Game Day: Raptors at Los Angeles Clippers

Staples Center, Los Angeles Tipoff: 3:30 p.m. TV: Sportsnet Radio: Sportsnet 590 The Fan

Probable starters

Raptors: Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, DeMarre Carroll, Luis Scola, Bismack Biyombo

Clippers: Chris Paul, JJ Redick, Lance Stephenson, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan

Key matchup: Kyle Lowry vs. Chris Paul. Lowry has been red hot, making seven three-pointers against the Lakers on Friday and six in Sacramento to start the road trip, but Paul is a bulldog defender and, in some ways, an under-rated star guard. A good matchup of tough players.

Need to know: The Clippers are sputtering a bit, having lost in Portland on Friday after blowing a 23point lead and losing to Golden State on Thursday. They are just 6-6 on the season . . . A question: Without Jonas Valanciunas how long will it take until Raptors coach Dwane Casey starts having his players intentionally foul DeAndre Jordan, who is shooting 38 per cent from the line? . . . The Raptors swept the season series with the Clippers last year, averaging 116 points per game in two wins . . . Toronto nemesis Paul Pierce is averaging fewer than six points and 23 minutes per game in his first season with the Clippers.