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
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.
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
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.…
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
• 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.
• 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 All 2021-22 preseason, regular season and Playoff games can be heard on the radio on L.A.’s all sports home of the Clippers, AM 570 Sports/KLAC. All regular season games can also be heard in Spanish on KWKW 1330 AM ESPN Deportes or KTMZ 1220 AM. Media Guide can be found at http://media.clippers.com Follow the Clippers Communications Department on Twitter: @ClippersPR for stats and updates
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)
Golden State Warriors 544-302 (.643)
San Antonio Spurs 539-313 (.633)
LA Clippers 535-320 (.626)
Miami Heat 504-350 (.590)
Oklahoma City Thunder 496-356 (.582) • KAWHI: Kawhi Leonard is the winningest player in NBA regular-season history with a 429-147 (.745) record.
It was another chill effort from the Clippers on Tuesday night, and not in the good way. They shot a season-worst 35.5% from the field en route to a 112-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors before 18,064 fans at Chase Center. Still shorthanded with injured All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George watching in street…
LOS ANGELES — Reggie Jackson came tantalizingly close to a 40-point triple-double – tantalizingly, anyway, for injured teammates Norman Powell and Jason Preston. Jackson was most pleased by the scoreboard: … 795 more words
When the Clippers named Tyronn Lue their head coach on Oct. 21, 2020, team owner Steve Ballmer said the decision-making process had been thorough, but the choice was easy: “We had to get the best of the best. The best of the best is Ty Lue.” Lue has done his best to live up to…
Never mind that the Clippers don’t know when the stars might align so that their injured All-Stars might return to action. The team, ever committed to competing, forged ahead and made a trade Friday with both long-term – and short-term – prospects in mind, said Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations. 1,094 more words
Nicolas Batum was impressed. The veteran French forward who, like his Clippers teammates, qualifies as a connoisseur of comebacks, found Wednesday’s win a high-quality, noteworthy vintage: The 111-102 victory in Orlando… 785 more words
LOS ANGELES — The Clippers are going all out encouraging fans to vote Paul George into the NBA All-Star Game for the eighth time. That’s going pretty well: after the league announced its second batch of voting returns last week, George was fourth among Western Conference frontcourt players. But the Clippers haven’t yet been able…