Raptors overcame his deadlock with a win over Clippers despite Leonard's absence

(Reuters) – The Toronto Raptors have not been affected by the absence of Kwai Leonard and have doubled with a 123-99 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.

The Raptors started a four-game winning streak against the West after losing twice in a row, but they gave the Clippers a strong performance and sometimes reached 32 points.

After the start, the Raptors took the lead to finish the first quarter with 13 points and the gap remained unchanged at the end of the first half.

Clippers did not find an answer to the Raptors' advance, which was 103-74 at the end of the third quarter.

Serge Ibacca managed to fill the gap in the absence of Leonard and led the list of Raptors with 25 points and nine rebounds.

Kyle Laurie scored 21 points and six Raptors finished the game with at least 12 points, including three.

Boban Marianovic, who is 222 cm tall, is the most registered clipper with 18 points.

The Raptors lead the East Division with 22 wins and seven losses before joining the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.

The Raptors needed more time to win the Warriors in their previous meeting this season, but the defending champions of the last two seasons did not have Stephen Currie and Raymond Green.

The Clippers are fourth in the West Division with 17 wins in 27 games, the same record as the Los Angeles Lakers.

* Advanced Popovic

San Antonio coach, Spaniard Greg Popovic, was fourth on the list of the most successful coaches in tournament history against Pat Riley with 1211 wins, with a win of 111-86. on the Phoenix Suns.

Popovic, 69, is 10 points behind Jerry Sloane's third.

It was the tenth consecutive defeat of Sanz, last in the West Division, with four wins in 28 games, the worst result among all teams.

Spears wins his third consecutive victory to continue his fierce fight and climb to tenth place in the West with a victory over the qualifying centers.

Spears has 14 wins and 14 losses.

The owner took advantage of Brin Forbes, who finished the game with two-digit double digits, scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds.

This is the second win in three games this season for Spurs on the Suns.

James Hardin scored 29 points and Chris Paul scored three doubles to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Despite the bad start of the Rockets and 15 points behind him, the first quarter is over 29-29 for the Trail Blazers.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Rockets scored 17 points on 5 points to pave the way for their third victory in 10 games.

Harden finished with four in triples out of nine, while Paul scored 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 badists.

Damien Lillard led the Trail Blazers with 34 points, followed by CJ McCollum with 22 points.

The Rockets, who were only one victory in the championship final last season, occupy the penultimate position in the Western section with 12 wins and 14 losses.

Trail Blazers slipped to eighth place in the West with 15 wins in 27 games.