Auston Matthews opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 1:45 of the second period. Matthews has goals (3) in two consecutive games. He has 15 points (9 goals, 6 assists) in 12 games against Western Conference opposition and six points (5 goals, 1 assist) in six games against Pacific Division teams. Matthews has seven points (4-3-7) in seven career games against the Canucks.
John Tavares registered the primary assist on Matthews’ second period goal and later scored the second Toronto goal of the game at 19:40 of the second period before notching the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 14:58 of the third. Tonight’s game is Tavares’ second multi-goal and eighth multi-point performance of the season in 25 games played. His two goals tonight mark his 50th career multi-goal game. In 15 career games against the Canucks, Tavares has 19 points (9 goals, 10 assists).
Zach Hyman scored the fourth Toronto goal of the game into an empty net at 18:16 of the third period. Hyman has goals (4) in three consecutive games. He has scored five goals in 10 games on the road this season. All six of his goals have come against Western Conference opponents.
Justin Holl collected the secondary assist on Matthews’ second period goal and later registered the primary assist on Tavares’ third period goal. Tonight’s game establishes new single-game career-highs for Holl in assists and points with first career multi-assist and multi-point game. He has registered seven (1-6-7) of his 10 points this season on the road.
Cody Ceci recorded the primary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. Ceci has two assists over his last three games. His assist in tonight’s game is his first assist recorded on the road this season.
Mitch Marner had the secondary assist on Tavares’ second period goal and later had the secondary assist on Tavares’ third period goal. Marner has assists (4) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his fifth multi-assist and sixth multi-point performance of the season in 21 games played. He has nine points (3-6-9) in eight games on the road this season. In eight games against Western Conference opposition, Marner has registered 10 points (1-9-10).
Frederik Andersen stopped 38 shots to earn his 15th win of the season.
The Maple Leafs went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play tonight.
Toronto won 62 percent (16 won, 10 lost) of their defensive zone faceoffs.
Kasperi Kapanen and Alex Kerfoot were the lone Toronto skaters to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone.
Alex Kerfoot won 71 percent (5 won, 2 lost) of his defensive zone faceoffs.
Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Rielly finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 48.9 percent (22 for, 23 against).
John Tavares was 12-for-19 (63%) in the faceoff circle when matched up with Vancouver centre Bo Horvat.
UPCOMING GAMES:
Thursday, December 12, 9:00 p.m. at Calgary Flames (TSN4, TSN 1050)
Saturday, December 14, 7:00 p.m. at Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Tuesday, December 17, 7:00 p.m. vs. Buffalo Sabres (TSN4, TSN 1050)
Friday, December 20, 7:00 p.m. at New York Rangers (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
Saturday, December 21, 7:00 p.m. vs. Detroit Red Wings (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
LAC@TOR LA Clippers Coffey, Amir Out G League – Two-Way – Green, JaMychal Doubtful Injury/Illness – Tailbone; Tailbone Contusion – McGruder, Rodney Out Injury/Illness – Right Hamstring; Right Hamstring Strain – Shamet, Landry Out Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; High Left Ankle Sprain – Toronto Raptors Brissett, Oshae Out G League – Two-Way – Hernandez, Dewan Out G League – On Assignment – Johnson, Stanley Out Injury/Illness – Left Groin; Stress reaction – McCaw, Patrick Out Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Surgery – Ponds, Shamorie Out G League – Two-Way – Thomas, Matt Out Injury/Illness – Left Finger; Middle; fracture – distal phalanx – VanVleet, Fred Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Contusion –
GAME #24 – TORONTO RAPTORS (16-7) vs. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (18-17) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019 – 7 P.M. (ET) – SCOTIABANK ARENA TV: TSN / ESPN – RADIO: TSN 1050 TORONTO
RAPTOR NOTES
• The Toronto Raptors begin a three-game homestand (Dec. 11-16) Wednesday night when they host the Los Angeles Clippers at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors lost the first meeting against the Clippers this season, 98-88, on Nov. 11 in Los Angeles. Pascal Siakam finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Raptors held the Clippers to 37 per cent shooting from the field in the loss
. • Former Raptor Kawhi Leonard returns to Toronto for the first time since signing as a free agent with the LA Clippers in the summer. Leonard helped the Raptors win the 2019 NBA Championship. He averaged career highs of 26.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 34.0 minutes in 60 games (all starts) last season. Leonard was named to the All-NBA Second Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In the postseason, he posted averages of 30.5 points and 9.1 rebounds in 24 contests, and earned his second Finals MVP.
• Toronto is currently 6-3 vs. the Western Conference, including 3-1 at home. The Raptors are the only Eastern Conference team to finish with a +.500 record against the West each of the past five seasons (201419). Since the start of the 2014-15 campaign, Toronto is 97-62 (.610) vs. the West Conference
. • Chicago shot just .393 (35-for-89) from the field, including .261 (12-for-46) from 3-point range, on Monday night. It marked the ninth time this season the Raptors have held their opponent below 40 percent shooting from the floor (7-2); something they did five times during the regular season last year. Toronto currently ranks second in the NBA in opponent field goal percentage (.414), and seventh in both opponent 3-point field goal percentage (.339) and points allowed per game (105.3).
• Kyle Lowry has played 509 games in a Raptors uniform, tied with Chris Bosh for fourth most in franchise history, behind only DeMar DeRozan (675), MorrisPeterson (542) and Jose Calderon (525). Lowry is the longest-serving member of the Raptors – currently in his eighth season with the club. He ranks first in franchise history in steals (759) and three-point field goals (1,260), second in assists (3,589) and fourth in points (8,865). His five All-Star Game appearances (2015-19), including two as a starter (2015-16), are tied with Vince Carter and Chris Bosh for the most in team history.
• December is Toronto’s busiest month of the season with 16 games and includes three back-to-back sets. The Raptors’ 11 games at Scotiabank Arena tie the franchise record for most home games in a calendar month – Toronto also played 11 games at home in March 2016.
• Serge Ibaka recorded his first double-double of the season with a bench-high 11 points and a season-high 14 rebounds in 19 minutes Dec. 9 at Chicago. Ibaka has now led the reserves in scoring a team-high 10 times this season despite missing 10 games (Nov. 10-29) with a right ankle sprain. Ibaka has come off the bench in 13 games this season after starting 51 times in 74 appearances in 2018-19
. • Toronto snapped a three-game winless streak (Dec. 3-8) with a 93-92 victory Monday night at Chicago. The Raptors have not lost four straight games since the 2017 NBA playoffs and they have not lost four consecutive regular-season games since January 2017 (five). Toronto, Milwaukee and Philadelphia are the only NBA teams that have not had a four-game losing streak in either of the last two regular seasons.
• Recorded 10 points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and two steals in 37 minutes Dec. 9 at Chicago. • Toronto is 11-1 when Anunoby scores 10 or more points (last: 10 – Dec. 9 at Chicago). • Has scored in double figures each of the last two games (Dec. 8-9); averaging 14.5 points during this span.
• Finished with a game-high 22 points and six rebounds in 39 minutes Dec. 9 at Chicago. • Ranks 14th in the NBA in scoring (24.5) and fifth in minutes per game (36.9). • Has scored 30+ points eight times; had five 30-point performances in 80 games played last season.
• Totaled nine points, nine rebounds, five assists, four blocks, and two steals in 29 minutes Dec. 9 at Chicago. • Reached 12,000 career points in the NBA Nov. 16 at Dallas. • Has collected 10+ rebounds three times this season, including a season-high 12 rebounds Nov. 2 at Milwaukee.
• Finished with 17 points, four rebounds, and three assists in 29 minutes Dec. 9 at Chicago. • Averaging 15.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 30.8 minutes in 12 games as a starter. • Has scored in double figures in 13 of the last 16 games (Nov. 8 – Dec. 9); averaging 15.9 points during this span.
• Recorded 11 points, seven rebounds and a team-high seven assists in 39 minutes Dec. 9 at Chicago. • Missed 11 games (Nov. 10 – Dec. 1) with a left thumb; distal phalanx fracture. • Needs one double-double to tie Antonio Davis (110) for third on the Raptors’ all-time list.
INJURY REPORT
Stanley Johnson (Left groin; stress reaction) – Out Patrick McCaw (Left knee; surgery) – Out Matt Thomas (Left middle finger; distal phalanx fracture) – Out Fred VanVleet (right knee contusion) – Questionable
2019-20 RECORDS
W-L
OVERALL EAST WEST
16-7 10-4 6-3
HOME 9-2 6-1 3-1
AWAY 7-5 4-3 3-2
OVERTIME 1-1 0-1 1-0
SERIES RECAP VS. LA CLIPPERS
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2019-20
0-1 0-0 0-1
ALL-TIME
27-20 16-7 11-13
STREAKS Lost 1 Won 1 Lost 1
LAST WIN: February 3, 2019 (121-103)
LAST HOME WIN: February 3, 2019 (121-103)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +25, February 1, 2013
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -32, March 13, 1998
LAST TIME VS. LA CLIPPERS
GAME 10 – NOVEMBER 11, 2019 LA CLIPPERS 98, TORONTO 88
LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard struggled on 2-for-11 shooting and had nine turnovers, but Lou Williams led a big effort from the bench with 21 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 98-88 … Leonard finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists … The Clippers shot just 37% but dominated the boards 66-38, led by 12 each from Patrick Beverley and JaMychal Green … Los Angeles’ bench outscored Toronto’s reserves 56-35 … Leonard missed his first six field goal attempts and finally scored on a coast-to-coast layup midway through the third quarter to put the Clippers up 62-55 … From there, the Raptors outscored Los Angles 23-11 the rest of the period … Pascal Siakam had seven points and Fred VanVleet added five in the spurt as neither team led by more than two until Matt Thomas’ 3-pointer and basket sent the Raptors into the fourth leading 78-73 … Siakam had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Norman Powell added 15 points and VanVleet had 14 points for the injury-depleted Raptors, who had their three-game winning streak snapped … Toronto was 4 of 24 from the floor in a fourth quarter … The Raptors tied the game for the last time at 82 on Chris Boucher’s 3-pointer … They managed just three field goals the rest of the way.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 23 23 32 10 88
LA CLIPPERS 15 36 22 25 98
23 FRED VANVLEET
Position: Guard Height: 6-0 Weight: 195 College: Wichita State Birthday: 2/25/1994 NBA EXP: 3
2019-20 SEASON:
• Sat out Dec. 9 at Chicago due to right knee contusion; sustained the injury early in the second quarter Dec. 8 at Philadelphia.
• Became the first player in Raptors history to make at least one 3-point field goal in each of the team’s first 21 games of a season (Oct. 22 – Dec 8), breaking Danny Green’s franchise record of 20 straight games to begin last season. • Scored 21 points and tied a season high with 11 assists Dec. 1 vs. Utah. • Recorded a career-best seven steals Nov. 29 at Orlando.
• Scored 20+ points in three straight games (Nov. 20-25); averaging 24.3 points. • Finished with 25 points and nine assists Nov. 23 at Atlanta; set career highs in both free throws made and attempted (9-for-9).
• Scored 30 points Nov. 13 at Portland. • Logged a career-high 45 minutes Nov. 11 at LA Clippers.
• Recorded second consecutive double-double (Nov. 8-10) with 23 points, 10 assists and a career high-tying seven rebounds Nov. 10 at LA Lakers.
• Totaled 12 points and matched a season high with 11 assists Nov. 8 at New Orleans. • Recorded 13 points and a season-high 11 assists Oct. 30 vs. Detroit.
• Made first career opening night start Oct. 22 vs. New Orleans; scored a career-best 34 points (12-18 FG, 5-7 3PT, 5-6 FT) in 44 minutes. • DNP once.
LAST FIVE GAMES
Date Opp. MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB AST ST BS PTS
Dec. 1 UTA 32:27 6-10 5-7 4-4 5 11 1 0 21
Dec. 3 MIA 43:24 5-16 3-9 6-7 1 6 3 0 19
Dec. 5 HOU 38:29 7-13 3-7 3-4 6 5 3 1 20
Dec. 8 @PHI 12:07 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 2 1 0 2
Dec. 9 @CHI DNP – Right knee; contusion.
9 SERGE IBAKA
Position: Forward-Centre Height: 6-10 Weight: 235 Country: Republic of Congo Birthday: 9/18/1989 NBA EXP: 10
2019-20 SEASON:
• Tallied 11 points and a season-best 14 rebounds Dec. 9 at Chicago.
• Missed 10 games (Nov. 10-29) due to a right ankle sprain; sustained the injury late in the first half Nov. 8 at New Orleans.
• Led the bench in scoring the first seven games of the season; averaged 14.9 points and scored in double figures six times during this span.
• Scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed six rebounds Nov. 6 vs. Sacramento.
• Blocked a season-best four shots Nov. 2 at Milwaukee.
• Recorded nine points and a then season-high 10 rebounds Oct. 28 vs. Orlando. • Inactive 10 times.
LAST FIVE GAMES
Date Opp. MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB AST ST BS PTS
Dec. 1 UTA 20:52 5-14 2-5 1-1 4 3 1 0 13
Dec.3 MIA 22:00 4-8 2-3 3-4 9 0 0 1 13
Dec. 5 HOU 17:22 4-10 0-2 2-2 5 2 0 0 10
Dec. 8 @PHI 27:46 5-15 2-5 0-1 7 3 0 0 12
Dec. 9 @CHI 18:32 3-11 1-1 4-4 14 1 0 0 11
0 TERENCE DAVIS ll
Position: Guard Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 College: Mississippi Birthday: 5/16/1997 NBA EXP: R
2019-20 SEASON:
• Scored in double digits in four-of-five games (Nov. 18-27); averaging 13.4 points.
• Finished with 15 points and a team-high five assists Nov. 27 vs. New York; led the team in assists for the first time.
• Set career highs with 19 points (7-10 FG, 3-5 3PT, 2-2 FT) and eight rebounds in 27 minutes Nov. 20 vs. Orlando.
• Recorded 16 points and a career-best seven assists Nov. 18 vs. Charlotte; scored all 16 points in the fourth quarter.
• Totaled five points (2-6 FG, 1-3 3PT) and five rebounds in 15 minutes in NBA debut Oct. 22 vs. New Orleans.
5 Stanley Johnson F 6-7 245 5/29/1996 Arizona / USA 4
7 Kyle Lowry G 6-1 196 3/25/1986 Villanova / USA 13
22 Patrick McCaw G 6-7 185 10/25/1995 UNLV / USA 3
13 Malcolm Miller G-F 6-7 210 3/6/1993 Holy Cross / USA 2
11 Shamorie Ponds* G 6-1 180 6/29/1998 St. John’s / USA R
24 Norman Powell G 6-4 215 5/25/1993 UCLA / USA 4
43 Pascal Siakam F 6-9 230 4/2/1994 New Mexico State / Cameroon 3
21 Matt Thomas G 6-4 190 8/4/1994 Iowa State / USA R
23 Fred VanVleet G 6-0 195 2/25/1994 Wichita State / USA 3
* Two-way player
L.A. Clippers (18-7) at Toronto Raptors (16-7) Regular Season Game 26; Away Game 12 Scotiabank Arena; Toronto, ON Wednesday, December 11, 2019 – 4:00 p.m. (PST) TV: Prime Ticket / ESPN; Radio: AM 570 L.A. Sports
CLIP BOARD • 12/9 at Indiana, Paul George became the first Clipper in franchise history to make 7+ three-pointers and have 7+ rebounds in a game. • 12/3 vs. Portland, the Clippers won their ninth straight home game and improved to an NBA best 13-1 home record. • 12/1 vs. Washington, the Clippers scored 82 first-half points, the most by any team in the NBA this season They finished with 150 points for the second time this season. • 11/27 at Memphis, Lou Williams collected a career-high 13 assists in the contest.
2019-20 Regular Season Stats MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT% 23.2 5.7 3.5 1.1 1.0 0.8 .483 .366 .500 LAST GAME: Tallied 8 points (3-8 FG, 0-2 3PT, 2-4 FT), 14 rebounds and 1 block in 34:47 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES • Currently ranks fourth on the Clippers in steals (1.0) and in FG% (48.3). • 12/9 at Indiana, appeared in his 500th NBA game setting a first-half career high with nine rebounds. • 11/13 at Houston, made his first start of the season scoring 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in 24:05 minutes.
54 PATRICK PATTERSON F • 6-8 • 235
2019-20 Regular Season Stats MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT% 14.0 5.0 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.1 .387 .411 .667 LAST GAME: Tallied 5 points (1-5 FG, 1-4 3PT, 2-2 FT) and 1 steal in 14:52 minutes. PLAYER NOTES • Ranks second on the Clippers in 3 PT FG% (.411) and ninth in rebounds (2.7). • 10/24 at Golden State, set a career high with six 3PM. • Appeared in 63 games for Oklahoma City last season, averaged 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds in 13.7 minutes.
LAST GAME: Tallied 13 points (5-7 FG, 3-3 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in 20:51 minutes.
PLAYER NOTES • Currently second on the Clippers in blocks (1.1) and ranks tied for third in rebounds (6.6). • 11/7 vs. Portland, became the first Clipper to have 15+ points and 13+ rebounds in under 20 minutes of action. • 10/28 vs. Charlotte, tallied a career-high five blocks in the contest.
13 PAUL GEORGE G • 6-8 • 220
2019-20 Regular Season Stats MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT% 29.7 23.9 6.4 3.6 1.4 0.4 .446 .419 .912 LAST GAME: Tallied 36 points (10-26 FG, 7-16 3PT, 9-11 FT), 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in 35:45 minutes. PLAYER NOTES • 12/9 at IND, became the first Clipper in franchise history to make 7+ three-pointers and have 7+ rebounds in a game. • 12/8 at WAS, 2nd player in NBA history to have 25+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 4+ steals in under 26 minutes. • 11/16 vs. ATL, scored the most points in a Clippers home debut and was the 1st Clipper to hit 30+ in his first 2 games.
21 PATRICK BEVERLEY G • 6-1 • 180
2019-20 Regular Season Stats MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3PT% FT% 29.9 7.6 6.4 3.3 1.5 0.5 .396 .316 .609 LAST GAME: Tallied 11 points (5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT), 5 assists, 12 rebounds and 3 steals in 39:20 minutes. PLAYER NOTES • 12/3 vs. Portland, appeared in his 400th career game tallying 11 points with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. • 11/20 vs. Boston, became the third guard in NBA history to have 16+ rebounds, 7+ assists, 3+ steals and 2+ blocks. • 11/6 vs. Milwaukee, scored a season-high 20 points in route to collecting his 3,500th point of his career.
2 KAWHI LEONARD FORWARD • 6-7 • 230 • SAN DIEGO ST. • 9
2019-20 • 12/8 at Washington, Leonard became the first Clipper since Blake Griffin on 4/6/11 at OKC to have 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists while shooting at least 65% from the floor. • 11/7 vs Portland, recorded a season-high 13 rebounds. • 10/31 vs San Antonio, became the first Clipper since Blake Griffin on 11/25/15 vs. Utah to have 38+ points and 12+ rebounds. Recorded a double-double with 7:47 remaining in the third quarter. According to Elias, it is the third fastest double-double in his career. Recorded a season high 38 points and 15 FGM. • 10/22 vs Lakers, made his Clippers debut recording 30 points and 6 rebounds in 31 minutes. • Missed three game due to Load Management Knee (10/30, 11/6, 11/14). Missed three game due to left knee contusion (11/14-18). Missed two games due to Injury Management: Left Knee Soreness (11/27, 12/9). 2018-19 • In 60 games (all starts), averaged career highs of 26.6 points and 7.3 rebounds, along with 3.3 assists, 1.8 steals in 34.0 minutes • Tied for sixth in the NBA in scoring, ranked seventh in steals per game and tied for 19th in minutes per game • Inactive 18 times, was a DNP in three games and DND once • Sat out 15 games for injury (rest – load management) • Shot .495 (560-1129) from the floor, .371 (112-302) from three-point distance and a team-high .854 (364-426) at the free throw line • Scored in double digits in all 60 games, 20 or more in 51 contests and 30+ 22 times • Led the team in scoring in 47 games – the most by a player in first season with Toronto • Voted by the fans, media and players as a starter for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte – his third career All-Star selection (all starts); totaled 19 points and five rebounds in 19 minutes • Named Eastern Conference player of the Week twice • Reached 8,000 career points Mar. 14 vs. LA Lakers • Scored 15 of his game-high 38 points in the fourth quarter Mar.1 vs. Portland; made the game-winning jumper with three seconds remaining • Recorded 30 points and a career-high eight assists Feb. 11 vs. Brooklyn; converted the go-ahead jumper with 4.4 seconds left • Scored a team-high 24 points Feb. 5 at Philadelphia; made a career-high 16 free throws and tied a career high with 17 attempts • Led all Eastern Conference players averaging 30.2 points in January – the highest scoring month of his career; joined Vince Carter (30.7, December 2000) as the only players in team history to average 30.0 points in a calendar month • Scored 20+ points in a career-long 22 straight games (Nov. 29 – Jan. 27) • Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Jan. 7-13; averaged team highs of 30.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in three wins • Scored a career-high 45 points (16-22 FG, 13-17 FT) Jan. 1 vs. Utah; also set career highs in made field goals (16) and free throws attempted (17) • Sat out two games with a bruised right hip (Dec. 11- 12) • Posted a double-double in a career-long three straight games (Nov. 23-27) • Had 31 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, including a career-high 14 defensive rebounds, Nov. 16 at Boston; became the third player in franchise history to record 30+ points and 15+ rebounds in the same game, along with Vince Carter and Chris Bosh • Missed two games (Nov. 4-5) due to left ankle soreness • Contributed 24 points and a team high-tying 12 rebounds in 37 minutes in Raptors debut Oct. 17 vs. Cleveland. • PLAYOFFS: Averaged 30.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists during 24 playoff games while shooting 29% from the field. • Won the NBA Championship and captured the Finals MVP honor • In 24 games he recorded two games with 40+ points, 12 games with 30+ points and eight games with 20+ points. • Recorded nine double-doubles
DATE OPP. W/L MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR- DR- TOT A ST BS TO PF PTS
9-Dec at IND W Inactive – Injury Management: Left Knee Soreness
8-Dec at WAS W 31:36 12 18 3 6 7 8 0 11 11 5 1 0 4 2 34
6-Dec at MIL L 29:30 5 14 1 2 6 6 1 4 5 4 2 2 5 0 17
3-Dec vs POR W 28:08 3 15 2 5 3 4 1 8 9 5 2 0 1 0 11
1-Dec vs WAS W 26:28 14 21 2 5 4 4 2 4 6 3 1 0 1 3 34
23 LOU WILLIAMS GUARD • 6-1 • 175 • SOUTH GWINNETT HS (GA) • 15 2019-20:
• 11/27 at Memphis, recorded a career-high 13 assists.
• 11/6 vs Milwaukee, recorded a season high in points (34), rebounds (6), assists (11), FGM (9) and 3PM (4). 2018-19:
• 4/15 at Golden State, logged playoff career-highs in points (36) and assists (11) in Game 2. His 29-point second half is a franchise postseason record for any half and his 17 point third quarter tie the Clippers franchise postseason record for points in a quarter. He became the the second player since 1985 to log 30+ points and 10+ assists off the bench in a playoff game
. • 4/13 at Golden State, Montrezl Harrell (26) and Williams (25) became the first pair of reserve teammates on record to each score 25+ points in a postseason game (bench stats first recorded in 1970-71). LA’s reserves tallied 65 points, the ninth-most of any team in a postseason game since 1985.
• 4/7 at Golden State, started in his first game of the season and 20th as a Clipper.
• 3/26 at Minnesota, recorded his 182nd career game with 20+ points off the bench, tying Ricky Pierce for 2nd-most-all-time.
• 3/17 vs Brooklyn, recorded his first career game-winning walkoff buzzer beater.
• 3/11 vs Boston, passed Dell Curry to became the NBA’s all-time leading bench scorer. He finished the night with 34 points and a season-high 14 FGM. He also became the 4th player in 35 years to score 34+ points off the bench in consecutive games and the fourth to score 34+ points in 23 minutes or fewer.
• 3/8 vs Oklahoma City, recorded his second 40+ point game off the bench, moving past Jamal Crawford for No. 2 most bench points on record. He also recorded his 13,000 career point and a season-high four steals. This game is Williams’ 28th career game with 30+ points off the bench passing Ricky Pierce for most on record.
• 2/22 at Memphis, tied Terry Dehere (262) for No. 11 on the Clippers all-time three-pointers made leader board.
• 2/13 vs Phoenix, became the only player in NBA history to record 30 points and 10 assists in fewer than 23 minutes played. He also tied Ricky Pierce for most 30+point games off the bench (27).
• 2/11 at Minnesota, recorded a season-high 45 points and tied his career-high of 16 made free-throws. His 45 points are the most by any • player off the bench since 2009, and mark his NBA record fourth career game with 40+ points off the bench. Only eight reserves have • reached 45 points in a single game over the last 35 seasons.
• 1/25 at Chicago, recorded the first triple double of his career while matching his career-high of 10 rebounds. He is the second player in NBA history (Detlef Schrempf) to record a 30+ point triple double off the bench. At 904 career games, only one player in league history • (Zach Randolph) has notched their first career • triple-double later in their career. • 1/14 vs New Orleans, marked his 900th career game, making him one of only three players since 1985-86 to appear • in over 900 games, but start in fewer than 125 (Steve Kerr, Dell Curry) • 11/8 at Portland, notched his 12,00th career point in the 1st Q.
• 10/30 at Oklahoma City, became the third player since 1970-71 to score over 10,000 career points off the bench • (Dell Curry and Jamal Crawford). • Missed one game (3/28) due to load management. Missed four games (12/11 – 12/17) due to a sore left • hamstring. Left 12/10 at Phoenix early due to injury. Missed two games (1/18-1/20) due to a sore right hamstring.
DATE OPPONENT W/L MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR- DR- TOT A ST BS TO PF PTS
9-Dec at IND W 32:32 2 19 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 6 0 1 1 2 6
8-Dec at WAS W 29:49 7 17 2 5 2 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 1 18
6-Dec at MIL L 23:13 5 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 2 11
3-Dec vs POR W 25:15 4 14 0 4 1 1 0 4 4 7 1 0 3 2 9
1-Dec vs WAS W 23:17 6 10 2 3 8 9 0 1 1 8 0 0 4 1 22
• 12/1 vs Washington, recorded a career-high 15 rebounds. This was the first time that he recorded a double-double in the first half (12 points/10 rebounds). He also became the first player in Clippers history to have 20+ points and 15+ rebounds off the bench.
• 11/24 vs New Orleans, matched his career-high of 34 points and became the fourth player in NBA History to have 34+ points, 12+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks off the bench.
• 11/18 vs Oklahoma City, became the seventh Clipper in team history to finish with 28 points, 12 rebounds (including a career-best eight on the offensive glass) and five assists.
• 11/6 vs Milwaukee, recorded a career-high 34 points as well as season-highs in assists (5) and FGM (13). He also became the first Clipper since Blake Griffin to record 30+ points, 12+ total rebounds and 6+ offensive rebounds. 2018-19
• 4/15 at Golden State recorded a franchise record for most makes without a miss in a playoff game and recorded a career playoff-high of 10 rebounds.
• 4/13 at Golden State, tallied a playoff career-high 26 points, in addition to five rebounds, two blocks and two steals in Game 1. He’s the second player since 1985 to log 25+ points, 5+ rebounds, 2+ blocks and 2+ steals off the bench in a postseason game (Blair Rasumussen, 4/22/86) and the only player to do so in 30 or fewer minutes played. Lou Williams (25) and Harrell (26) became the first pair of reserve teammates on record to each score 25+ points in a postseason game (bench stats first recorded in 1970-71). LA’s reserves tallied 65 points, the ninth-most of any team in a postseason game since 1985
•3/19 vs Indiana, recorded his 17th double-double of the season and 20th of his career. •2/27 at Utah, recorded his 1,000 career rebound. • 1/20 at San Antonio, made first start of the season and scored 18 points, his most in 19 career starts. • 1/8 vs Charlotte, became the only player to log 20+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 2+ steals off the bench this season.
• 12/23 at Golden State, reached 2,000 career points in 3,551 minutes, becoming one of nine active players to reach 2,000 points in as few minutes behind Vince Carter, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Joel Embiid and Donovan Mitchell.
• 12/22 vs Denver, recorded his 10th 20-point game and eighth double-double of the season, finishing the night with 20 points and 10 rebounds. He also became one of five players since 1984-85 and the first player in Clippers history (1984-present) with 20+ points and 10 rebounds in under 20 minutes
. • 12/2 at Dallas, marked his third time in his career with consecutive 20+ point games (3/6/18-3/9/18, 11/10-11/12). • 11/20 at Washington, scored 14 points in the 4th Q, which marks the highest scoring 4th Q of his career.
• 11/19 at Atlanta, recorded career-highs of five steals and 15 made free-throws. Became only player in NBA history with 25+ points, 11+ rebounds, 5+ steals & 2+ blocks as a sub.
DATE OPPONENT W/L MIN FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR- DR- TOT A ST BS TO PF
PTS 9-Dec at IND W 29:44 12 22 0 0 2 5 3 5 8 1 0 1 1 3 26
8-Dec at WAS W 25:11 8 12 0 1 4 7 2 3 5 0 0 1 1 3 20
6-Dec at MIL L 23:34 3 7 0 0 5 7 2 5 7 2 0 1 0 3 11
3-Dec vs POR W 29:50 11 13 0 0 4 12 4 5 9 1 1 0 0 3 26
1-Dec vs WAS W 27:18 9 15 0 2 5 9 3 12 15 1 1 1 2 0 23
CONNECTIONS: • Clippers guard Lou Williams played the 2014-15 season with the Raptors, winning the NBA’s Kia Sixth Man of the Year Award. • Raptors guard Norman Powell played collegiately for four seasons at UCLA. • Clippers assistant Rex Kalamian coached Raptors forward Serge Ibaka in the same capacity in Oklahoma City for six seasons (2009-15). • Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard spent last season with the Toronto Raptors, winning the 2019 NBA Championship. • Clippers forward Patrick Patterson spent parts of four seasons as a member of the Toronto Raptors (2014-17). • Clippers forward JaMychal Green and Raptors center Marc Gasol were teammates on the Memphis Grizzlies for parts of five seasons (2015-19).
CLIPPERS 2019-20 ROSTER
NO. PLAYER POS HT WT BIRTHDATE PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY YRS
21 Patrick Beverley G 6’1″ 180 7/12/1988 Arkansas / USA 7
7 Amir Coffey (2W) G 6’7″ 210 6/17/1997 Minnesota / USA R
13 Paul George F 6’8″ 220 5/2/1990 Fresno State / USA 9
4 JaMychal Green F 6’8″ 220 6/21/1990 Alabama / USA 5
8 Maurice Harkless F 6’7″ 208 5/11/1993 St.Johns / USA 7
25 Mfiondu Kabengele F 6’9″ 250 8/14/1997 Florida State / Canada R
2 Kawhi Leonard F 6’7″ 225 6/29/1991 San Diego State / USA 8
14 Terance Mann G 6’5″ 215 10/15/1996 Florida State/ USA R
19 Rodney McGruder G 6’4″ 205 7/29/1991 Kansas State/ USA 3
15 Johnathan Motley (2W) F 6’8″ 230 5/4/1995 Baylor / USA 2
54 Patrick Patterson F 6’8″ 235 3/14/1989 Kentucky/ USA 9
1 Jerome Robinson G 6’4″ 190 2/22/1997 Boston College / USA 1
20 Landry Shamet G 6’5″ 190 3/13/1997 Wichita State/ USA 1
10 Derrick Walton Jr. G 6’0″ 185 4/3/1995 Michigan/USA 1
23 Lou Williams G 6’1″ 175 10/27/1986 South Gwinnett HS (GA) / USA 14
40 Ivica Zubac C 7’0″ 265 3/18/1997 Mega Leks (Serbia)/ Croatia 3
Head Coach Doc Rivers Marquette
Assistant Coaches Tyronn Lue Nebraska Rex Kalamian Cal Poly Pomona Sam Cassell Florida State Brendan O’Connor Saint Anselm Armond Hill Princeton Casey Hill Trinity University John Welch UNLV Jeremy Castleberry SDSU J.P. Clark Flagler Vice President of Player Performance / Assistant Coach Todd Wright Springfield Vice President, Integrated Development & Evaluation Dee Brown Jacksonville University Director of Rehabilitation Maggie Bryant Minnesota Director of Medical Services/Head Athletic Trainer Jasen Powell Cal Poly Pomona Assistant Athletic Trainer Tommy Murdock Chapman University Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Daniel Shapiro Seattle Pacific University Strength & Conditioning Coach Brent Tanaka UCLA
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIF. — Mike Babcock is not Bill Peters. He’s not Marc Crawford. He’s not even Jim Montgomery. A firestorm of inappropriate conduct has engulfed the hockey world ever since the Toronto Maple Leafs relieved Babcock of his coaching duties three weeks ago. And while Babcock has been similarly criticized for what some have […]
JAYDEN NELSON NAMED 2019 CANADIAN YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Canada Soccer announced today that Toronto FC II forward Jayden Nelson has been named 2019 Canadian Youth International Player of the Year, becoming the first Toronto FC player to win the award.
Nelson, 17, represented the Canadian National Team at the Concacaf Men’s U-17 Championship, where he scored five goals (including a hat-trick against Guatemala) in six appearances as Canada qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time since 2013. At the U-17 World Cup in Brazil, Nelson appeared in all three of Canada’s games and was selected Canada’s Player of the Match vs. New Zealand, in the team’s final Group A match.
Nelson appeared in 14 matches for Toronto FC II during the 2019 USL League One regular season. He made his professional debut on April 6, 2019, when he came off the bench against Orlando City B.
— Prolific Boston writer will be posthumously honored July 24-27 during Hall of Fame Weekend in Cooperstown —
Nick Cafardo, who informed and entertained New England’s passionate baseball fan base for more than 35 years up to the last day of his life, was elected the 2020 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. His career will be honored with the award that is presented annually to a sportswriter “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing” during the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Induction Weekend July 24-27, 2020 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Cafardo received 243 votes from the 427 ballots cast by BBWAA members with 10 or more consecutive years’ service in becoming the 71st winner of the award since its inception in 1962 and named for the first recipient. Spink was a driving force of the Sporting News, known during his lifetime as the “Baseball Bible.”
Jim Reeves, an award-winning columnist and baseball writer in a 40-year career with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, received 108 votes. Patrick Reusse, who has spent the better part of 45 years writing about baseball in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, got 76.
A Weymouth Mass., native and Suffolk University graduate, Cafardo worked at the Brockton Enterprise and the Quincy Patriot-Ledger before joining the Boston Globe as baseball columnist in 1989. Nick inherited the Sunday notes column, founded by 2004 Spink Award recipient Peter Gammons in the early 1970s, and did not miss a single week over the final 15 years of his career. Cafardo made virtually every Red Sox trip and covered more than 30 World Series, All-Star Games and Winter Meetings.
Cafardo covered Red Sox World Series victories in 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2018. When the Red Sox and Dodgers played 18 innings in Game 3 of the 2018 Series at Dodger Stadium, Nick turned to colleagues with the score tied at the start of the 18th and remarked, “Isn’t this great?” Then he made deadline (Eovaldi Heroic in Defeat) in a game that ended at 3:30 a.m. Boston time. Cafardo wrote four baseball books and won the Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year Award in 2014 and the Boston Baseball Writers’ Dave O’Hara Award in 2017.
Cafardo’s final baseball article, a column about World Series MVP Steve Pearce, appeared in the Globe Feb. 21, 2019. Cafardo was scheduled to be off that day but went to the ballpark anyway and died outside the Red Sox’ spring training clubhouse. He was 62. He is the first posthumous winner of the award since his Boston Globe colleague, Larry Whiteside, in 2008.
Previous Spink Award Recipients
2019 Jayson Stark; 2018 Sheldon Ocker; 2017 Claire Smith; 2016 Dan Shaughnessy; 2015 Tom Gage; 2014 Roger Angell; 2013 Paul Hagen; 2012 Bob Elliott; 2011 Bill Conlin; 2010 Bill Madden; 2009 Nick Peters; 2008 Larry Whiteside; 2006 Rick Hummel; 2005 Tracy Ringolsby; 2004 Peter Gammons; 2003 Murray Chass; 2002 Hal McCoy; 2001 Joe Falls; 2000 Ross Newhan; 1999 Hal Lebovitz; 1998 Bob Stevens; 1997 Sam Lacy; 1996 Charley Feeney; 1995 Joseph Durso; 1993 Wendell Smith; 1992 Leonard Koppett, Bus Saidt; 1991 Ritter Collett; 1990 Phil Collier; 1989 Jerome Holtzman; 1988 Bob Hunter, Ray Kelly; 1987 Jim Murray; 1986 Jack Lang; 1985 Earl Lawson; 1984 Joe McGuff; 1983 Ken Smith; 1982 Si Burick; 1981 Bob Addie, Allen Lewis; 1980 Joe Reichler, Milton Richman; 1979 Bob Broeg, Tommy Holmes; 1978 Tim Murnane, Dick Young; 1977 Gordon Cobbledick, Edgar Munzel; 1976 Harold Kaese, Red Smith; 1975 Tom Meany, Shirley Povich; 1974 John Carmichael, James Isaminger; 1973 Warren Brown, John Drebinger, John F. Kieran; 1972 Dan Daniel, Fred Lieb, J. Roy Stockton; 1971 Frank Graham; 1970 Heywood C. Broun; 1969 Sid Mercer; 1968 H.G. Salsinger; 1967 Damon Runyon; 1966 Grantland Rice; 1965 Charles Dryden; 1964 Hugh Fullerton; 1963 Ring Lardner; 1962 J.G. Taylor Spink.
Before we get to The Return of the King (non-LeBron version) and all of the hoopla that will surround Kawhi Leonard’s lone trip back to Toronto this season (barring a Finals meeting, of course), we unfortunately need to reflect on Monday’s hideous contest in Chicago and Sunday’s much more entertaining (but still not rewatchable) game…
Kawhi Leonard returns to Toronto on Wednesday as a hero and an opponent. It’s his first visit since the three-time All-Star took his talents to L.A., agreeing to sign with the Clippers during free agency this past summer – just three long, massively scrutinized weeks after he led the Raptors to their first NBA title…
ROGERS ARENA (VANCOUVER, BC) ▪ TV: SPORTSNET ONTARIO ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus VANCOUVER
ALL-TIME RECORD:
59-62-22-3 (146 Games)
ALL-TIME ON THE ROAD:
25-37-11-2 (75 Games)
2018-19:
1-0-1
LAST FIVE:
2-1-2
LAST 10:
6-2-2
MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus VANCOUVER
GAMES PLAYED:
Jake Muzzin (31), Jason Spezza (26), Tyson Barrie (22)
GOALS:
John Tavares (7), Jason Spezza (6), Tyson Barrie (4)
ASSISTS:
Tyson Barrie (11), Jason Spezza (10), John Tavares (9)
POINTS:
John Tavares (16), Jason Spezza (16), Tyson Barrie (15)
PENALTY MINUTES:
Jake Muzzin (24), Morgan Rielly (9), Jason Spezza (6)
MAPLE LEAFS – CANUCKS TEAM STATS
TORONTO
VANCOUVER
GOALS FOR (Rank):
99 (8th)
100 (7th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):
101 (t-26th)
90 (t-13th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):
18/86 [20.9%] (10th)
31/114 [27.2%] (4th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):
75/98 [76.5%] (25th)
83/102 [81.4%] (15th)
SHOTS (Rank):
1044 (4th)
961 (15th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):
1588 (2nd)
1333 (16th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):
53.2% (5th)
50.8% (t-12th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):
52.4% (2nd)
52.2% (3rd)
MAPLE LEAFS – CANUCKS NOTES
FIRST MATCHUP BETWEEN CLUBS:
October 11, 1970 (Vancouver 5, Toronto 3)
ALL-TIME RECORD:
59-62-22-3 (146 Games)
ALL-TIME RECORD AT HOME:
34-25-11-1 (71 Games)
ALL-TIME RECORD ON THE ROAD:
25-37-11-2 (75 Games)
LAST WIN VS. OPPONENT AT HOME:
February 13, 2016 (Toronto 5, Vancouver 2)
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. CANUCKS
Travis Dermott
First NHL game (Jan. 6, 2018 vs. VAN) First NHL point (Assist) (Jan. 6, 2018 vs. VAN)
Michael Hutchinson
First win as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 5, 2019 vs. VAN) First shutout as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 5, 2019 vs. VAN)
Mitch Marner
200th NHL game (Jan. 5, 2019 vs. VAN)
Jake Muzzin
First NHL game (Oct. 9, 2010 (LAK) at VAN) First NHL point (Assist) (Oct. 15, 2010 (LAK) at VAN)
Trevor Moore
First NHL goal (Jan. 5, 2019 vs. VAN)
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
CATEGORY
LEADER
GOALS
18 (Matthews)
ASSISTS
18 (Rielly)
POINTS
33 (Matthews)
POWER PLAY POINTS
10 (Matthews)
SHORTHANDED POINTS
2 (Engvall, Kapanen)
PIMs
22 (Muzzin)
SHOTS
116 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%
58.0% (Matthews)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %
58.6% (Petan)
BLOCKED SHOTS
57 (Ceci)
TAKEAWAYS
29 (Marner)
HITS
66 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME
24:42 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME
3:04 (Marner)
SH TOI PER GAME
3:19 (Ceci)
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
Frederik Andersen
– Is 7-3-0 on the road this season with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. – Has made 15 career appearances against Vancouver and is 8-2-5 with a 1.55 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage.- Tied for third in the NHL in wins (14).- Third in the NHL in saves (683) and even-strength saves (563).- Tied for third in the NHL in shootout saves (11).
Tyson Barrie
– Tied for ninth among NHL defencemen in shots on goal (81). – Has been on the ice for the third-most shot attempts for (606) among NHL skaters. – Has an on-ice shot attempt differential of plus-112, which ranks 11th among NHL defencemen.- Leads all Maple Leafs skaters and is tied for 25th among NHLers in slap shots taken (23).
Cody Ceci
– Sixth among NHL skaters in shorthanded time on ice (102:32).- Has started 194 shifts in the defensive zone, which is tied for the seventh-most defensive zone starts among all NHL skaters.
Justin Holl
– Has an unblocked shot attempt percentage of 54.8 percent at 5-on-5, which leads all Maple Leafs defencemen.
Michael Hutchinson
– Tied for sixth among NHL goaltenders who have appeared in fewer than 10 games in saves (197).
Zach Hyman
– Had his sixth career multi-goal game on December 7 at St. Louis.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.1 percent, which ranks eighth among Toronto skaters who have played 10 games. – Averaging 17:44 per game in ice time through 11 games since returning from injury, which ranks fifth among Toronto forwards.
Kasperi Kapanen
– Leads the Maple Leafs in points on the road with 14 (6 goals, 8 assists) in 16 road games this season.- Ranks sixth among Toronto skaters in even-strength points (6-7-13).
Alex Kerfoot
– Hails from Vancouver and has a goal and an assist in three career games on the road against the Canucks.
Mitch Marner
– Ranks second among NHLers who have appeared in 20 or fewer games in assists (16).- Sixth in the NHL in takeaways (29).- Ranks seventh among NHL forwards in shifts per game (25.8).- Has played the most shorthanded ice time (57:17) among NHL forwards who have appeared in 20 or fewer games.
Auston Matthews
– Tied for sixth among NHL skaters in goals (18).- Tied for fourth among NHL skaters in even-strength goals (13).- Tied for 12th among NHL skaters in points (18-15-33).- Ranks fifth in the NHL with 116 shots on goal.- Has been on the ice for a team-high 45 of the Maple Leafs’ 99 goals.
Ilya Mikheyev
– Tied for fourth among NHL skaters in shorthanded shots on goal (10).- Second among NHL rookies in shots on goal (73).- Leads NHL rookies and is third on the Maple Leafs in even-strength points (4-13-17).- Leads NHL rookies and the Maple Leafs in even-strength assists (13).
Jake Muzzin
– Leads Maple Leafs defencemen in takeaways (16).- Tied for 20th among NHL defencemen in even-strength assists (9).- One of seven NHL defencemen and 19 NHL skaters to have registered at least 60 hits (66) and at least 60 shots on goal (61).
William Nylander
– Has notched eight primary assists, which is tied for third among Toronto skaters. – Has registered at least one point in 19 of Toronto’s 31 games. – Has nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 11 games against Western Conference opponents.
Morgan Rielly
– Tied for 11th among NHL defencemen in points (3-18-21).- Tied for 10th among NHL defencemen in even-strength points (3-12-15).- Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in even-strength assists (12).- Ranks 10th among NHL skaters in TOI per game (24:42).- Tied for eighth among NHL skaters in shifts per game (28.6).- Has 10 assists in 16 road games this season.
Jason Spezza
– Averaging 3.2 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.
John Tavares
– Has 16 points (7 goals, 9 assists) in 14 career games against Vancouver.- Averaging 2.71 shots on goal per game, which ranks third among Toronto skaters.- Leads the Maple Leafs in faceoff wins (219). Ranks second among NHLers who have played less than 25 games in faceoff wins.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 55.4 percent when the Maple Leafs are leading in games.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
Zach Hyman
Has goals (3) in two consecutive games.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Frederik Andersen
Two wins from 200 career NHL wins.
RECENT MILESTONES
Pontus Aberg
Maple Leaf debut (December 7 at St. Louis)First point as a Maple Leaf (December 7 at St. Louis)
Morgan Rielly
500th NHL game (December 4 vs. Colorado)
INJURY REPORT
Andreas Johnsson (Leg)
On injured reserve.
Trevor Moore (Shoulder)
On injured reserve.
Man Games Lost: 64
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 6
– Placed forward Andreas Johnsson on the LTIR. – Recalled forwards Pontus Aberg and Nic Petan, as well as defenceman Martin Marincin from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
Booed repeatedly early in the game, George scores 36 points and makes seven 3-pointers in his first trip to Indianapolis as a Clipper and Montrezl Harrell adds 26 on Monday to power short-handed L.A. to a 110-99 win.
CHICAGO — It has been clear for a while — really since the moment Kawhi Leonard jumped ship for the Los Angeles Clippers — that Pascal Siakam would become the Raptors new No. 1 scoring option. Nick Nurse knew it and Pascal Siakam knew it. Every player on the roster knew it. And for a […]
CHICAGO — Any proponent of abolishing back-to-back games in the NBA had to be rushing to grab tape of the first half of last night’s Raptors-Bulls game. Certainly that second quarter had to be a must-have for any such individual. “Running in mud” as Dwane Casey was fond of saying of a game like this […]
The view from left field 