National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
L.A. Clippers 102, Toronto 83
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, December 9, 2012
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #72 J.T. Orr, #33 Zach Zarba, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance: 19060


Clippers 102, Raptors 83: Blake Griffin scored 19 points and host Los Angeles used a 21-1 fourth-quarter surge to pull away for its sixth straight victory overall and 13th consecutive versus Toronto.

Chris Paul and Jamal Crawford added 16 points apiece and Eric Bledsoe chipped in with 14 for the Clippers, who received 47 points from their bench.

DeMar DeRozan had 24 points on 10-for-17 shooting from the field for the Raptors, who have dropped 10 of their last 11 overall and 13 of 14 outside Canada this season.

After being publicly ripped by president and general manager Bryan Colangelo, Toronto gamely stayed with Los Angeles before faltering late. DeRozan's putback trimmed the deficit to 81-79 with 9:06 remaining in the fourth quarter, but Bledsoe scored five quick points and Matt Barnes drained an open 3-pointer to turn the tide.

Crawford added another 3-pointer and Los Angeles kept Toronto without a field goal until Linas Kleiza's 3-pointer with 19 seconds left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Barnes scuffled with John Lucas, prompting both to be ejected with 1:36 remaining in the fourth quarter. ... Crawford saw his consecutive free-throw streak come to an end at 58 when he missed from the charity stripe with 3:23 remaining in the second quarter. Crawford, who hadn't missed a free throw since Nov. 3, did record his NBA-leading 35th four-point play in the fourth quarter. ... The Raptors made 10 3-pointers, marking the 13th time this season that Los Angeles has allowed an opponent to connect on at least seven from long range.

Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   L.A. Clippers
DeMar DeRozan 24 Scoring Blake Griffin 19
Kyle Lowry 9 Assists Eric Bledsoe 6
Amir Johnson 12 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan 10
DeMar DeRozan 3 Free Throws Made Jamal Crawford 6
Ed Davis 1 Steals Blake Griffin 3
Andrea Bargnani 1 Blocks Eric Bledsoe 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Toronto 83 39.0 10-26 13-17 22 39 5 3 14
L.A. Clippers 102 45.6 6-19 24-34 21 45 6 11 9
Upcoming Games
  • L.A. Clippers will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Clippers have a W/L % of .857 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .250 after a loss.