availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Quickley missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 19 min since (86% of 22)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Garland at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Mathurin (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 54 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Ingram at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-0 a night and the Clippers minus-6 and the line, where Toronto takes 27 free throws a game to the Clippers' 21. Call it the Clippers 117, Toronto 114, Toronto keeping it close.
3/18 @ NOP 109-124 — LAC notes
LAC lost 109-124. LAC shot 51% (45 of 88) to NOP's 53%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 21. Leonard led with 25 (9 of 12, 4 of 6 from three); Collins added 18, Garland 13. Q1 was theirs, 40-26, but the other 3 periods went 98-69 against them. They led by as many as 18. Miller's -15 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 @ NOP 99-105 — LAC notes
LAC lost 99-105. LAC shot 46% (35 of 76) to NOP's 47%, 10 of 32 from three, and went to the line 32 times to NOP's 22 — 19 points from the stripe to their 18. Jones Jr. led with 22 (7 of 11, 7 of 7 at the line); Collins added 18, Bogdanović 16. Q3 was theirs, 32-32, but the other 3 periods went 73-67 against them. Miller's -17 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 @ DAL 138-131 — LAC notes
LAC won 138-131 in 1 overtime. LAC shot 57% (51 of 90) to DAL's 47%, 21 of 42 from three, and got to the line 18 times to DAL's 29. Garland led with 41 (15 of 24, 8 of 12 from three); Leonard added 34, Jones Jr. 15. The hinge was Q3, 37-27: LAC came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 1. LAC trailed 63-72 at the half and won the second half 75-59. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/23 vs MIL 129-96 — LAC notes
LAC won 129-96. LAC shot 58% (47 of 81) to MIL's 44%, 17 of 38 from three, and went to the line 18 times to MIL's 9 — 18 points from the stripe to their 6. LAC turned it over 12 times to MIL's 22. Leonard led with 28 (8 of 18, 3 of 10 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Sanders added 19, Lopez 19. The hinge was Q2, 43-23: a lead of 4 became 24, and the lead reached 46. Leonard was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/25 vs TOR 119-94 — LAC notes
LAC won 119-94. LAC shot 51% (42 of 82) to TOR's 42%, 16 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to TOR's 11 — 19 points from the stripe to their 4. Leonard led with 27 (9 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Garland added 24, Mathurin 23. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Mathurin was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/27 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 132, shooting 53 percent and 44 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nembhard at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Slawson (3 straight), Thompson (7 straight), Jones (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Garland at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 132 and the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-3 a night and Indiana minus-11. Call it the Clippers 120, Indiana 115.
3/29 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Rollins at 20 and Dieng at 12 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (5 straight), Kuzma (3 straight), Portis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and Garland at 28 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Bogdanović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 108 a night to Milwaukee's 124 and the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 18 times a game to the Clippers' 12. Call it the Clippers 118, Milwaukee 108, the Clippers by 10.
3/31 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 45 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 27 and Garland at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Bogdanović (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Avdija at 20 and Camara at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Sharpe (24 straight), Love (2 straight), Krejčí (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-11 a night and the Clippers plus-1 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 18 times a game to the Clippers' 12. Call it the Clippers 116, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
4/02 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Garland at 21 a game. Without Bogdanović (4 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 17 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-17 a night and the Clippers minus-1 and the arc, the Clippers at 41 percent from three to San Antonio's 36. Call it the Clippers 115, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
3/18 @ CHI 139-109 — TOR notes
TOR won 139-109. TOR shot 57% (48 of 84) to CHI's 47%, 14 of 33 from three. Barrett led with 23 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three); Ingram added 18, Barnes 18. The hinge was Q1, 32-17: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Ingram was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
3/20 @ DEN 115-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 115-121. TOR shot 51% (44 of 86) to DEN's 54%, 10 of 31 from three. Poeltl led with 23 (10 of 14, 3 of 6 at the line); Ingram added 19, Barrett 18. Q3 was theirs, 41-28, turning a 4-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. They led by as many as 11. Walter's -12 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/22 @ PHX 98-120 — TOR notes
TOR lost 98-120. TOR shot 49% (37 of 75) to PHX's 52%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 22 times to PHX's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 30-43 against them. Barnes led with 17 (8 of 9); Walter added 13, Barrett 13. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 28 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 97-69 against them. Ingram's -29 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/23 @ UTA 143-127 — TOR notes
TOR won 143-127. TOR shot 61% (54 of 88) to UTA's 47%, 20 of 37 from three, and got to the line 28 times to UTA's 43. Barrett led with 27 (10 of 15, 4 of 5 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Mamukelashvili added 23, Walter 21. The hinge was Q3, 49-30: a lead of 10 became 29, and the lead reached 35. Shead was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
3/25 @ LAC 94-119 — TOR notes
TOR lost 94-119. TOR took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to LAC's 51%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 20 fouls committed. Ingram led with 18 (8 of 18, 2 of 3 from three); Mamukelashvili added 13, Barrett 12. Q2 was theirs, 23-23, but the other 3 periods went 96-71 against them. Barrett's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/27 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 19 and Barnes at 16 a game. Without Quickley (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bey at 20 and Williamson at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Poole (3 straight), McGowens (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 118, New Orleans 113.
3/29 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 18 and Barnes at 17 a game. Without Quickley (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 28 and Bane at 19 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (20 straight), Black (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it Toronto 118, Orlando 115, Orlando keeping it close.
3/31 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Duren at 22 and Jenkins at 19 a game. Without Cunningham (7 straight), Stewart (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 19 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Quickley (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-2 a night and Toronto minus-2. Call it Detroit 115, Toronto 113, Toronto keeping it close.
4/01 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 21 and Mamukelashvili at 18 a game. Without Quickley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 18 and Raynaud at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Murray (16 straight), LaVine (23 straight), Hunter (23 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 123. Call it Toronto 121, Sacramento 110, Toronto by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORBI B. Ingram
CM C. Murray-Boyles
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
MF M. Fultz
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
LACBL B. Lopez
BM B. Mathurin
CC C. Christie
DG D. Garland
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IJ I. Jackson
JC J. Collins
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KS K. Sanders
NB N. Batum
SP S. Pedulla
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
Kawhi Leonard scores 27 as the Clippers beat the Raptors 119-94
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kawhi Leonard had 27 points, Darius Garland added 24, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 119-94 on Wednesday night.
Bennedict Mathurin had 23 off the bench and Brook Lopez scored 11 of his 14 points in the first quarter for the Clippers, who have won three in a row.
Los Angeles stayed a half-game ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers for eighth in the Western Conference.
Brandon Ingram had 18 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili chipped in with 13, but the Raptors have now lost three straight.
Toronto dropped into sixth in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the Atlanta Hawks , and is a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers in seventh.
With Lopez setting the tone, the Clippers outscored the Raptors 23-9 over the final 6:10 of the first quarter to open a 14-point lead.
The Raptors found themselves trailing by 22 in the second quarter before a late 11-1 run cut the gap. However, Toronto could have cut into the advantage even more had it capitalized better on 10 offensive rebounds or from the free-throw line, where it shot 14.3% (1 for 7) in the period.
Mamukelashvili knocked down consecutive 3-pointers as the Raptors tried to make one more push late in the third quarter, only for the Clippers to pull away again, with Garland making a 35-footer at the buzzer.
Los Angeles was 19 for 24 from the free-throw line and outscored Toronto there by 15 points.
Raptors center Jakob Poeltl was briefly forced out of the game after sustaining a cut near his left eye going up for a rebound early in the second quarter and finished with 10 points.
Up next Raptors: Host the Pelicans on Friday night.