VANCOUVER – A slimmed-down Kyle Lowry led the Toronto Raptors to a 94-73 preseason win over the Los Angeles Clippers at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena.
Wearing the team’s new uniforms, Lowry had 26 points, shooting seven-for-10 from the field and 11-for-12 from the free throw line.
The Raptors, who went with a starting lineup of Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, DeMarre Carroll, Patrick Patterson and Jonas Valanciunas, managed to finish the first half with a 40-34 lead despite shooting just 35 per cent from the field.
The Raptors struggled at times on offence, but showed some tenacity on the defensive end, outrebounding the Clippers 48-33.
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Clippers forward Blake Griffin finished the game with 14 points, which included an impressive put-back off a Chris Paul miss in the third quarter. But Griffin’s best highlight occurred before the opening buzzer when one of his warm-up dunks knocked the shot clock off the top of the backboard.
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J.J. Redick was the Clippers’ leading scorer, finishing with 15 points.
Canadian Cory Joseph, playing his first game in a Raptors uniform, had four points, two steals and an assist in 19 minutes.
Fellow Canadian Anthony Bennett, the former No. 1 overall draft pick who recently signed with the team, missed the game with a shoulder injury.
Former Raptor Muggsy Bogues sat courtside with ex-Vancouver Grizzlies point guard Mike Bibby, who was visiting the city for the first time since the team relocated to Memphis in 2001.
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