The Los Angeles Clippers fell to the Toronto Raptors in a high-scoring pre-season opener, 121-113.
The Clippers limited the minutes of their starters, as is custom is exhibition games, but the early minutes showed some really promising offensive fluidity with the first unit. Austin Rivers seemed a little out of place at times, but the four main stars—Patrick Beverley, Danilo Gallinari, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan—meshed really well. When Milos Teodosic subbed on early in the first quarter for Rivers, he immediately showed off his passing prowess.