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Los Angeles (AFP) - Kyle Lowry scored 21 points as the Toronto Raptors thumped the Los Angeles Clippers 112-94 to stretch their winning streak to eight games and close in on NBA Eastern Conference leaders Cleveland.
The Raptors' latest win, on their home floor in Toronto, was their 29th in 44 games this season, one less than than the Cavaliers, who top the East at 30-12.
The Raptors have built the second-longest winning streak in club history, behind a nine-game run in 2002.