Kawhi Leonard's double-double leads Clippers past Raptors

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.

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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.

Raptors guard Will Barton missed the game due to non-COVID illness.

Toronto next faces the Lakers in Los Angeles on Friday night.