{"id":565567,"date":"2026-03-26T12:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/565567\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:15:08","slug":"kawhi-leonard-scores-27-as-the-clippers-beat-the-raptors-119-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/565567\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawhi Leonard scores 27 as the Clippers beat the Raptors 119-94"},"content":{"rendered":"

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — – Kawhi Leonard<\/a> had 27 points, Darius Garland<\/a> added 24, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors<\/a> 119-94 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Bennedict Mathurin<\/a> had 23 off the bench and Brook Lopez<\/a> scored 11 of his 14 points in the first quarter for the Clippers, who have won three in a row.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles stayed a half-game ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> for eighth in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

Brandon Ingram<\/a> had 18 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili<\/a> chipped in with 13, but the Raptors have now lost three straight.<\/p>\n

Toronto dropped into sixth in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the Atlanta Hawks<\/a>, and is a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> in seventh.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles was 19 for 24 from the free-throw line and outscored Toronto there by 15 points.<\/p>\n

Raptors center Jakob Poeltl<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Raptors: Host the Pelicans on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Clippers: Visit the Pacers on Friday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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