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GAME #69 – TORONTO RAPTORS (38-30) at LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (36-35)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2022 – 10:30 P.M. (ET) – CRYPTO.COM ARENA
TV: SPORTSNET – RADIO: TSN 1050 TORONTO
2021-22 SCHEDULE
INJURY REPORT AT 5:30 P.M.
10:30 (ET) TOR@LAC
LA Clippers
George, Paul Out Injury/Illness – Right Elbow; Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear
Leonard, Kawhi Out Injury/Illness – Right Knee; ACL – Injury Recovery
Powell, Norman Out Injury/Illness – Left Foot; Fractured Medial Sesamoid Bone
Preston, Jason Out Injury/Illness – Right Foot; Injury Recovery
Scrubb, Jay Out Injury/Illness – Right Foot; Injury Recovery
Toronto Raptors
Anunoby, OG Doubtful Injury/Illness – Right Hand; Ring finger
Bonga, Isaac Out G League – On Assignment
Champagnie, Justin Out G League – Two-Way
Flynn, Malachi Out Injury/Illness – Left Hamstring; Strain
Johnson, David Out G League – Two-Way
Trent Jr., Gary Questionable Injury/Illness – Illness; Non-COVID illness
VanVleet, Fred Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Soreness
• The Toronto Raptors (38-30) complete a six-game road trip (March 6-16) Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers (36-35) at Crypto.com Arena. The Raptors defeated the LA Lakers 114-103 on Monday and have now won four consecutive games (Mar. 9-14) for the first time since a season-long eight-game winning streak (Jan. 29 – Feb. 10). Over the last four games, Toronto is averaging 119.3 points and shooting .451 (170-377) from the field, while holding opponents to 108.5 points.
• Pascal Siakam finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists Monday at Los Angeles. Siakam has now scored 20+ points in a career-best seven straight games (Mar. 3-14), averaging 27.3 points and shooting .511 (69-135) from the field during this stretch. Siakam has already set a single-season franchise
record having recorded 25+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists in seven games this year.
• Scottie Barnes recorded 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists Monday in Los Angeles and has now tallied consecutive 20-point games for the third time this season. He also had 20-or-more points in back-to-back games Oct. 29-31, 2021 and Dec. 14-18, 2021. Barnes has scored 20+ points 16 times this season –
the most by a Raptors rookie since Vince Carter did it 23 times during the 1998-99 season. Barnes also leads all rookies this year having tallied 20+ points and 5+ rebounds in 16 games.
• Toronto collected a season-high 64 rebounds Monday night against the Lakers. The Raptors were a season-best +21 on the glass (64-to-43), and outrebounded the Lakers 19-9 on the offensive end. Toronto
(13.4) currently ranks second in the NBA in offensive boards and is +48 (123-75) on the offensive glass through eight games in March, having collected a league-best 123 offensive boards this month.
• Gary Trent Jr. scored a team-high 28 points Monday in Los Angeles. Trent Jr. has now scored 20+ points 23 times this season, something he did 23 times in his first three seasons combined (2018-21). The Raptors are 18-5 this year when he scores 20-or-more points.
• Precious Achiuwa made his second consecutive start Monday night in Los Angeles, tallying 10 points and 11 rebounds in 33 minutes. Achiuwa has now scored in double figures in a career high-tying four consecutive games (Mar. 9-14), averaging 12.3 points and shooting .429 (18-42) from the field during this span.
• Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.9 points, and career bests of 8.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists, in 55 games this season. Siakam is one of just seven players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0
assists, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Dejounte Murray and Julius Randle. No Raptor has averaged 20-8-5 over the course of an entire season.
• Scottie Barnes was named Eastern Conference rookie of the month for February after averaging 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 31.8 minutes in 12 games last month. Barnes is the 11th player in franchise history to earn the honour.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – SCOTTIE BARNES #4
MIN: 35.5 REB: 7.6 AST: 3.4 STL: 1.2 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 15.3
• Finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 40 minutes Monday night against the LA Lakers.
• Leads all rookies in minutes (35.5), ranks third in both points (15.3) and rebounds (7.6) and fourth in assists (3.4).
• Averaging 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 36.1 minutes in 11 games since the All-star break.
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 37.5 REB: 8.3 AST: 5.1 STL: 1.3 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 21.9
• Scored 27 points Mar. 14 against the LA Lakers; added 11 rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes.
• Leads the Raptors with a career-best 22 double-doubles this season.
• Averaging 26.1 points and shooting .494 (76-154) from the field through eight games in March.
C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5
MIN: 23.1 REB: 6.8 AST: 1.1 STL: 0.5 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 8.4
• Recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds Mar. 14 against the LA Lakers.
• Has scored in double figures in four consecutive games (Mar. 9-14), averaging 12.3 points.
• Averaging 8.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 27.1 minutes in 25 games as a starter this season.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33
MIN: 34.7 REB: 2.8 AST: 2.0 STL: 1.8 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.3 PTS: 18.3
• Finished with a team-high 28 points Mar. 14 against the LA Lakers; added five rebounds in 36 minutes.
• Ranks third in the NBA in both steals per game (1.81) and total deflections (208).
• Averaging 20.8 points and shooting .404 (107-265) from beyond the arc in 31 road games this season.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23
MIN: 38.1 REB: 4.6 AST: 6.8 STL: 1.6 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 21.1
• Tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 40 minutes Mar. 14 against the LA Lakers.
• Leads the league in minutes (38.1), ranks second in deflections (211) and tied for third in three-pointers (215).
• Needs 23 three-pointers to tie Kyle Lowry’s single-season franchise record of 238 made threes (2017-18).
2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 38-30 23-19 15-11
HOME 17-15 11-9 6-6
AWAY 21-15 12-10 9-5
OVERTIME 2-1 2-1 0-0
GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Wednesday, March 16
Tip-Off: 10:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. LA CLIPPERS
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 1-0 1-0 0-0
ALL-TIME 28-23 17-9 11-14
STREAKS Won 1 Won 1 Lost 2
LAST WIN: Dec. 31, 2021 (116-108)
LAST ROAD WIN: Dec. 11, 2018 (123-99)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +25 (Feb. 1, 2013)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -32 (Mar. 13, 1998)
LAST TIME VS. LA CLIPPERS
GAME 32 – DECEMBER 31, 2021
TORONTO 116, LA CLIPPERS 108
TORONTO — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and matched his career-high
with 19 rebounds, Fred VanVleet scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-108 … OG Anunoby scored 26
points and Gary Trent Jr. had 10 as the Raptors won for the first time in
three games … Weakened by COVID-19 absentees in their last two
games, Toronto welcomed VanVleet, Anunoby and Justin Champagnie
back from health and safety protocols … Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes
also exited protocols, but was unavailable because of a sore right knee …
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 20 points, Terance Mann had 18 and Reggie
Jackson 17 for the Clippers … Amir Coffey scored a season-high 15
points for Los Angeles … The game was played in a mostly empty arena
after the Ontario government reduced capacity limits to 1,000 people in an
attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 … The Raptors finished with
18 offensive rebounds, compared to three for the Clippers, outscored Los
Angeles 21-3 in second-chance points, and had 96 field goal attempts to
LA’s 78 … Toronto’s Chris Boucher snapped a 105-all tie with a pair of
free throws with 2:08 remaining, and Siakam’s slam with 1:34 left gave
Toronto a four-point edge … After a missed 3 by Morris, VanVleet added
a decisive 3-pointer with 25 seconds left.
1 2 3 4 TOT
LA CLIPPERS 29 33 25 21 108
TORONTO 32 24 26 34 116
NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Los Angeles Lakers
Date: Friday, March 18
Tip-Off: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. LA LAKERS
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 1-0 0-0 1-0
ALL-TIME 21-29 11-14 10-15
STREAKS Won 2 Lost 1 Won 7
LAST WIN: Mar. 14, 2022 (114-103)
LAST HOME WIN: August 1, 2020 (107-92)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +33 (Dec. 2, 2016)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -20 (Jan. 6, 2002)
LAST TIME VS. LA LAKERS
GAME 68 – MARCH 14, 2022
TORONTO 114, LA LAKERS 103
LOS ANGELES — Scottie Barnes scored 15 of his 21 points in the first
quarter and the Toronto Raptors held off a late rally by the Los Angeles
Lakers for a 114-103 victory … Gary Trent Jr. had 28 points and Pascal
Siakam scored 27 for Toronto, which has won four straight — all on the
road … Fred VanVleet returned after being held out Saturday at Denver to
rest his right knee and finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and seven
assists … LeBron James had 30 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles … James was a game-time decision because of soreness in his left
knee but ended up playing 40 minutes … The Raptors piled on early
against the floundering Lakers, scoring the first nine points on the way to
a 33-12 lead after one … Los Angeles was 3 for 25 from the field and
missed all 13 of its 3-pointers in the opening quarter … Avery Bradley had
four points and was the only Lakers player with more than two in the period … Foul trouble was the only thing that slowed Barnes during an impressive first half … He scored 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting in 18
minutes before sitting down with his third foul … Los Angeles mounted a
late charge in the fourth quarter, pulling within 109-97 with 2:19 remaining
on a 3-pointer by James … Horton-Tucker missed a 3 that would have
made the deficit six points, and Siakam and Trent hit free throws to push
Toronto’s lead back to 12.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 33 25 33 23 114
LA LAKERS 12 28 31 32 103
GAME 68 – MARCH 14, 2022
TORONTO 114, LA LAKERS 103
es had 25
Day Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result
Wed. Oct. 20 Washington L 98-83
Fri. Oct. 22 at Boston W 115-83
Sat. Oct. 23 Dallas L 103-95
Mon. Oct. 25 Chicago L 111-108
Wed. Oct. 27 Indiana W 118-100
Fri. Oct. 29 Orlando W 110-109
Sat. Oct. 30 at Indiana W 97-94
Mon. Nov. 1 at New York W 113-104
Wed. Nov. 3 at Washington W 109-100
Fri. Nov. 5 Cleveland L 102-101
Sun. Nov. 7 Brooklyn L 116-103
Wed. Nov. 10 at Boston L 104-88
Thu. Nov. 11 at Philadelphia W 115-109
Sat. Nov. 13 Detroit L 127-121
Mon. Nov. 15 at Portland L 118-113
Thu. Nov. 18 at Utah L 119-103
Fri. Nov. 19 at Sacramento W 108-89
Sun. Nov. 21 at Golden State L 119-104
Wed. Nov. 24 at Memphis W 126-113
Fri. Nov. 26 at Indiana L 114-97
Sun. Nov. 28 Boston L 109-97
Tue. Nov. 30 Memphis L 98-91
Thu. Dec. 2 Milwaukee W 97-93
Sun. Dec. 5 Washington W 102-90
Wed. Dec. 8 Oklahoma City L 110-109
Fri. Dec. 10 New York W 90-87
Mon. Dec. 13 Sacramento W 124-101
Tue. Dec. 14 at Brooklyn L 131-129 (OT)
Thu. Dec. 16 Chicago POSTPONED
Sat. Dec. 18 Golden State W 119-100
Mon. Dec. 20 Orlando POSTPONED
Wed. Dec. 22 at Chicago POSTPONED
Sun. Dec. 26 at Cleveland L 144-99
Tue. Dec. 28 Philadelphia L 114-109
Fri. Dec. 31 LA Clippers W 116-108
Sun. Jan. 2 New York W 120-105
Tue. Jan. 4 San Antonio W 129-104
Wed. Jan. 5 at Milwaukee W 117-111
Fri. Jan. 7 Utah W 122-108
Sun. Jan. 9 New Orleans W 105-101
Tue. Jan. 11 Phoenix L 99-95
Fri. Jan. 14 at Detroit L 103-87
Sat. Jan. 15 at Milwaukee W 103-96
Mon. Jan. 17 at Miami L 104-99
Wed. Jan. 19 at Dallas L 102-98
Fri. Jan. 21 at Washington W 109-105
Sun. Jan. 23 Portland L 114-105
Tue. Jan. 25 Charlotte W 125-113
Wed. Jan. 26 at Chicago L 111-105
Sat. Jan. 29 at Miami W 124-120 (3OT)
Mon. Jan. 31 at Atlanta W 106-100
Tue. Feb. 1 Miami W 110-106
Thu. Feb. 3 Chicago W 127-120 (OT)
Fri. Feb. 4 Atlanta W 125-114
Mon. Feb. 7 at Charlotte W 116-101
Wed. Feb. 9 at Oklahoma City W 117-98
Thu. Feb. 10 at Houston W 139-120
Sat. Feb. 12 Denver L 110-109
Mon. Feb. 14 at New Orleans L 120-90
Wed. Feb. 16 at Minnesota W 103-91
Fri. Feb. 25 at Charlotte L 125-93
Sat. Feb. 26 at Atlanta L 127-100
Mon. Feb. 28 at Brooklyn W 133-97
Tue. Mar. 1 Brooklyn W 109-108
Thu. Mar. 3 Detroit L 108-106
Fri Mar. 4 Orlando L 103-97
Sun. Mar. 6 at Cleveland L 104-96
Wed. Mar. 9 at San Antonio W 119-104
Fri. Mar. 11 at Phoenix W 117-112
Sat. Mar. 12 at Denver W 127-115
Mon. Mar. 14 at LA Lakers W 114-103
Wed. Mar. 16 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Fri. Mar. 18 LA Lakers 7:30 p.m.
Sun. Mar. 20 at Philadelphia 8:30 p.m.
Mon. Mar. 21 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Thu. Mar. 24 Cleveland 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 26 Indiana 7:30 p.m.
Mon. Mar. 28 Boston 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 30 Minnesota 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Apr. 1 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Apr. 3 Miami 7:00 p.m.#
Tue. Apr. 5 Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Thu. Apr. 7 Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Apr. 8 Houston 7:30 p.m.
Sun. Apr. 10 at New York TBD
KEY: * ESPN # NBATV ^ TNT
F • 6-8 • 230 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
24.9 8.4 4.4 1.7 1.0 0.7 .453 .391 .625
LAST GAME: Tallied 6 points (2-8 FG, 2-7 3PT), 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 33:28 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 2/15 at PHX, surpassed 10,000 career points.
• 1/17 vs. IND, had a Clippers career-high 32 points and 7 threes. Scored all 32 points in the second half.
• 11/9 vs. POR, scored a Clippers career-high 22 points.
LAST GAME: Tallied 24 points (10-15 FG, 4-4 FT), 14 rebounds and 4 assists in 36:11 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 2/27 at HOU, gathered a season-high 15 rebounds and had a career-high 6 blocked shots.
• 1/19 at DEN, scored a career-high 32 points on 15-of-19 shooting.
• 1/8 vs. MEM, collected his 2,000th career rebound.
C • 7-0 • 240 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
24.7 10.4 8.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 .634 — .730
#7 AMIR COFFEY
F • 6-7 • 210 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
23.4 8.8 2.8 1.8 0.6 0.2 .438 .365 .861
LAST GAME: Tallied 19 points (7-20 FG, 4-11 3PT, 1-2 FT), 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 39:40 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 1/25 at WAS, scored a career-high 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting.
• 1/11 vs. DEN, dished a career-high 7 assists and tied his career high with 4 steals.
• 1/9 vs. ATL, tied career highs in points (21) and three-pointers made (5).
G • 6-5 • 215 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
29.0 10.5 5.5 2.5 0.7 0.2 .477 .364 .764
LAST GAME: Tallied 18 points (7-21 FG, 2-7 3PT, 2-4 FT), 10 rebounds and 4 assists in 44:51 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 2/14 vs. GSW, tied his regular-season career-high with 25 points.
• 2/12 at DAL, scored a then season-high 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
• 12/11 vs. ORL, made a regular season career-high 4 threes.
G • 6-5 • 206 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
27.6 11.9 3.4 2.2 0.6 0.1 .449 .455 .889
LAST GAME: Tallied 14 points (5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT, 3-3 FT), 2 rebounds and 4 assists in 40:09 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 2/17 vs. HOU, made a career-high 8 threes.
• 1/30 at CHA, had a career-tying 10 rebounds. Third career double-double.
• 12/21 at OKC, scored a season-high 27 points and tied his then career high with 7 threes.
CLIPPERS 2021-22 ROSTER
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT BIRTHDATE PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY YRS
33 Nicolas Batum F 6’8″ 230 12/14/1988 Le Mans / France 13
4 Brandon Boston Jr. G 6’6″ 188 11/28/2001 Kentucky / USA R
23 Robert Covington F 6’7″ 209 12/14/1990 Tennessee State / USA 8
7 Amir Coffey (2W) F/G 6’7″ 210 6/17/1997 Minnesota / USA 2
13 Paul George F 6’8″ 220 5/2/1990 Fresno State / USA 11
55 Isaiah Hartenstein C 7’0″ 250 5/5/1998 Zalgiris / Germany 3
22 Rodney Hood F 6’8″ 208 10/20/1992 Duke / USA 7
1 Reggie Jackson G 6’2″ 208 4/16/1990 Boston College / USA 10
5 Luke Kennard G 6’5″ 206 6/24/1996 Duke / USA 4
2 Kawhi Leonard F 6’7″ 225 6/29/1991 San Diego State / USA 10
14 Terance Mann F/G 6’5″ 215 10/18/1996 Florida State/ USA 2
8 Marcus Morris Sr. F 6’8″ 218 9/2/1989 Kansas / USA 10
37 Semi Ojeleye F 6’6″ 2
DATE OPPONENT
TV RESULT/TIME LAST GAME’S STARTERS
Oct. 4 Denver SOCAL W, 103-102
Oct. 6 Sacramento WEST L, 98-113
Oct. 8 at Dallas N/A L, 114-122
Oct. 11 Minnesota SOCAL/NBA TV L, 100-128
REGULAR SEASON
DATE OPPONENT TV RESULT/TIME
Oct. 21 at Golden State TNT L, 113-115
Oct. 23 Memphis SOCAL L, 114-120
Oct. 25 Portland SOCAL/NBA TV W, 116-86
Oct. 27 Cleveland SOCAL L, 79-92
Oct. 29 at Portland SOCAL L, 92-111
Nov. 1 Oklahoma City SOCAL W, 99-94
Nov. 3 at Minnesota SOCAL W, 126-115
Nov. 5 at Minnesota SOCAL W, 104-84
Nov. 7 Charlotte SOCAL W, 120-106
Nov. 9 Portland SOCAL/TNT W, 117-109
Nov. 11 Miami SOCAL/NBA TV W, 112-109
Nov. 13 Minnesota SOCAL W, 129-102
Nov. 14 Chicago SOCAL L, 90-100
Nov. 16 San Antonio SOCAL W, 106-92
Nov. 18 at Memphis SOCAL L, 108-120
Nov. 19 at New Orleans SOCAL L, 81-94
Nov. 21 Dallas SOCAL W, 97-91
Nov. 23 Dallas SOCAL L, 104-112 OT
Nov. 26 Detroit SOCAL W, 107-96
Nov. 28 Golden State SOCAL L, 90-105
Nov. 29 New Orleans SOCAL L, 104-123
Dec. 1 Sacramento SOCAL/NBA TV L, 115-124
Dec. 3 at Lakers SOCAL W, 119-115
Dec. 4 at Sacramento SOCAL L, 99-104
Dec. 6 at Portland SOCAL W, 102-90
Dec. 8 Boston SOCAL W, 114-111
Dec. 11 Orlando SOCAL W, 106-104
Dec. 13 Phoenix SOCAL/NBA TV W, 111-95
Dec. 15 at Utah SOCAL/ESPN L, 103-124
Dec. 18 at Oklahoma CitySOCAL L, 103-104
Dec. 20 San Antonio SOCAL L, 92-116
Dec. 22 at Sacramento SOCAL/NBA TV W, 105-89
Dec. 26 Denver SOCAL L, 100-103
Dec. 27 Brooklyn SOCAL/NBA TV L, 108-124
Dec. 29 at Boston SOCAL W, 91-82
Dec. 31 at Toronto SOCAL L, 108-116
Jan. 1 at Brooklyn SOCAL W, 120-116
Jan. 3 Minnesota SOCAL L, 104-122
Jan. 6 at Phoenix WEST/TNT L, 89-106
Jan. 8 Memphis SOCAL L, 108-123
Jan. 9 Atlanta SOCAL W, 106-93
Jan. 11 Denver SOCAL/NBA TV W, 87-85
Jan. 13 at New Orleans SOCAL L, 89-113
Jan. 15 at San Antonio SOCAL L, 94-101
Jan. 17 Indiana SOCAL W, 139-133
Jan. 19 at Denver SOCAL/ESPN L, 128-130
Jan. 21 at Philadelphia SOCAL W, 102-101
Jan. 23 at New York SOCAL L, 102-110
Jan. 25 at Washington SOCAL W, 116-115
Jan. 26 at Orlando SOCAL W, 111-102
Jan. 28 at Miami SOCAL L, 114-121
Jan. 30 at Charlotte SOCAL W, 115-90
Jan. 31 at Indiana SOCAL L, 116-122
Feb. 3 Lakers TNT W, 111-110
Feb. 6 Milwaukee SOCAL/NBA TV L, 113-137
Feb. 8 at Memphis SOCAL L, 109-135
Feb. 10 at Dallas SOCAL L, 105-112
Feb. 12 at Dallas SOCAL W, 99-97
Feb. 14 Golden State SOCAL/NBA TV W, 119-104
Feb. 15 at Phoenix TNT L, 96-103
Feb. 17 Houston SOCAL W, 142-111
Feb. 25 at Lakers WEST/ESPN W, 105-102
Feb. 27 at Houston SOCAL W, 99-98
Mar. 1 at Houston SOCAL W, 113-100
Mar. 3 Lakers TNT W, 132-111
Mar. 6 New York SOCAL/ESPN L, 93-116
Mar. 8 at Golden State TNT L, 97-112
Mar. 9 Washington SOCAL W, 115-109
Mar. 11 at Atlanta SOCAL L, 106-112
Mar. 13 at Detroit SOCAL W, 106-102
Mar. 14 at Cleveland SOCAL L, 111-120
Mar. 16 Toronto SOCAL 7:30 PM
Mar. 18 at Utah SOCAL 6:00 PM
Mar. 22 at Denver SOCAL/TNT 7:00 PM
Mar. 25 Philadelphia SOCAL/NBA TV 7:30 PM
Mar. 29 Utah TNT 7:00 PM
Mar. 31 at Chicago SOCAL 5:00 PM
Apr. 1 at Milwaukee SOCAL/NBA TV 5:00 PM
Apr. 3 New Orleans SOCAL/NBA TV 6:30 PM
Apr. 6 Phoenix SOCAL/ESPN 7:00 PM
Apr. 9 Sacramento SOCAL TBD
Apr. 10 Oklahoma City SOCAL TBD
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F • 6-8 • 230 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
24.9 8.4 4.4 1.7 1.0 0.7 .453 .391 .625
LAST GAME: Tallied 6 points (2-8 FG, 2-7 3PT), 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 33:28 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 2/15 at PHX, surpassed 10,000 career points.
• 1/17 vs. IND, had a Clippers career-high 32 points and 7 threes. Scored all 32 points in the second half.
• 11/9 vs. POR, scored a Clippers career-high 22 points.
Toronto Raptors (38-30) at LA Clippers (36-35)
Regular Season Game 72; Home Game 35
Crypto.com Arena; Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. (PT)
TV: Bally Sports SoCal; Radio: AM 570 L.A. Sports
LAST GAME: Tallied 24 points (10-15 FG, 4-4 FT), 14 rebounds and 4 assists in 36:11 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 2/27 at HOU, gathered a season-high 15 rebounds and had a career-high 6 blocked shots.
• 1/19 at DEN, scored a career-high 32 points on 15-of-19 shooting.
• 1/8 vs. MEM, collected his 2,000th career rebound.
C • 7-0 • 240 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
24.7 10.4 8.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 .634 — .730
#7 AMIR COFFEY
F • 6-7 • 210 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
23.4 8.8 2.8 1.8 0.6 0.2 .438 .365 .861
LAST GAME: Tallied 19 points (7-20 FG, 4-11 3PT, 1-2 FT), 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 39:40 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 1/25 at WAS, scored a career-high 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting.
• 1/11 vs. DEN, dished a career-high 7 assists and tied his career high with 4 steals.
• 1/9 vs. ATL, tied career highs in points (21) and three-pointers made (5).
G • 6-5 • 215 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
29.0 10.5 5.5 2.5 0.7 0.2 .477 .364 .764
LAST GAME: Tallied 18 points (7-21 FG, 2-7 3PT, 2-4 FT), 10 rebounds and 4 assists in 44:51 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 2/14 vs. GSW, tied his regular-season career-high with 25 points.
• 2/12 at DAL, scored a then season-high 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
• 12/11 vs. ORL, made a regular season career-high 4 threes.
G • 6-5 • 206 2021-22 Regular Season Stats
MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT%
27.6 11.9 3.4 2.2 0.6 0.1 .449 .455 .889
LAST GAME: Tallied 14 points (5-12 FG, 1-5 3PT, 3-3 FT), 2 rebounds and 4 assists in 40:09 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES
• 2/17 vs. HOU, made a career-high 8 threes.
• 1/30 at CHA, had a career-tying 10 rebounds. Third career double-double.
• 12/21 at OKC, scored a season-high 27 points and tied his then career high with 7 threes.
• COOL HAND LUKE: On 2/17 vs. Houston, Luke Kennard made a career-high eigh three-pointers. He became just the seventh player in franchise history
to make at least eight three-pointers in a single game. Kennard also joined Paul George and J.J. Redick as the only players in franchise history to have
three games in a single season with at least seven three-pointers made.
• COMEBACKS: On 1/11 vs. Denver, the Clippers erased a 25-point third quarter deficit to defeat the Nuggets. Since 1997-98 it was tied for the fourth-largest comeback victory in team history (including postseason). The Clippers became just the third team in the NBA this season to win a game when trailing by
at least 25 points. On 1/21 at Philadelphia, the Clippers erased a 24-point deficit to become the only team in the NBA this season to have multiple comeback
wins when trailing by at least 24 points. On 1/25 at Washington, the Clippers erased a 35-point deficit for the largest comeback win in franchise history and
tied for the second-largest comeback win in NBA history. The Clippers were trailing by seven points with under 20 seconds remaining in this game. They
are the only team in the last 20 seasons to win a game in regulation when trailing by at least seven points with under 20 seconds remaining. LAC is also the
only team in the last 25 seasons to overcome a deficit of at least 24 points three times in a single season. Over the last four seasons, including the postseason, the Clipper have seven wins when trailing by at least 24 points, four more wins than any other team over that span.
• SCORING: On 1/17 vs. Indiana, the Clippers scored a season-high 139 points. Nicolas Batum contributed a Clippers career-high 32 points and seven
threes. Batum scored all 32 points in the second half to become just the fourth player in the NBA this season to score at least 30 points in a half.
• DYNAMIC DEFENSE: On 11/5 at Minnesota, the Clippers allowed just 27 points in the second quarter. It was tied for the fourth-least amount of points
allowed in a second half in franchise history. The last time the Clippers allowed 27 points-or-less in a second half was when they allowed 25 on 4/16/12 vs.
Oklahoma City. LAC ranks seventh in defensive rating (108.8) and in opponent FG% (44.8).
• CLIMBING THE LEADERBOARD: On 11/13 vs. Minnesota, with his 1,799th career three-pointer, Paul George passed Klay Thompson for sole possession of 20th place on the NBA’s all-time three-point field goal list. On 11/14 vs. Chicago, George made his 368th career three-pointer as a Clippers, which
passed Corey Maggette for sole possession of sixth place on the Clippers all-time three-point field goal list. On 12/20 vs. San Antonio, George made his
1,828th career three to pass Kobe Bryant for sole possession of 19th place on the NBA’s all-time three-point field goal list. On 12/22 at Sacramento, George
made his 1,831st career three to pass Chauncey Billups for sole possession of 18th place on the NBA’s all-time three-point field goal list.
• THE ROOK: On 12/8 vs. Boston, Brandon Boston Jr. scored 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Boston
Jr. joined Eric Bledsoe and Lamar Odom as the only players in franchise history to score at least 27 points at age 20 or younger.
• PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Paul George was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for week three (Nov. 1-7). During the week, George led
the Clippers to a 4-0 record and held averages of 26.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.8 steals. It’s George’s 10th player of the week recognition
and second as a member of the Clippers. During the month of November, George scored 406 points, with 114 rebounds and 89 assists. George joins Bob
Kaufman (Dec. 1970) as the only two players in franchise history with at least 400 points, 100 rebounds and 80 assists in a calendar month.
• WINNING STREAK: The Clippers were on a seven-game winning streak from 11/1 – 11/13. During the winning streak, the Clippers ranked second in the
NBA in plus/minus differential (12.6) and net rating (11.5), third in points (115.3) and rebounds (48.7) and fifth in 3P% (39.5).
• MOMENTUM SWING: On 11/5 at Minnesota, the Clippers became just the fourth team in the last 25 seasons to trail by 20 and then win the game by 20.
• FROM THREE: On 11/3 at Minnesota, the Clippers were 21-for-36 (58.3%) from three. It’s just the 13th time in NBA history that a team has shot better
than 58% from three (min. 35 attempts). In the third quarter alone the Clippers were 9-for-11 (81.8%) from three which was the highest 3P% (min. 10 attempts) in a single quarter in franchise history. Including the postseason, it was just the 13th time in franchise history that the Clippers have made at least 20
threes.
• PG: On 10/23 vs. Memphis, George had his 28th game as a Clipper with at least five three-pointers made, which tied J.J. Redick for the most such games
in franchise history. George also had his sixth career game with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds and became the first Clipper since Blake Griffin on
2/26/17 vs. Charlotte to post a stat line of at least 41 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. On 10/25 vs. Portland, George had a career-high eight steals.
He’s the first starter to have at least eight steals while playing 27 minutes or less since Michael Jordan on 4/20/93. On 10/29 at Portland, George had his
29th game as a Clipper with at least five three-pointers made, which surpassed J.J. Redick for the most such games in franchise history. Through the Clippers first seven games this season, George scored 202 points which is the fourth-most points scored through the first seven games in franchise history and
the most since World B. Free scored 243 points during the 1979-80 season.
• TURNOVERS: On 10/25 vs. Portland, the Clippers had 21 steals and forced 30 turnovers. Since 1983-84, it’s tied for the second-most steals in franchise
history and the most steals since the Clippers had 21 on 11/8/91 vs. Denver. It was just the eighth game since 1983-84 that the Clippers forced at least 30
turnovers, and it was the most opponent turnovers since the Clippers forced 32 on 11/8/96 vs. New York.
• CONTINUING TO BUILD: LA at 535-320 (.626) have the NBA’s third-best regular season record since the start of the 2011-12 season. On 4/11 vs. Detroit, the Clippers extended a franchise record of securing a record above .500 to 10 consecutive seasons which is the longest active streak in the NBA. On
4/18 vs. Minnesota, the Clippers secured their 40th win of the season. It is the 10th-straight season that the Clippers have had at least 40 wins which is the
longest current streak in the NBA
BEST RECORD IN THE NBA (Since 2011-12)
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (38-17-5 – 81 Points) vs.
DALLAS STARS (32-23-3 – 67 Points)
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
DALLAS 0 0 0 0
TORONTO 2 0 2 4
SCORING NOTES
Draymond Green returned to the Warriors to help them fulfill his championship guarantee, of course.
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The Nets hoped Ben Simmons would hit the floor with his teammates after they returned from Philadelphia on Thursday then actually play this month.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Two days into the start of Red Sox camp, there’s a clear message emerging from the front office. However much money the Sox spend on their payroll in 2022 is irrelevant, Sox officials have said. What matters is that the team is competitive. “Yeah, the way we’ve handled it is we’ve…
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2021-22 Matchups vs. Dallas: First of Two
Toronto Season Record: 37-17-5
Toronto Home Record: 20-7-2
TV: TSN RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 10, 2022
Goaltender Erik Källgren has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL) on an emergency basis.
March 8, 2022
Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL).
March 4, 2022
Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL).
February 25, 2022
Forward Nick Robertson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL).
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 at Buffalo 5
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022
TOR Goals: Kaše, Matthews
BUF Goals: Krebs (2x), Hinostroza (2x), Thompson
TOR Goaltender: Mrázek, 33/37, .892 SV%
BUF Goaltender: Anderson, 34/36, .944 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-4
Team Notes:
ABOUT LAST NIGHT
— The Stars dropped a 7-4 decision to the New York Rangers on Saturday night at American Airlines Center.
— Defenseman Esa Lindell registered two points (1-1=2) against the Rangers on Saturday.
— Defenseman John Klingberg (0-2=2) and forward Roope Hintz (0-2=2) each posted two assists in the contest.
— Goaltender Jake Oettinger turned aside 22 of the 28 shots he faced on Saturday night.
— Dallas went 1-for-2 on the power play and was 1-for-2 on the penalty kill against New York.
“SURRENDER HER PRONTO, OR WE’LL LEVEL TORONTO”
— The Dallas Stars travel to Toronto to face off against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday in the first of two matchups scheduled between the two teams this
season.
— Dallas comes into Tuesday’s contest having posted wins in two of the last three games against the Maple Leafs (2-1-0) and have points in three of
the last five (2-2=1).
— The Stars are currently riding a three-game road point streak (2-0-1) against Toronto, including wins in back-to-back trips (2-0-0) to Scotiabank Arena.
— Dallas owns a 93-94-31 record all time against the Maple Leafs, including a 39-53-19 mark on the road.
— Forward Alexander Radulov logged two goals (2-0=2) in his last games against Toronto and has earned points (3-2=5) in each of his last two, and
three of his last four (3-3=6) games against them. Radulov has tallied two points (1-1=2) in four career road games against the Maple Leafs and has 13
points (4-9=13) in 10 career games against them.
— Defenseman Ryan Suter enters Tuesday’s contest having registered points (1-1=2) in two-straight and five of his last six games (1-4=5) against the
Maple Leafs. Suter also has assists (0-2=2) in two of his last three against Toronto, while he’s logged 12 points (2-10=12) in 20 career games against
them.
— Defenseman John Klingberg is currently riding a five-game point streak (1-4=5) against the Maple Leafs, including notching points (0-3=3) in each of
his last three trips to Scotiabank Arena. Klingberg has tallied points (0-4=4) in four of his six career trips to Toronto and has seven points (1-6=7) in 12
career games overall against them.
— Forward Joe Pavelski has notched points in two of the last three games (2-1=3) against Toronto and has points in eight of his last 10 games against
them (7-6=13). Pavelski has also recorded points (4-4=8) in six of eight career road games against the Maple Leafs.
— Pavelski has earned 12 goals and 21 points (12-9=21) in 17 career games against Toronto.
— Forward Tyler Seguin comes into Tuesday’s contest having tallied points (5-9=14) in seven of his last eight games against the Maple Leafs and has
posted 15 points (5-10=15) over his last 10 games against them. Seguin is currently riding a five-game road point streak (3-5=8) and has 15 points (8-
7=15) in 15 career trips to Toronto.
— Seguin paces all current Stars in goals, assists and points (15-18=33) in 30 career games against the Maple Leafs.
— Captain Jamie Benn has earned points (2-1=3) in two of his last three road games at Toronto, while he’s notched four points (3-1=4) in his last five
games overall against them. Benn has registered 13 points (6-7=13) in 17 career games against the Maple Leafs.
— Goaltenders Jake Oettinger and Adam Scheel have yet to face the Maple Leafs in their NHL careers.
— Netminder Braden Holtby owns a 12-8-1 record with a .916 save percentage and a 2.66 goals against average in 22 career appearances against
Toronto.
2021-22 Regular Season Schedule
March 15 at Toronto
April 7 vs. Toronto
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2020-21: 144
Dallas Stars: Media Notes
NAME INJURY # OF GMS DATES
G Ben Bishop Lower Body 55 10/14 – Pres.
D Andrej Sekera Illness 13 2/9 – Pres.
COVID Protocol 6 1/14 – 1/24
D Miro Heiskanen Illness 3 3/4 – Pres.
Illness 1 12/17
G Braden Holtby Lower Body 1 3/12 – Pres.
TRANSACTIONS
March 11 – Signed F Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension
March 12 – Recalled G Adam Scheel from Texas (AHL) and reassigned F Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
March 13 – Recalled F Marian Studenic from his conditioning assignment with Texas (AHL)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
— The Stars come into Tuesday’s contest having earned points in nine of the last 11 road games, logging an 8-2-1 record dating back to Jan. 20.
— Over that Span, the Stars rank fourth in the NHL with a .773 road points percentage, while the team has allowed just 23 goals against for a 2.09
average, good for second in the League.
— Forward Joe Pavelski has tallied points in 10 of his last 12 road games (6-14=20) dating back to Jan. 15 with his 20 points over that span tied for third
in the NHL. Pavelski shares 22nd in the League with a team-leading 30 points (10-20=30) away from home this season.
— Forward Jason Robertson has logged 11 goals and 16 points (11-5=16) over his last 11 road games. Robertson shares 12th in the NHL with a team-high 16 road games and ranks second on the Stars with 25 points (16-9=25) in 22 road games this season.
HERE’S TO YOU, MR. ROBERTSON
— Forward Jason Robertson scored a power play goal (1-0=1) on Saturday and now has eight goals (8-0=8) over his last five games.
— Robertson recorded hat tricks in back-to-back games (6-0=6) from March 4 – 6, becoming the first player in Dallas Stars history and the second
player in franchise history to post hat tricks in consecutive games (Bill Goldsworthy – 1970-71).
— The Arcadia, Calif. native ranks second in the NHL with a team-high nine game-winning goals this season, becoming just the sixth player in franchise
history to earn at least nine game winners and the first since Bill Guerin scored 10 in 2003-04.
Allen played only five seasons for the Celtics – fewer than anyone whose number Boston has retired:
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GAME #68 – TORONTO RAPTORS (37-30) at LOS ANGELES LAKERS (29-38)
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022 – 10:30 P.M. (ET) – CRYPTO.COM ARENA
TV: SPORTSNET – RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
• The Toronto Raptors (37-30) continue a six-game road trip (March 6-16) Monday night against the Los Angeles Lakers (29-38) at Crypto.com Arena. The Raptors defeated Denver 127-115 on Saturday and have now won three straight games (March 9-12). Led by 27 bench points, Toronto outscored the Nuggets
34-16 (+18) in the fourth quarter, marking it’s largest point differential in the final frame this season. Toronto is now 5-5 since the All-star break. The Raptors host the Lakers on Friday.
• Pascal Siakam finished with a game-high 33 points, seven assists and five rebounds Saturday in Denver. Siakam has now scored 20+ points in a career high-tying six straight games (Mar. 3-12), averaging 27.3
points and shooting .509 (60-118) from the field during this stretch.
• Scottie Barnes recorded 25 points, a season-high 10 assists and seven rebounds Saturday against the Nuggets. Barnes and Damon Stoudamire (1996-97) are the only rookies in franchise history to record 25+
points and 10+ assists in the same game. Barnes has recorded 10 double-doubles this season and leads all rookies having tallied six 20-point double-doubles.
• Toronto collected a season-high 23 offensive rebounds Saturday at Denver. The Raptors outrebounded the Nuggets 50-39, including 23-to-9 on the offensive end, leading to a 30-11 differential in second-chance points. The last time Toronto recorded 23-or-more offensive rebounds was Mar. 17, 2013 vs. Miami. Toronto (13.3) currently ranks second in the NBA in offensive boards and is +38 (104-66) on the offensive glass through seven games in March, having collected a league-best 104 offensive boards this month.
• Reserve Chris Boucher recorded 21 points and 13 rebounds Mar. 12 at Denver for his seventh double-double of the season. Boucher (2 0) holds the franchise record for double-doubles as a reserve. He also grabbed a career high-tying nine offensive rebounds Saturday.
• Toronto recorded just eight turnovers Saturday in Denver, while forcing 19 Nuggets turnovers leading to 31 points. The Raptors (18.9) currently rank third in the NBA in points off turnovers.
• Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.8 points, and career bests of 8.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists, in 54 games this season. Siakam is one of just seven players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0
assists, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Dejounte Murray and Julius Randle. No Raptor has averaged 20-8-5 over the course of an entire season.
• Precious Achiuwa scored 15 points, and set career highs in both three-pointers made and attempted (4-6), Saturday against the Nuggets. Achiuwa is shooting .374 (34-91) from three-point distance this season
after attempting just one three-pointer as a rookie.
• Scottie Barnes was named Eastern Conference rookie of the month for February after averaging 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 31.8 minutes in 12 games last month. Barnes is the 11th player in franchise history to earn the honour.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – SCOTTIE BARNES #4
MIN: 35.5 REB: 7.6 AST: 3.3 STL: 1.2 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 15.2
• Recorded his 10th double-double with 25 points, a career-best 10 assists, and eight rebounds Mar. 12 at Denver.
• Leads all rookies in minutes (35.5), ranks third in rebounds (7.6) and fourth in points (15.2).
• Has scored 20+ points 15 times – most by a Raptors rookie since Vince Carter (23) during the 1998-99 season.
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 37.6 REB: 8.3 AST: 5.1 STL: 1.3 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 21.8
• Scored a game-high 33 points Mar. 12 at Denver; added seven assists and five rebounds in 36 minutes.
• The Raptors are 31-7 all-time, and 7-2 this season when Siakam scores 30+ points.
• Averaging 26.0 points and shooting .489 (67-137) from the field through seven games in March.
C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5
MIN: 23.0 REB: 6.8 AST: 1.1 STL: 0.5 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 8.4
• Tallied 15 points, and made a career-high four three-pointers (4-6 3PT), Mar. 12 at Denver; added four rebounds.
• Has scored in double figures in three consecutive games (Mar. 9-12), averaging 13.0 points during this streak.
• Averaging 8.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 26.9 minutes in 24 games as a starter this season.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33
MIN: 34.7 REB: 2.7 AST: 2.0 STL: 1.8 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.3 PTS: 18.1
• Finished with eight points, three rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes of action Mar. 12 at Denver.
• Ranks third in the NBA in both steals per game (1.83) and total deflections (205).
• Leads the team with 106 steals this season; had 105 steals in his first three seasons (2018-21) combined.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23
MIN: 38.1 REB: 4.6 AST: 6.8 STL: 1.6 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 21.3
• Sat out Mar. 12 at Denver for right knee injury management.
• Leads the league in minutes (38.1), ranks second in deflections (207) and fourth in three-pointers (213).
• Needs 25 three-pointers to tie Kyle Lowry’s single-season franchise record of 238 made threes (2017-18).
INJURY REPORT
OG Anunoby (Right Hand; Ring Finger – Fracture) – Out
Isaac Bonga (G League – On Assignment) – Out
Justin Champagnie (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Malachi Flynn (Left Hamstring; Strain) – Out
David Johnson (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Fred VanVleet (Right Knee; Soreness) – Questionable
2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 37-30 23-19 14-11
HOME 17-15 11-9 6-6
AWAY 20-15 12-10 8-5
OVERTIME 2-1 2-1 0-0
GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Los Angeles Lakers
Date: Monday, March 14
Tip-Off: 10:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet 590 The FAN
SERIES RECAP VS. LA LAKERS
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2020-21 1-1 0-1 1-0
ALL-TIME 20-29 11-14 9-15
STREAKS Won 1 Lost 1 Won 6
LAST WIN: May 2, 2021 (121-114)
LAST ROAD WIN: May 2, 2021 (121-114)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +33 (Dec. 2, 2016)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -20 (Jan. 6, 2002)
LAST TIME VS. LA LAKERS
GAME 65 – MAY 2, 2021
TORONTO 121, LA LAKERS 114
LOS ANGELES – Kyle Lowry had 37 points and 11 assists, Pascal
Siakam had 39 points and 13 rebounds and the short-handed Toronto
Raptors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-114 … LeBron James had
19 points, seven rebounds and six assists before going back to the locker
room with 6:42 to play … It was the second game back for James after
missing 20 because of a sprained right ankle … Toronto ended a threegame losing streak despite not having Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Chris
Boucher and Gary Trent Jr. available because of injuries or to rest …
DeAndre’ Bembry had 14 points off the bench and the Raptors led by as
many as 21 … Kyle Kuzma had 24 points for Los Angeles, Anthony Davis
chipped in with 12 and Andre Drummond had 19 points and 11 rebounds
… After trailing by as many as 12 points in the first quarter, the Raptors
led 72-59 at the half after blitzing the Lakers for 40 points in the second …
A rampaging Lowry had 13, including the final seven points for Toronto
going into the locker room, and Bembry chipped in with 11 … The Lakers
got back within 10 points early in the fourth quarter, but Lowry responded
with a personal 8-2 run … Lowry was 8 for 13 from 3-point range and 12
for 20 overall …Kuzma hit a 3 with 58.8 seconds to play to cut Toronto’s
lead to six before Bembry and Siakam hit free throws to seal it.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 32 40 27 22 121
LA LAKERS 38 21 25 30 114
NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Wednesday, March 16
Tip-Off: 10:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. LA CLIPPERS
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 1-0 1-0 0-0
ALL-TIME 28-23 17-9 11-14
STREAKS Won 1 Won 1 Lost 2
LAST WIN: Dec. 31, 2021 (116-108)
LAST ROAD WIN: Dec. 11, 2018 (123-99)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +25 (Feb. 1, 2013)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -32 (Mar. 13, 1998)
LAST TIME VS. LA CLIPPERS
GAME 32 – DECEMBER 31, 2021
TORONTO 116, LA CLIPPERS 108
TORONTO — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and matched his career-high
with 19 rebounds, Fred VanVleet scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-108 … OG Anunoby scored 26
points and Gary Trent Jr. had 10 as the Raptors won for the first time in
three games … Weakened by COVID-19 absentees in their last two
games, Toronto welcomed VanVleet, Anunoby and Justin Champagnie
back from health and safety protocols … Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes
also exited protocols, but was unavailable because of a sore right knee …
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 20 points, Terance Mann had 18 and Reggie
Jackson 17 for the Clippers … Amir Coffey scored a season-high 15
points for Los Angeles … The game was played in a mostly empty arena
after the Ontario government reduced capacity limits to 1,000 people in an
attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 … The Raptors finished with
18 offensive rebounds, compared to three for the Clippers, outscored Los
Angeles 21-3 in second-chance points, and had 96 field goal attempts to
LA’s 78 … Toronto’s Chris Boucher snapped a 105-all tie with a pair of
free throws with 2:08 remaining, and Siakam’s slam with 1:34 left gave
Toronto a four-point edge … After a missed 3 by Morris, VanVleet added
a decisive 3-pointer with 25 seconds left.
1 2 3 4 TOT
LA CLIPPERS 29 33 25 21 108
TORONTO 32 24 26 34 116
GAME 67 – MARCH 12, 2022
TORONTO 127, DENVER 115
DENVER — Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 25 and
the Toronto Raptors pulled away late to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-
115 … Chris Boucher added 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Raptors,
and Barnes also had 10 assists and eight rebounds … They won their third
in a row and improved to 5-5 since the All-Star break … The victory came
on the back end of a back-to-back that began with a victory at NBA-leading Phoenix the night before … Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 10
rebounds to lead the Nuggets … Bones Hyland added 17 points, and Will
Barton had 16 in his return from an ankle injury … Toronto finished with 55
rebounds, including 23 offensive boards leading to 30 second-chance
points … Only nine of Denver’s 46 rebounds were on the offensive end
and the Nuggets had 11 second chance-points … Trailing by two at the
break, the Nuggets got 3-pointers from Hyland and Austin Rivers around a
tip-in from Siakam to close the third quarter with a 99-93 lead … The Raptors regained the lead with a 10-2 burst capped by Boucher’s alley-oop
layup that put them in front 117-109 with 3:56 left to play … Morris made
one of two free throws, but Boucher hit a 3-pointer and Barnes drove in for
a layup around a dunk by Jeff Green to build the Raptors’ lead to 10
points with 1:25 left to secure the victory … Siakam scored 23 of his points
in the first half, helping the Raptors take a 65-63 lead.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 28 37 28 34 127
DENVER 25 38 36 16 115
GAME 66 – MARCH 11, 2022
TORONTO 117, PHOENIX 112
PHOENIX — Gary Trent Jr. scored 42 points and the Toronto Raptors
held off the Phoenix Suns, beating the NBA’s leading team 117-112 …
Trent was 8 from 11 from 3-point range and 13 of 21 from the floor … He
fell just short of his career high of 44 points set last season … He also had
eight rebounds … Pascal Siakam added 25 points and 10 assists for the
Raptors, and Scottie Barnes had 15 points …
2021-22 SCHEDULE
Day Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result
Wed. Oct. 20 Washington L 98-83
Fri. Oct. 22 at Boston W 115-83
Sat. Oct. 23 Dallas L 103-95
Mon. Oct. 25 Chicago L 111-108
Wed. Oct. 27 Indiana W 118-100
Fri. Oct. 29 Orlando W 110-109
Sat. Oct. 30 at Indiana W 97-94
Mon. Nov. 1 at New York W 113-104
Wed. Nov. 3 at Washington W 109-100
Fri. Nov. 5 Cleveland L 102-101
Sun. Nov. 7 Brooklyn L 116-103
Wed. Nov. 10 at Boston L 104-88
Thu. Nov. 11 at Philadelphia W 115-109
Sat. Nov. 13 Detroit L 127-121
Mon. Nov. 15 at Portland L 118-113
Thu. Nov. 18 at Utah L 119-103
Fri. Nov. 19 at Sacramento W 108-89
Sun. Nov. 21 at Golden State L 119-104
Wed. Nov. 24 at Memphis W 126-113
Fri. Nov. 26 at Indiana L 114-97
Sun. Nov. 28 Boston L 109-97
Tue. Nov. 30 Memphis L 98-91
Thu. Dec. 2 Milwaukee W 97-93
Sun. Dec. 5 Washington W 102-90
Wed. Dec. 8 Oklahoma City L 110-109
Fri. Dec. 10 New York W 90-87
Mon. Dec. 13 Sacramento W 124-101
Tue. Dec. 14 at Brooklyn L 131-129 (OT)
Thu. Dec. 16 Chicago POSTPONED
Sat. Dec. 18 Golden State W 119-100
Mon. Dec. 20 Orlando POSTPONED
Wed. Dec. 22 at Chicago POSTPONED
Sun. Dec. 26 at Cleveland L 144-99
Tue. Dec. 28 Philadelphia L 114-109
Fri. Dec. 31 LA Clippers W 116-108
Sun. Jan. 2 New York W 120-105
Tue. Jan. 4 San Antonio W 129-104
Wed. Jan. 5 at Milwaukee W 117-111
Fri. Jan. 7 Utah W 122-108
Sun. Jan. 9 New Orleans W 105-101
Tue. Jan. 11 Phoenix L 99-95
Fri. Jan. 14 at Detroit L 103-87
Sat. Jan. 15 at Milwaukee W 103-96
Mon. Jan. 17 at Miami L 104-99
Wed. Jan. 19 at Dallas L 102-98
Fri. Jan. 21 at Washington W 109-105
Sun. Jan. 23 Portland L 114-105
Tue. Jan. 25 Charlotte W 125-113
Wed. Jan. 26 at Chicago L 111-105
Sat. Jan. 29 at Miami W 124-120 (3OT)
Mon. Jan. 31 at Atlanta W 106-100
Tue. Feb. 1 Miami W 110-106
Thu. Feb. 3 Chicago W 127-120 (OT)
Fri. Feb. 4 Atlanta W 125-114
Mon. Feb. 7 at Charlotte W 116-101
Wed. Feb. 9 at Oklahoma City W 117-98
Thu. Feb. 10 at Houston W 139-120
Sat. Feb. 12 Denver L 110-109
Mon. Feb. 14 at New Orleans L 120-90
Wed. Feb. 16 at Minnesota W 103-91
Fri. Feb. 25 at Charlotte L 125-93
Sat. Feb. 26 at Atlanta L 127-100
Mon. Feb. 28 at Brooklyn W 133-97
Tue. Mar. 1 Brooklyn W 109-108
Thu. Mar. 3 Detroit L 108-106
Fri Mar. 4 Orlando L 103-97
Sun. Mar. 6 at Cleveland L 104-96
Wed. Mar. 9 at San Antonio W 119-104
Fri. Mar. 11 at Phoenix W 117-112
Sat. Mar. 12 at Denver W 127-115
Mon. Mar. 14 at LA Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 16 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Fri. Mar. 18 LA Lakers 7:30 p.m.
Sun. Mar. 20 at Philadelphia 8:30 p.m.
Mon. Mar. 21 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Thu. Mar. 24 Cleveland 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 26 Indiana 7:30 p.m.
Mon. Mar. 28 Boston 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 30 Minnesota 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Apr. 1 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Apr. 3 Miami 7:00 p.m.#
Tue. Apr. 5 Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Thu. Apr. 7 Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Apr. 8 Houston 7:30 p.m.
Sun. Apr. 10 at New York TBD
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LAKERS
LAST TIME OUT: • LeBron James became the only player in NBA history to tally 10,000+ points, 10,000+ rebounds and 10,000+ assists as he recorded his 10,000th career
assist against the Suns. James finished the night with 31 points, seven rebounds, six assists and one block in 30 minutes. The performance marked his
28th game of the season with 30+ points.
DOUBLE 50 BURGER: LeBron James fi nished with 50 points, seven rebounds, six assists and one block in 36 minutes. The performance marked his second
50-point game of the season and the 14th such game of his career, tying Rick Barry for sixth most in NBA history. In his last two home games, James has
scored 106 points, the fi rst Lakers player to score 100+ across two consecutive home games in a single season since Kobe Bryant did so in April of 2007.
James is the sixth player in NBA history to score 50+ points in consecutive home games and the only player to do so after turning 30.
ULTIMATE WARRIOR: LeBron James fi nished with a season-high 56 points (19-31 FG, 6-11 3FG, 12-13 FT) to go with 10 rebounds, three assists and one
block in 38 minutes on 3/5 vs. Golden State, good for the sixth 50-point double-double of his career. James became the fi rst Lakers player to tally 55+ points
and 10+ rebounds since Shaquille O’Neal on March 6, 2000. He is just the fourth player in NBA history to record a 50-point game at age 37 or older, joining
Jamal Crawford, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. James scored 30 points in the second half, his highest scoring half since scoring 35 points in the second
half on April 6, 2018 at Philadelphia. He has now scored at least 30 points in 19 diff erent halves throughout his career
TWENTY FIVE A NIGHT: LeBron James put together a scoring streak unlike anything he has done since the 2007-08 season. James scored at least 25 points in 23 consecutive games,
good for the longest streak of his career. The last time he had such a streak was from 1/25/08-3/8/08 when he scored 25+ points in 21 consecutive games. His streak is tied for the longest such streak in the NBA this season
HALF A NIGHT, RUSS: Russell Westbrook had one of his strongest nights since joining the Lakers as he finished with 35 points (12-23 FG), four rebounds and fi ve assists on 1/28 against the Hornets. Westbrook scored 30 of his points in the second half, becoming the first Lakers player to have a 30-point half since Kobe Bryant scored 38 points in the final half of his career on 4/13/16 vs. Utah. The performance marked the seventh time that Westbrook
had scored 30+ in a single half and the fi rst time since scoring 30 points in the second half on 3/7/17 vs. Portland. Westbrook is just the seventh player this
season to tally a 30-point half.
I’M THE CAPTAIN AGAIN: For the sixth consecutive season and ninth time overall, LeBron James led all players in All-Star voting as he was named an All-Star for the 18th time in his career. James has been named a captain in every year since the NBA switched to the current format and improved to 5-0 as the team captain of the annual event. His 18th straight
selection ties him with Kobe Bryant for most all-time and his 18th overall selection ties him with Bryant for second-most
selections in NBA history. A three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP and the contest’s all-time leading scorer (413 points),
James made his NBA-record 18th All-Star start on February 20, 2022, fi nishing with 24 points, six rebounds, eight assists,
three steals and one block in 36 minutes.
10 ACROSS THE BOARDS: Dwight Howard added to his Hall of Fame resume as he passed Nate Thurmond for 10th place on the NBA’s all-time rebounds list
on 1/21 against the Orlando Magic. With his fi rst rebound of the night, Howard broke a tie with Thurmond to take sole possession of 10th place, recording
his 14, 465th career rebound.
PASSING THE ALL-TIME PASSERS: LeBron James continued his climb up the NBA’s all-time lists as he moved passed Oscar Robertson on the all-time
assists list on 1/9 vs. Memphis. With his seventh assist of the night, James passed Robertson for seventh all-time, passing out his 9,888th career assist.
James will now look to become just one of seven players all-time to tally 10,000 career assists.
DOUBLE-TRIPLE-DOUBLE: In the Lakers’ 132-123 win over the Houston Rockets, both LeBron James and Russell Westbrook recorded triple-doubles and
James added to his list of career milestones.
• LeBron James became the third player in NBA history to score 36,000 points as he fi nished with 32 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, one steal and two
blocks in 39 minutes. James became the fi rst Lakers player since Kobe Bryant in 2013 to score 30+ points in fi ve consecutive games.
• Russell Westbrook tallied his seventh triple-double of the season with 24 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals. James and Westbrook became just the third pair of Lakers teammates to record a triple-double in the same game, and the fi rst since James and Lonzo Ball on 12/15/18.
CHRISTMAS TREE TOPPER: LeBron James appeared in his 16th career Christmas Day game, tying Kobe Bryant for most such games all-time, and put on
a show in front of the Crypto.com Arena crown. James fi nished the night with 39 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals and one block in 40
minutes. With his third free throw of the night, James surpassed Bryant to become the all-time leading scorer on Christmas Day, totaling 422 career points
on the holiday. With his second fi eld goal of the night, James passed Bryant for most career fi eld goals on Christmas Day, now totaling 150 fi eld goals on
December 25th.
BEST IN THE WEST: LeBron James was awarded the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week award on December 13th, winning the weekly honor for
an NBA-record 65th time in his 19-year career. James averaged 28.3 points (.608 FG%, .417 3FG%), 8.0 assists, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.8 blocks as
the Lakers fi nished the week 3-1 with victories over Boston, Oklahoma City and Orlando.
THIRD’S THE (MAGIC) WORD: The Lakers had their strongest defensive performance of the season as they dominated the third quarter against the Orlando
Magic on December 12, holding their opponent to just 10 points in the third frame.
• Los Angeles held the Magic to 37.5 percent (33-88 FG) from the fi eld, the lowest shooting percentage by a Lakers opponent this season
• The Lakers held Orlando to just 8.7 percent shooting (2-23 FG) in the third quarter, the worst shooting percentage by a Lakers opponent in a single
frame since December 14, 1999 vs. LA Clippers (.056, 1-18 FG, Second Quarter)
• Los Angeles scored 23 unanswered points in the third quarter, good for their longest scoring run of the season.
KEEPING IT 100: LeBron James became just the fi fth player in NBA history to record at least 100 career triple-doubles as he recorded his 100th such game
on 12/9 at Memphis. James fi nished the night with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and two blocks in 37 minutes. He joins teammate Russell
Westbrook, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd as they only players to accomplish the feat.
HOT-N-READY COMEBACK: The Lakers picked up their largest come-from-behind victory as they overcame a 17-point defi cit on 11/21/21 at Detroit to beat
the Pistons by a fi nal score of 121-116. It marks the team’s largest comeback since they erased a 20-point Memphis lead on 2/12/21.
• Anthony Davis fiished with 30 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, four steals and fi ve blocks in 40 minutes. The performance marked the fi rst time that
Davis has tallied 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ steals, 4+ steals and 5+ blocks in a game. He became just the fourth player in NBA history to tally such
statistics, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan.
• Carmelo Anthony led the second unit with 18 points (5-8 3FG), two rebounds and two blocks in 30 minutes. It was the sixth time this season that he has
made at least fi ve three-pointers in a game. The only other seasons that Anthony had more games with 5+ triples was 2013-14 (8) and 2017-18 (7).
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: In his 19th season in the NBA, Carmelo Anthony is fi nding himself right at home with the Los Angeles Lakers. Through 32 regular
season home games at Crypto.com Arena, Anthony is shooting 44.6 percent (82-184 3FG) from three-point range on the Lakers home court. His shooting
percentage at home would rank third in the league among three-point shooters. Including road contests, he is currently shooting at a 39.2 percent clip on
the year.
ALAMO-T: The Lakers picked up their first overtime victory of the season on 10/26 at San Antonio, securing a 125-121 victory. Anthony Davis and Russell
Westbrook each grabbed a 30-point double-double in the win. The Lakers overcame a 12-point defi cit in the win, marking their second consecutive win
where they had to overcome a double-digit defi cit. The win also marked the 400th career victory for Head Coach Frank Vogel.
AGING LIKE FINE NINE: Carmelo Anthony continued to climb up the NBA’s all-time scoring list as he passed Moses Malone for ninth all-time on 10/24 vs.
Memphis
• Anthony finished with a team-high 28 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks on the historic night.
• He shot 10-15 from the fi eld and 6-8 from three-point range, marking his 20th career game with at least six three-pointers made.
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