National Basketball Association
L.A. Clippers 103, Toronto 91
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 22, 2012
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
#24 Mike Callahan, #50 Olandis Poole, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance:
19060
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Mo Williams scored 26 points and Blake Griffin added 18 to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 103-91 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 16 rebounds and Caron Butler and Randy Foye recorded 15 points apiece as Los Angeles played without star point guard Chris Paul (hamstring) for the fifth straight game.
Leandro Barbosa scored 19 points and Linas Kleiza added 16 for Toronto, which lost its eighth straight game.
The Clippers built an 18-point first-quarter lead and had little trouble against the Raptors, who were without leading scorer Andrea Bargnani (calf) for the sixth straight game. Los Angeles is just the second team to score at least 100 points against Toronto this season.
The trend was set early when the Clippers ran off 13 consecutive points to take a 22-6 lead just nine-plus minutes into the game. Jordan already had a double-double (12 points, 13 rebounds) at halftime as the Clippers led 49-37.
Toronto trailed 86-73 early in the fourth quarter before Williams scored seven straight points to put the game away with 7:22 remaining.
Chauncey Billups had 14 assists for Los Angeles.
DeMar DeRozan added 15 points for Toronto, which shot just 35.8 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
Toronto |
|
L.A. Clippers |
Leandro Barbosa 19 |
Scoring |
Mo Williams 26 |
Jerryd Bayless 5 |
Assists |
Chauncey Billups 14 |
DeMar DeRozan 8 |
Rebounds |
DeAndre Jordan 16 |
DeMar DeRozan 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Mo Williams 7 |
Leandro Barbosa 3 |
Steals |
Ryan Gomes 3 |
James Johnson 3 |
Blocks |
Randy Foye 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Toronto
|
91 |
35.8 |
8-19 |
25-31 |
21 |
40 |
4 |
15 |
18 |
L.A. Clippers
|
103 |
48.6 |
8-21 |
25-40 |
26 |
44 |
9 |
14 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Clippers have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .800 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Raptors have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .231 after a loss.