Raptors Shut Down Clippers, NHL News

The Toronto Raptors shut down Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, and then had enough to hold off the Los Angeles Clippers at the very end.

DeMar DeRozan had 21 points, DeMarre Carroll scored each of his 21 points in the first half, and the Raptors held Griffin and Paul scoreless through the first 20-plus minutes of a 91-80 victory over the Clippers on Sunday.

"We respect Griffin and Paul because they're All-Stars, but it's not the first time we've played them," center Bismack Biyombo said after making his first start of the season for the injured Jonas Valanciunas. "Today our guards and our bigs did a pretty good job of taking them out of the game. We started the game the right way, and that helped."

Luis Scola added 20 points and Kyle Lowry had 13 points and 10 assists for the Raptors (9-6), who closed out a 2/3 road trip. They shot just 37 percent from the field, but outrebounded the Clippers 46-42 and forced 19 turnovers.

J.J. Redick scored 17 points for Los Angeles (6-7), which has lost three straight and seven of nine after starting the season 4-0. The only other time the Clips were under .500 during Doc Rivers' two-plus seasons as coach was after his first game on the job, which they lost to the Lakers before winning their next three.

Sunday, November 22 Scoreboard

Toronto 91, Los Angeles 80

Brooklyn 111, Boston 101

New Orleans 122, Phoenix 116

Oklahoma City 117, Dallas 114

Golden State 118, Denver 105

Portland 107, Los Angeles 93

Monday, November 23 Schedule (All Times Central)

Sacramento at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

New York at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 8 p.m.