Pascal Siakam had 25 points (16 in the paint) and 19 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the LA Clippers 116-108.
Chris Boucher’s 2 free throws put the Raptors ahead for good with 2:08 left in the fourth quarter.
The Clippers got within 109-108 on Terance Mann’s pull-up 3-pointer with 1:22 to play, but Fred VanVleet answered with a driving layup, and the Clippers got no closer.
VanVleet’s 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds left made it 114-108 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Clippers 13-9. Siakam scored 6 of the Raptors’ 13 on 3 for 4 shooting and 0 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Siakam had 4 of his 7 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Justin Champagnie and VanVleet that put the Raptors ahead. In that stretch, OG Anunoby had 2 of his 4 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Raptors scored 3 points off them.
VanVleet had 31 points and 9 assists, and Anunoby added 26 points and 4 steals. The Raptors had 3 20-point scorers. VanVleet and Siakam set each other up for 9 baskets and 22 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Clippers, Marcus Morris Sr. scored 20 points (8 in the second quarter).
The Raptors grabbed 18 offensive rebounds to the Clippers’ 3. The Clippers forced 7 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions.