third Quarter Report
Just one extra quarter stands between the Clippers and the victory they have been favored to gather coming into this night. They’ve a little bit of a cushion as they at the moment lead the Raptors 81-70.
The Clippers entered the match having received three straight and so they’re only one quarter away from one other. Will they make it 4, or will the Raptors step up and spoil it? We’ll know quickly.
Who’s Enjoying
Toronto Raptors @ Los Angeles Clippers
Present Information: Toronto 2-7, Los Angeles 5-4
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What to Know
The Clippers are 8-2 towards the Raptors since November of 2019, and so they’ll have an opportunity to increase that success on Saturday. Having simply performed yesterday, the Los Angeles Clippers will get proper again to it and host the Toronto Raptors at 10:30 p.m. ET at Intuit Dome. Coming in recent off a victory because the underdog, the Clippers will stroll into this one as the favourite.
The Raptors are hoping to do what the Kings could not on Friday: put an finish to the Clippers’ successful streak, which now stands at three video games. The Clippers walked away with a 107-98 win over the Kings.
The Clippers’ success was the results of a balanced assault that noticed a number of gamers step up, however Norman Powell led the cost by capturing 5-for-9 from deep and dropping a double-double on 31 factors and 12 rebounds. What’s extra, Powell additionally racked up two offensive rebounds, essentially the most he is had since again in March.
Regardless that they received, the Clippers struggled to work collectively and completed the sport with solely 20 assists. That is the fewest assists they’ve managed all season.
In the meantime, the Raptors traveled a rocky highway final season, and sadly for them the highway hasn’t gotten any smoother to this point this season. The matchup between them and the Kings wasn’t notably shut, with the Raptors falling 122-107. Toronto has now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back video games.
The shedding facet was boosted by Davion Mitchell, who went 8 for 11 en route to twenty factors plus six assists. Gradey Dick, alternatively, was significantly much less useful: he went 0-5 from lengthy vary.
Los Angeles’ victory was their third straight on the highway, which pushed their report as much as 5-4. As for Toronto, their loss dropped their report all the way down to 2-7.
Every part went the Clippers’ method towards the Raptors when the groups final performed again in January, because the Clippers made off with a 127-107 win. Will the Clippers repeat their success, or do the Raptors have a greater sport plan this time round? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.
Odds
Los Angeles is a stable 6.5-point favourite towards Toronto, in response to the most recent NBA odds.
Bettors have moved towards the Clippers barely, as the sport opened with the Clippers as a 8-point favourite.
The over/underneath is 225.5 factors.
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Sequence Historical past
Los Angeles has received 8 out of their final 10 video games towards Toronto.
- Jan 26, 2024 – Los Angeles 127 vs. Toronto 107
- Jan 10, 2024 – Los Angeles 126 vs. Toronto 120
- Mar 08, 2023 – Los Angeles 108 vs. Toronto 100
- Dec 27, 2022 – Los Angeles 124 vs. Toronto 113
- Mar 16, 2022 – Toronto 103 vs. Los Angeles 100
- Dec 31, 2021 – Toronto 116 vs. Los Angeles 108
- Could 11, 2021 – Los Angeles 115 vs. Toronto 96
- Could 04, 2021 – Los Angeles 105 vs. Toronto 100
- Dec 11, 2019 – Los Angeles 112 vs. Toronto 92
- Nov 11, 2019 – Los Angeles 98 vs. Toronto 88
