Clippers have one game to course correct — Press Enterprise

MINNEAPOLIS — Patrick Beverley’s recognizable voice reverberated through the bowels of the Target Center, ricocheting off freshly painted hallway walls and into the interview room that Clippers coach Tyronn Lue had just left. 736 more words

Clippers have one game to course correct — Press Enterprise

Paul George returns as Clippers stun Jazz with another big comeback win — Press Enterprise

George scores 34 points and makes six 3-pointers in his first game since Dec. 22 as the Clippers erase a 25-point second-half deficit in a 121-115 win.

Paul George returns as Clippers stun Jazz with another big comeback win — Press Enterprise

Clippers’ Paul George could play Tuesday vs. Jazz — Press Telegram

PLAYA VISTA — Paul George’s 43-game sitting streak could come to an end Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz at Crypto.com Arena – and if it happens, it won’t be a moment too soon for the Clippers. 475 more words

Clippers’ Paul George could play Tuesday vs. Jazz — Press Telegram

Paul George plays 4-on-4, Clippers leave door open for stars’ return — Daily Bulletin

PLAYA VISTA – NBA teams, they’re just like you. Holding out hope their injured stars can return to play! “Hell yeah, I keep it open!” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said in regard to that proverbial door, which remains ajar in case Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and/or Norman Powell are healthy enough to walk through it.…

Paul George plays 4-on-4, Clippers leave door open for stars’ return — Daily Bulletin

RAPTORS-CLIPPERS PREGAME NOTES

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

33 NICOLAS BATUM

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.

40 IVICA ZUBAC

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).

14 TERANCE MANN

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.

5 LUKE KENNARD

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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33 NICOLAS BATUM

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.

40 IVICA ZUBAC

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).

14 TERANCE MANN

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.

5 LUKE KENNARD

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)

  1. Golden State Warriors 544-302 (.643)
  2. San Antonio Spurs 539-313 (.633)
  3. LA Clippers 535-320 (.626)
  4. Miami Heat 504-350 (.590)
  5. Oklahoma City Thunder 496-356 (.582)
    • KAWHI: Kawhi Leonard is the winningest player in NBA regular-season history with a 429-147 (.745) record.



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