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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Kyle Lowry and the short-handed Toronto Raptors needed plenty of help from their reserves down the stretch to beat the Los Angeles Clippers.Lowry scored 25 points and the resilient Raptors got 18 of their 30 fourth-quarter points from the bench on Saturday, a 110-98 victory that ended the Clippers eight-game home winning streak.Thats the biggest thing about this team. Weve got a great bench and we feed off of each other, backup guard Greivis Vasquez said. It may not show in the stats, but a lot of different guys do a lot of different things. The second (unit) doesnt get as much credit as the starters, but we dont care.Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the defending Atlantic Division champion Raptors, who entered the day with a one-game lead over Atlanta for the best record in the Eastern Conference. Toronto was coming off a four-day break following Mondays 129-120 loss at Chicago, which ended a six-game winning streak.The Clippers Blake Griffin picked up his third foul and was replaced by Hedo Turkoglu with 10:50 left in the game. Vasquez responded with a pair of 3-pointers and a 17-footer during a 1:18 span to increase Torontos five-point lead to 93-80 with 9:03 to play.It felt like we ran out of gas before the game even started, said Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who had 10 points and eight assists.Griffin reported back in with 7:19 remaining and the Clippers down 95-82, but they got no closer than 12.Lowry shot 9 of 17, after averaging 9.3 points and 27.5 per cent from the field over his previous four games against the Clippers. DeMar DeRozan, the Raptors second-leading scorer, missed his 14th straight game because of a torn muscle in his left groin. Landry Fields was sidelined for the third game in a row with a concussion.Were a full team. I mean, we need DeMar back, we want him back and we cant wait for him to get back. But for now, we cant make excuses because DeMars not playing, Lowry said. Its all about the next man up. Were a very deep team.J.J. Redick had 23 points and Griffin had 22 but it wasnt enough as the Clippers lost at home for the first time since Chicago beat them on Nov. 17. Jamal Crawford added 20 off the bench, DeAndre Jordan grabbed 20 rebounds.Anytime youre playing against a team coming off a four-day rest, the second half is going to be the toughest challenge, Griffin said. They came out in the second half and looked like they were fresh, and I didnt think we responded well.The Raptors, who came in averaging 17.3 points off turnovers, converted 11 Clippers turnovers into 17 points during the first half and pulled into a 49-all tie at intermission after trailing by as many as eight.Lowry then made a 3-pointer, a driving layup and a 19-footer in a span of 51 seconds to help Toronto increase its one-point lead to 76-68 with 2:33 left in third quarter.We were just playing with energy, and energy dictated the game, Vasquez said.TIP-INSRaptors: Toronto improved to 8-0 in the first half of back-to-back sets. They are 4-3 in the second game. ... Toronto is 10-4 since DeRozans injury on Nov. 28 against Dallas. ... Terrence Ross, who scored a franchise-record 51 pts against the Clippers in first meeting last season, has only 11 on Saturday. ... The Raptors are 13-0 when holding opponents under 100 points. ... Five of the Raptors six opponents on this road trip have winning records, with Denver the only exception.Clippers: The longest home winning streak in franchise history is 13 games, set in 2012-13. ... Paul missed both victories against the Raptors last season because of a separated right shoulder that sidelined him for 18 games. ... This was one of nine day games on the teams home schedule, including a New Years Eve matchup against the New York Knicks that begins at 3 p.m.UP NEXTRaptors: At Denver on Sunday.Clippers: Host Utah on Monday. Køb Fake Yeezy . The Rainbow FlickNext up is the Rainbow Flick, or as you probably know it, the trick that everybody at soccer camp thought they knew how to do. Yeezy Boost Danmark . Philippe Desrosiers stopped 42 shots through overtime and three more in the shootout to pick up his third shutout of the season for Rimouski (31-15-7). Zachary Fucale made 28 saves for Halifax (34-17-3) in the loss. http://www.yeezyskodanmark.com/ . Kenny Miller scored from the penalty spot and Camilo Sanvezzo came off the bench to add two late goals as the Whitecaps kept their playoff hopes alive with a 3-0 victory over the sagging Impact on Saturday afternoon. Yeezy Sko Danmark .Currently no, Tatjana Haenni, FIFAs deputy director of the competitions division and head of womens competitions, said Tuesday in an interview from Ottawa. Yeezy 350 Danmark . Tokarski, a somewhat controversial choice -- with his 10 games of NHL experience and all -- to replace an injured Carey Price in Game Two had a night to remember, turning back a Rangers team that was dominating play from the get-go, outshooting the Canadiens 14-4 in the first period and 37-25 overall.OWEN SOUND, Ont. -- Brandon Hope stopped 46 shots and Kurtis MacDermid scored with 27 seconds remaining in overtime as the Owen Sound Attack edged the visiting Kingston Frontenacs 5-4 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Zach Nastasiuk had two goals and two assists for the Attack (6-5-1) while Gemel Smith also scored twice. Smith now has 13 goals in 12 games, which ties him with Eries Dane Fox for the OHL lead. Henri Ikonen led the Frontenacs (8-1-2) offensively with two goals and four points while Spencer Watson had a goal and two assists. Mikko Vainonen added a single goal. Kingstons Matt Mahalak turned away 32-of-37 shots in defeat. Owen Sound went 3 for 5 on the power play as Kingston scored once on five chances with the man advantage. --- OTTERS 6 67s 2 ERIE, Pa. -- Dane Fox scored twice and Connor Brown had four assists as the Otters extended their win streak to seven games by defeating Ottawa. Travis Dermott had a goal and two assists for Erie (9-2-1) while Adam Pelech, Connor McDavid and Andre Burakovsky each scored once. Sam Studnicka supplied the scoring for the 67s (5-7-0). Eries Oscar Dansk made 14 saves for the win as Jacob Blair stopped six goals on 21 shots in defeat. --- ICEDOGS 4 BULLS 1 ST CATHARINES, Ont. -- Brent Moran stopped 35 shots, including all 15 he faced in the first period, as Niagara jumped ahead and hung on to defeat Belleville. Alexander Protapovich and Anthony DiFruscia gave the IceDogs (54-3) a 2-0 first period lead and Aaron Haydon and Brendan Perlini added goals in the third. Garrett Huey scored the lone goal for the Bulls (2-8-2). Bellevilles Charlie Graham turned aside 31-of-34 shots in defeat. --- WOLVES 6 STEELHEADS 5 (OT) SUDBURY, Ont. -- Jeff Corbett scored 33 seconds into overtime to lift the Wolves over Mississauga. Nicholas Baptiste and Connor Crisp each scored twice for Sudbury (4-3-4) while Dominik Kubalik had the other. Dylan Smoskowitz led the Steelheads (5-6-1) offensively with two goals and an assist. Andrew Goldberg, Bobby MacIntyre and Josh Burnside added single goals. Franky Palazzese made 37 saves for the Wolves. Mississaugaas Spencer Martin stopped 44 shots.dddddddddddd --- GREYHOUNDS 9 PETES 7 PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- Sergey Tolchinsky had two goals and five points as Sault Ste. Marie defeated the Petes. Michael Bunting and Jorgen Karterud had a goal and two assists apiece for the Greyhounds (8-1-1) while Andrew Fritsch scored twice. Blake Speers, Tyler Gaudet and Mac Clutsam added single goals and Jared McCann tacked on four assists. Jonatan Tanus, Brandon Devlin, Anthony Stefano, Eric Cornell, Matt McCartney, Greg Betzhold and Stephen Pierog scored for Peterborough (6-4-1) and Tanus added two assists for a three-point night. Sault Ste. Maries Brandon Halverson made 34 saves for the win. Andrew DAgostini allowed one goal on five shots in 27 minutes of action to pick up the loss. DAgostini replaced Michael Giugovaz, who stopped 15-of-22 shots for the Petes. --- SPITFIRES 4 KNIGHTS 3 WINDSOR, Ont. -- Eric Diodatis third-period goal was the difference as the Spitfires edged London. Ben Johnson and Cristiano DiGiacinto each had a goal and an assist for Windsor (5-6-0) while Josh Ho-Sang scored once. Josh Anderson had a pair of goals for the Knights (7-3-1) and Brady Austin had the other. Alex Fotinos made 28 saves for the Spitfires while Londons Anthony Stolarz stopped 15-of-19 shots. --- STING 5 SPIRIT 3 SAGINAW, Ont. -- Sarnia goaltender Taylor Dupuis stopped 49-of-52 shots en route to defeating the Spirit. Anthony DeAngelo and Bryan Moore each had a goal and two assists for the Sting (4-7-1) while Craig Duininck, Tyler Hore and Nickolas Latta scored a goal apiece. Kristoff Kontos scored twice for Saginaw (5-6-2) and Dylan Sadowy had the other. Spirit netminder Jake Paterson made 27 saves in defeat. --- COLTS 4 WHALERS 2 BARRIE, Ont. -- Andreas Athanasiou scored once and set up two others as the Colts doubled up Plymouth. Brendan Lemieux, Kevin Labanc and Aaron Ekblad also scored for Barrie (4-6-1). Carter Sandlak scored both goals for the Whalers (6-7-0). Colts goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood made 26 saves for the win while Plymouths Alex Nedeljkovic turned away 41 shots in a losing cause. ' ' '