TORONTO — James Harden had 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his 75th career triple-double, Paul George added 21 points and the Los Angeles Clippers thumped the Toronto Raptors 127-107 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive win.
Harden has the eighth-most triple-doubles in NBA history.
Russell Westbrook scored 20 points and Kawhi Leonard had 16 against his former team as Los Angeles won for the 12th time in 14.
Leonard had his second career triple-double in Tuesday’s win over the Lakers. He had seven rebounds and three assists on Friday.
Former Raptors guard Norman Powell scored 17 points as the Clippers opened a season-long seven-game trip by evening their road record at 10-10.
Mason Plumlee added 12 points and 12 rebounds as the Clippers won their fourth straight north of the border.
Scottie Barnes scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter for the Raptors, who lost their fourth straight and ninth of 11.
RJ Barrett added 22 points for the Raptors. Gary Trent Jr. and Dennis Schroder each scored 13 while Thad Young had 12.
Los Angeles was up 29-20 after one quarter. Harden had 12 points and five assists in the second and the Clippers stretched their lead to 66-52 at the half.
Leonard scored 10 points in the third and George added nine as the Clippers took a 95-81 lead to the fourth.
Bruce Brown made his first start for Toronto, taking the place of injured guard Immanuel Quickley (sore right quadriceps). Brown finished with nine points and nine rebounds.
Raptors center Jakob Poeltl missed his ninth straight game because of a sprained left ankle. Toronto’s frontcourt options were further thinned when forward Jontay Porter left after four minutes of action because of irritation in his eye. Porter left Monday’s loss to Memphis after being poked in the eye.
UP NEXT
Clippers: Visit Boston on Saturday night.
Raptors: Begin a six-game trip at Atlanta on Sunday night.
