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Kawhi Leonard's double-double leads Clippers past Raptors

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Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers broke away in the second half to beat the visiting Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Wednesday night.

Leonard also had season-high 12 rebounds against the team he helped lead to the NBA title in 2019. Ivica Zubac added 17 points for the Clippers.

They have won two straight after a five-game losing streak. Los Angeles had a 60-42 advantage in the paint along with 20-10 edge in fast-break points.

Leonard had 17 points in the first half, but saved his best play for the fourth quarter with a thunderous dunk over Jakob Poeltl to make it 100-85 with 5:17 remaining. WATCH | Leonard shines against Raptors with vicious dunks: The Raptors responded with an 15-4 surge to get to 104-100 in the final minute before Zubac's dunk pushed it back to six.

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