Game #24: Los Angeles Clippers 112 - Toronto Raptors 92

[The Great One]

Roll out the red carpet and show some respect! the greatest player in franchise history(by far) is back.

[LJ2]

I hope Fred is back for this game. Beverly is very likely to cancel out one of our primary scoring guards, so we'll need all the offense we can get.

[DanH]

Gosh we need to play better than we have lately in this one.

[G__Deane]

Maybe they'll ramp it up today but I just don't feel the hype that you'd expect for this game. Probably would be more if the Raps were playing better. Interested to see if Kawhi will get the calls in Toronto that he often didn't get playing FOR Toronto.

PG is going to have a monster game, let's see if he tries to feed Kawhi a few too....

[GOLDBLUM]

Ring game.
Raps 4ever.
Keep it up Cons!

[consmap]

STARTING LINEUPS:



Toronto Raptors


Kyle Lowry

Norman Powell

OG Anunoby

Pascal Siakam

Serge Ibaka



Los Angeles Clippers

Patrick Beverly

Paul George

Kawhi Leonard

Maurice Harkless

Ivica Zubac

GAME NOTES:

• Kawhi Leonard returns to Toronto as a member of the LA Clippers. There might be a lot of hype behind this game.
• The Raptors didn't look any better against Chicago, barely edging out a win on the second night of a back to back. Let's hope that they regroup soon before taking on the double-headed dragon of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
• Even in losses the Raptors have done a good job of limiting the production of the opposing team's best players. If this continues and they can find a way to get their 3 point shooting back to an average percentage in this game they have a chance.
• For my own personal analysis of the upcoming game: I think for just one game we should just fish out an old Toronto Raptors Kawhi Leonard jersey from the back (there's probably some being kept around somewhere, if they can't find any they can just take one from someone in the crowd), and let Kawhi play on the Raptors for old time sake. After the game once the Raptors have blown out the Clippers by over 50 points we can give Kawhi his Clippers jersey back and send him on his way. It's a win-win situation for the Raptors and Kawhi Leonard. Who cares about the Clippers

Thanks for everything...

But now things are different...

And in spite of everything that's happened, this is what matters now...

LET'S GO RAPTORS