PREVIEW: Clippers in Toronto to do battle with Raptors (2:30p, Prime Ticket)
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The Clippers (38-34) are 10th in the Western Conference and were lamenting late mistakes in a 109-104 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
The Clippers came back from trailing by 18 points in the third quarter to take the lead during the fourth.
"It was frustrating," Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. "It was a frustrating loss. I'm just disappointed in that one. Can't make that many mistakes and think you're going to win a game. They're (the Pacers) playing well, so give them credit. But, that was a frustrating game."
The Clippers are 1-2 on a trip that ends Sunday in Toronto.
Three late turnovers hurt the Clippers in the loss at Indiana.
The first was by Lou Williams, who lost the ball while he was trapped on the baseline with 1:28 left. The next was by Tobias Harris, who lost the ball to Indiana's Victor Oladipo with 35.8 seconds left. No. 3 came on a lob pass by Harris to DeAndre Jordan that became a turnover with 27.7 seconds left.
"I told them the three turnovers at the end were costly ones," Rivers said. "But it was all the other stuff that happened throughout the game is why we lost the game. When you're in the playoffs -- and this is what I call this right now for our guys -- basketball comes down to single possessions for 48 minutes.
"You're going to make mistakes because it's basketball, but you can't make the mental ones. And we made a host of those tonight. Guys forgot plays. Those things add up. I thought at the end of the day, (the Pacers) did better than us in that category. So that's on me and that's on all those guys in there (locker room), because that should never happen."
On Sunday, the Raptors will be looking to avenge a 96-91 loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles on Dec. 11.
The Raptors (54-19) rebounded from a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 116-112 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. They were led by a triple-double from guard Kyle Lowry.
