How Darius Garland, Kawhi Leonard, & Bennedict Mathurin LIT UP The Toronto Raptors
Los Angeles Clippers dominate the Toronto Raptors with Darius Garland’s electrifying shot-making and Kawhi Leonard’s unstoppable scoring. Is this dynamic duo signaling a new era for Clippers basketball fans? Garland’s deep threes and seamless fit next to Leonard ignite hope and excitement, while the Clippers surge back to winning form after a brief slump. With Ben Mathurin’s aggressive return and the center duo of Brook Lopez and Ijacks stepping up, the offense looks more potent than ever.
Die hard LA Clippers fan and Host Darian Vaziri highlights defensive impact from the Chaos Brothers, discusses John Collins and role players’ contributions, and tackles pressing questions about playoff readiness and center rotation. Insights on Garland’s trade value, Mathurin’s contract future, and Intuit Dome’s sellout crowds showcase the team’s rising momentum. The Clippers’ balanced attack and evolving chemistry give fans plenty to cheer about—can they convert this energy into a playoff run?
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23 Comments
Our offensive rating 119.6 (3rd in NBA), with DG its been 126.3 beating Denver. Our offense and defense can gnly get better…Ijax definitely has a nice handle around the rim and energy. Centers are playing well despite the size concern. Mathurin post game interview, seemed he learned a few things resting out, love the dog in him, popped a 3 and got to the free throw line immediately. Minus the points, he was working! DG is insane, especially from 3. Caught yuh on the halo board haha📺
TOP OFFENSIVE RATING SINCE ALL-STAR BREAK
KAWHI LEONARD
127.1
KON KNUEPPEL
125.9
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA
CADE CUNNINGHAM
125.4
123.8
MINIMUM 30 MINUTES PER GAME
This dude is an idiot I lost all respect for him when he said the Pelicans were a better team than us after we lost those two games to them we should unsubscribe from his channel he's too unstable Clippers nation we don't need that.
The only time Harden was helpful was when he got hot, and he was more inconsistent and erratic than hot! Even worse, he was lazy, almost never hustles, and only plays on offense! You said "I'm not saying DG is better than Harden", but you can say that! Harden was a cancer and made the offense struggle and the ball was always sticking and going on runs was very tough. In fact the opponent would go on runs all the time! It seems that we are always going on runs and jumping out to huge leads when we have Garland, Kawhi, and Ben!
Hey Dime, did you watch Adam Ausland last night? He went over DG's 3pt shooting from 30ft+ and 25ft+ over the last 2 seasons (I think). They were Steph Curry like numbers! When he is healthy it's very easy to see how skilled and talented and just how good of a fit he is for the team. I really like DG and if he can get his problem with his feet addressed and fixed the Clippers will be looking great for the near future.
P.S. I really like I. Jackson too. I think he is a great player to bring off the bench. He brings a lot of energy and hustle and can score and moves good withoit.tje ball and looks like a better FT shooter than I first thought.
It's just unfortunate that Yanik got hurt, he was looking so good too!
Anyways, how can you be a Clipper's fan and not be super excited?! I think It's very valid for the fans to be really excited about this post season too. Even if we lose in the 1st round, I think the Clippers will be competitive and won't give up no matter what!
P.S. I really like Ben's attitude and listening to his post game interview last night shows me just how positive of a mindset he has. That is the big difference with this team currently, compared to before the trades. It's like the team went from going through the motions and collecting a paycheck to a super passionate team who believes they can beat anyone when healthy! Even Brook Lopez looks like he has been rejuvenated and playing much better lately!
Hot take: the Garland/Harden trade will be looked at like the PG/SGA in reverse. PG was better than SGA when that trade was made. Give L Frank his props.
Great victory and it was nice to see Mathurin return. His skillset is so valuable. Collins went scoreless in this one. Gotta get him going in the next game. The team needs to do better on the glass.
P.S. Isaiah Jackson started 1-4 vs the Pelicans but made his last 5 shots. So he is actually on a streak of 18/18 over his last 3+ games👍👍👍
*36% FT for TOR * wait, whaaat??? 1,000s of NBA games seen but I can't remember any team ever shooting such a poor % from the FT line.
That just might be enough to squeak by and take a New Zealand amateur-league regional title.
We locked in 🔏 a play-in SLOT !!
Teams needs John Collins in playoffs to play tougher defensive and score also hope TY play Isaiah Jackson a power forwards against big teams teams needs a back up center
Benn brings an aggression that was sorely missing from PG13 particularly in his last 2 seasons here.
Dude's practically made of Confidence and it has done wonders for our pace with his copious FT attempts. Combined with Garlands insane efficiency at distance and …well, ~ do ~ we miss James any, fam? : ) …. kinda sad that Zu's season is wasting away like this, though.
Garland shooting from the moon. Lol
Ben is 23 years old ! Balling
We our legit , nobody wants to see us in the playoffs
That hoodie is fire Dime
Just a suggestion maybe, you could add those highlights so we can watch them while you talking about them.
Clippers need to pick up Mo Bama final piece
Awwww thank you my friend💕💕💕 great game!
The difference is garland is a natural pg but could score 20+ harden a natural sg turned into a pg he’s a scorer at heart dg looks to pass first
🫴🏽🫴🏽🫴🏽KAWHIIIIII 3RD FINALS MVP
Now I know he ain’t curry …… but we got the next closest thing to Curry paired with Kawhi🙏🏽
Mathurin is literally ELITE at the free throw line what are you talking about? It’s more surprising when he misses a free throw, it almost never happens. He gets to the line and he finishes. EVERY TIME.
These last 9 games is all about JC getting back to the version before lakers game… WE'LL BE TROUBLE THEN IN PLAYOFFS
My Son and I will be at the game on Tuesday… we will be at the wall.. it’s for my Birthday and we are Super Excited