This was a horrible, no-good, very-bad game, and not much needs to be said about it. The start to the game, while not great, wasn’t disastrous: the Clippers were moving the ball well on offense, and seemed to be playing with movement and energy. However, the danger signs were right there, too, as the Raptors got whatever they wanted on offense from the jump. As the first quarter went along, the Clippers’ offense slowed, turning into isolations and dead-end handoffs, allowing the Raptors to build a double-digit lead.
The second quarter brought some good tidings for the Clippers, as the brand-new Milos-Ty-Beverley-Scott-Harrell lineup played with more ferocity on both ends, particularly offense.