INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Scottie Barnes scored 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Immanuel Quickley had 27 and the Toronto Raptors rallied for a 125-118 win over the skidding Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Toronto trailed by 13 going into the final period, but Barnes hit a turnaround jumper with 2:08 remaining to give the Raptors their first lead as part of a 12-1 run.<\/p>\n
RJ Barrett scored 26 for Toronto. Barnes also finished with 15 rebounds and eight assists.<\/p>\n
Kobe Sanders had a career-high 26 points for the Clippers, who have dropped six straight games since winning their season opener Oct. 21 against Sacramento.<\/p>\n
It was the second game of a back-to-back for both teams. The Clippers were coming off a 124-112 loss at Golden State on Sunday, while the Raptors fell 131-125 at the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n
The matchup lost much of its luster with Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard unavailable because of a left knee injury, delaying his return to Southern California after spending the previous seven seasons with the Clippers (he missed one due to injury). <\/p>\n
His largely disappointing tenure ended when the Clippers had to forfeit five first-round draft picks and were fined $30 million for circumventing salary cap rules in regard to how Leonard was compensated. Team owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year.<\/p>\n
Leonard was traded back to Toronto in September for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first-round draft picks, two second-round picks and a pick swap nearly three months after the deal was originally agreed to in July. It had been delayed pending resolution of the NBA’s investigation.<\/p>\n
Dick made his first start for the Clippers and had 12 points, four rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue was on the floor despite an illness that prevented him from holding his pregame news conference. Lue had been called a game-time decision by a team spokesman.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUp next<\/p>\n
Raptors: At Denver on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Clippers: Host Miami on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
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