Contending Raptors, Clippers out to boost playoff positioning

The Toronto Raptors close out a pivotal, five-game road trip on Wednesday against a Los Angeles Clippers team jockeying for positioning in the Western Conference postseason race.

Toronto (40-31) can finish on the right side of .500 to conclude its swing, coming into Los Angeles off a 143-127 win on Monday at Utah. The Raptors dropped back-to-back decisions Friday and Sunday at Denver and Phoenix, but delivered their second-highest scoring performance of the season against the Jazz.

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