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NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Darius Acuff Jr. (SAC), Stephen Curry (GSW), Luka Dončić (LAL) and Cooper Flagg (DAL) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIA), Scottie Barnes (TOR), Tyrese Maxey (PHI) and Evan Mobley (CLE)

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Tomer Azarly: Derrick Jones Jr. and Rui Hachimura are both OUT for the Clippers tonight with right knee soreness. Max Strus has been cleared to make his regular season debut tonight against the Raptors.

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Josh Lewenberg: Scottie Barnes has been added to the Raptors’ injury report - he’s questionable vs Clippers with left hip tightness.

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Josh Lewenberg: Jakob Poeltl (shoulder bursitis) is questionable for tonight’s game vs the Clippers.

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No player had ever posted a 15-rebound game with 8 threes and 5 steals since the 3-point line arrived in 1979 until Luka Doncic did it in a 131-125 win over the Raptors.

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In a 131-125 win over the Raptors, Walker Kessler posted a 15-point, 15-rebound game without missing a shot, something no Laker had done since Mitch Kupchak on Nov 20, 1981.

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Mark Medina: Raptors coach Darko Rajaković said the team will have an update on Kawhi Leonard’s progress on Tuesday.

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Darko Rajakovic on Scottie Barnes not getting calls: “For me, a player that gets three free-throw shots in a game, who scores 41 points and goes to the free throw line three times, that is kind of BS to be honest with you. They got to the free throw line 29 times, we got to the free throw line 15 times, and I do not think that we were more physical or more aggressive team than them. I think that both teams played really aggressive good basketball and I think that both criteria should be same on both ends of the floor.”

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Scottie Barnes: I think I did a great job of going downhill being aggressive. Definitely think I could have got to the free throw line more. I think being that aggressive and only shooting three free throws is kind of crazy, but it just wasn't going our way. It is what it is.

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Underdog NBA: Scottie Barnes in loss to Magic: 41 PTS (career high), 19-34 FG, 1-2 3PT , 2-3 FT, 5 REB , 5 AST

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Keerthika Uthayakumar: Scottie Barnes with 41 points on just 2 made free throws, tied for the fewest in a 40-point game in Raptors franchise history.

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Michael Grange: “That’s kind of BS to be honest with you” — Rajakovic on Barnes getting just 3 FT attempts. Thought both teams were physical not clear why Magic shot 29 FTs and Raptors 15.

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Darko Rajakovic on Kawhi Leonard: “Seven days from now we gonna review where he’s at and have a clear plan. Right now he’s going through the treatments. He’s reacting well to those treatments, and in seven days time we gonna have a much better feel what it looks like, return to play, what is the timeline. At this point we don’t have exact timeline.”

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Michael Scotto: The Oklahoma City Thunder plan to sign Ochai Agbaji, league sources told @hoopshype. Agbaji has averaged 7.2 points in four NBA seasons with the Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, and Brooklyn Nets. Agbaji was most recently with the New York Knicks in training camp.

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