Clippers don’t look good in 93-73 loss to Toronto in Canada

J.J. Redick

J.J. Redick/Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Clippers

 

It’s only the exhibition season, so there is nothing to worry about at this time, but the Clippers on Sunday played the Toronto Raptors in Canada and came out on the short end of a 93-73 score.

The Clippers (1-1) shot just 38 percent (27 of 71) from the field with Blake Griffin (5 of 13) and Chris Paul (2 of 8) combining to shoot 7 of 21. The talented bench made just 10 of 35 shots with Josh Smith going 2-for-8 and Lance Stephenson going 0-for-4; Jamal Crawford shot 2 of 7.

J.J. Redick scored a team-high 15 points, Griffin had 14 and DeAndre Jordan had eight points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.

Toronto out-rebounded the Clippers 48-33.

The Raptors (1-0) were  led by 26 points from Kyle Lowry. Toronto shot 36 free throws, making 29 for 80.6 percent.