LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kyle Lowry scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors' reserves came up big in the fourth quarter of a 110-98 victory over the Clippers on Saturday, ending Los Angeles' eight-game home winning streak.
Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the defending Atlantic Division champion Raptors, who entered the day with a one-game lead over Atlanta for the best record in the Eastern Conference. DeMar DeRozan missed his 14th straight game because of a torn muscle in his left groin, and Landry Fields was sidelined for the third game in a row with a concussion.
Lowry shot 9 of 17, after averaging 9.3 points and 27.5 percent from the field over his previous four games against the Clippers. Terrence Ross scored 11 for Toronto.
The Raptors were coming off a four-day break following Monday's 129-120 loss at Chicago, which ended a six-game winning streak.
J.J. Redick had 23 points and Blake Griffin had 22 for the Clippers, who lost at home for the first time since Chicago beat them on Nov. 17. Jamal Crawford added 20 off the bench, and Chris Paul finished with 10 points and eight assists.
Lowry made a 3-pointer, a driving layup and a 19-footer in a span of 51 seconds to help Toronto increase its one-point lead to 76-68 with 2:33 left in third quarter.
Griffin picked up his third foul and was replaced by Hedo Turkoglu with 10:50 left in the game. Backup guard Greivis Vasquez responded with a pair of 3-pointers and a 17-footer during a 1:18 span to increase Toronto's five-point lead to 93-80 with 9:03 to play. Griffin reported back in with 7:19 remaining and the Clippers down 95-82, but they got no closer than the final margin.
The Raptors, who came in averaging 17.3 points off turnovers, converted 11 Clippers turnovers into 17 points during the first half and pulled into a 49-all tie at intermission after trailing by as many as eight.
Starting forward James Johnson went to the bench after picking up his third foul less than 2 minutes into the second quarter, and didn't report back in until the start of the third. He finished with seven points and six rebounds in 21 minutes.
TIP-INS
Raptors: Toronto improved to 8-0 in the first half of back-to-back sets. They are 4-3 in the second game. ... Toronto is 10-4 since DeRozan's injury on Nov. 28 against Dallas. ... The Raptors are 13-0 when holding opponents under 100 points. ... Five of the Raptors' six opponents on this road trip have winning records, with Denver the only exception.
Clippers: The longest home winning streak in franchise history is 13 games, set in 2012-13. ... Paul missed both victories against the Raptors last season because of a separated right shoulder that sidelined him for 18 games. ... This was one of nine day games on the team's home schedule, including a New Year's Eve matchup against the New York Knicks that begins at 3 p.m.
UP NEXT
Raptors: At Denver on Sunday.
Clippers: Host Utah on Monday.
