Clippers extend Raptors' losing streak - By: Craig Morales

But Ive been in this league lengthy enough to know you cant worry about the final game. It doesnt actually matter. You just have to move on. Blake Griffin had 18 factors and nine rebounds for the Clippers, playing their fifth straight game devoid of point guard Chris Paul mainly because of a left hamstring strain.

But they havent suffered a lot mainly because of their backcourt depthstarting with Williams.

He built just 6 of 14 attempts on Sunday against the Raptors, shooting worse from the line than he did from the field.

Foye got it started when he blocked a 19-foot jumper by DeRozan and went the other way for a driving layup.

Del Negro had some intriguing feedback about it immediately after Sunday's game.

DeMar DeRozan had 15 factors and grabbed eight rebounds.

"From time to time you could take a step back to get to the level that he wishes to get to. But he's going to get to the line and I have confidence in him to make it...From time to time it's simpler for him than others, but nobody performs harder than Blake, and I expect him to enhance all through the season, like he did final year." Billups the point guard We noticed it for a decade straight, but Sunday's game may be the last time in a while we saw Billups perform point guard, at least for an extended stretch of time, with Paul anticipated to return from the hamstring injury that triggered him to miss five video games Wednesday against the Lakers.

If that ends up being the situation, it was a nice way for Billups to go out Sunday. He had 14 assists and only two turnovers in 31 minutes, shooting poorly but passing the ball excellently.

"Chauncey's going to go through the game," Del Negro explained Sunday. "Occasionally we're going to want him to be far more aggressive offensively, but he picks his spots. We had a great rhythm going offensively, so he was creating plays for us." He'll nonetheless have the possibility to make plays when Paul returns, but not nearly as numerous. And he might need an more bit of time to adjust back to the shooting guard position soon after he spent this week training at the point, quite significantly.

Foye got it started when he blocked a 19-foot jumper by DeRozan and went the other way for a driving layup.

Raptors foremost scorer Andrea Bargnani missed his sixth game in a row with a left calf strain. Guard Jerryd Bayless returned to the lineup right after sitting out 13 video games due to a sprained ankle.

Notes: The Raptors, who had a 13-game losing streak last season, havent reached the 100-point mark in 16 straight games considering that their 104-96 win at Cleveland on opening night. Theyve allowed 100 or additional only as soon as, losing 102-96 at Orlando in their fourth game of the season. The Raptors are 19-13 against the Clippers and eight-8 against them at Staples Center. The Clippers are 9- when permitting fewer than a hundred points and -5 when giving up one hundred or much more. Toronto is -10 when trailing following 3 quarters. DeRozan is 12 for 38 from three-point array.

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