Toronto Raptors’ Kyle Lowry, right, drives to the basket against Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan, left, as Wesley Johnson, back, watches during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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J.J. Redick led the way with 15 points and All Star forward Blake Griffin added 14 in the loss.
The team returns to Los Angeles for a few days before leaving for a week in China. They booed Toronto’s arch-enemy Paul Pierce – who led the Washington Wizards in a sweep of the Raptors in last season’s playoffs. Luis Scola scored 13 points, and DeMar DeRozan finished with 11.
RAPTORS: Jonas Valanciunas, fresh off a strong EuroBasket performance in helping Lithuania earn an Olympic berth, had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
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.
In a game played in Vancouver, last years surprise team showed why many are picking them to challenge Cleveland for the best record and home court advantage in the Eastern Conference as the cruised to an easy 93-70 victory over the LA Clippers. It’s preseason, so don’t read too much into these lackluster lines from superstars who are seeing their minutes in the 20s.
The pre-season game was the first of four in the Canada series.
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Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves will play the Bulls in Winnipeg next Saturday. The Raptors play the Golden State Warriors in San Jose on Monday.
