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Barrett and Quickley Carry Raptors Past Clippers, Kawhi Still Out

Toronto improves to 1-1 in preseason behind a 20-point night from Barrett and a hot shooting line from Quickley.

RJ Barrett20 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 7-11 FG, 3-5 3P, +21 in 23 min
By the Raptors Nightly Desk · Monday, October 12

Toronto beat the Clippers 114-106 on October 10, its first game since the Kawhi Leonard trade closed last month. Barrett scored 20 points and Quickley added 18, while Leonard did not play.

RJ Barrett of the Raptors
RJ Barrett. Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Preseason Statement

Barrett led seven Raptors in double figures, going 7 for 11 from the floor with 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 23 minutes, a plus-21 in the final box score. Quickley was even sharper, hitting 6 of 8 shots and 5 of 6 from three for 18 points and a plus-27, the best mark on either roster. Barnes nearly had a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and the bench matched the starters almost point for point, with Jamal Shead and Collin Murray-Boyles each scoring 13.

Kawhi Watches, Dick Returns

Leonard did not play, held out for a reason the team has called unrelated to injury. Toronto Star columnist Bruce Arthur wrote that Leonard was both a spectator and a star in the win, while Sportsnet's Michael Grange called the matchup bittersweet against Gradey Dick, the wing Toronto traded away to land Leonard in September. Rajakovic called the Murray-Boyles-Poeltl pairing super important, per Sportsnet, and Poeltl looked the part, going 3 for 4 for 9 points and a plus-19.

What Comes Next

Toronto hosts the Knicks on October 13, visits them two days later, then plays at Detroit on October 16 before the regular-season opener against Chicago on October 21. The injury list still carries six day-to-day names, including Chucky Hepburn, who left Friday's game after tweaking his hamstring, per TSN's Josh Lewenberg, and Trayce Jackson-Davis, dealing with a teeth and head issue. Whether Hepburn's injury proves minor, and whether Poeltl's extension talks move before camp ends, remain open.

Did Kawhi Leonard play in the Raptors' preseason win over the Clippers?

No. Leonard did not play in the October 10 win, held out for a reason the team has called unrelated to injury.

What is Toronto's next game after beating the Clippers?

The Raptors host the New York Knicks on October 13, the first of two preseason meetings with New York before the regular-season opener on October 21.

By the Raptors Nightly Desk, written from the club's data and the reports on file, with every name and number checked against them. How the desks work.