On January 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. The Los Angeles Clippers hosted the Toronto Raptors and eventually won the game with a 126-120 victory.
In this game, Siakam, the star of the Raptors, was absent and had a mediocre performance after the start, ending the first quarter with 28-22 behind. However, Trent, who came off the bench in the second quarter, suddenly broke out and led the team to a 14-4 offensive wave to overtake the score. The Raptors ended the first half trailing 57-58.
Entering the third quarter, Barnes and Barrett made three-pointers to give the Raptors a five-point lead, but the Clippers then went on an 11-2 surge to go into the final quarter 91-92 thanks to the excellent performances of George and Harden.
In the crucial fourth quarter, the Clippers took a 103-95 lead thanks to three-pointers from George and Powell. Although Schroder's three-pointer stopped the bleeding for the Raptors, the Clippers still held the lead. In the final three minutes, the Clippers led by 11 points at 119-108, but Barrett and Quickley combined to go on a 7-0 run to tie the score to 115-119. However, Leonard broke through for a dunk in the final minute and George made a three-pointer to kill the game, and the Clippers eventually narrowly beat the Raptors 126-120.
In this game, the Clippers' Leonard had 29 points and 7 assists, George had 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Zubac had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Mann scored 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting, and Harden had 14 points and 11 assists.
Barrett had 24 points and four assists for the Raptors, Barnes had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Schroder had 22 points. Quickley had 25 points, five assists and three steals. Trent scored 12 points.
After this game, the Clippers' record improved to 24-13 and continued to secure a playoff spot. The Raptors, on the other hand, are in 12th place in the East with a 15-23 record. Despite the loss in this game, the Raptors still have enough strength and a chance to make the playoffs.
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