INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — James Harden scored 24 points and 12 rebounds, Norman Powell added 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers barely held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 105-103 on Saturday for their fourth consecutive victory.

Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won three straight at the Intuit Dome after starting 0-4 in their luxurious new home.

Ochai Agbaji and Immanuel Quickley each scored 21 points for the Raptors, who have lost three straight and seven of eight.

After Quickley hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Powell and Harden combined to miss three of six free throws and leave the door open for Toronto. But Quickley and RJ Barrett missed tough short throws under defensive pressure before Jakob Poeltl missed a return attempt with 4.1 seconds left.

Kawhi Leonard has yet to play this season while rehabbing his right knee and will not travel on the Clippers’ upcoming three-game road trip, coach Tyronn Lue said.

CONCLUSIONS

Raptors: Quickley was outstanding in the fourth quarter in his first appearance since missing eight games with a pelvic bruise.

Clippers: Los Angeles showed resilience in its third set of consecutive games this season after winning at Sacramento on Friday.

KEY MOMENT

Toronto was down three points when Poeltl made his first free throw and intentionally missed his second, causing the ball to bounce back to him. But he missed his nine-foot putback and Harden knocked the ball to the ground.

KEY STATISTICS

Kevin Porter Jr. scored 15 points in his highest-scoring performance since returning to the NBA this fall after spending a year out of the league following a domestic violence assault charge in September 2023. He averaged 19.3 points per game for Houston in 2022-23. .

UP NEXT

Raptors: visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

Clippers: Visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.

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