Raptors Lose 1000th Franchise Game

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NBA.com TORONTO(AP) Corey Maggette matched his season-high with 35 points, Cuttino Mobley had 19 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Toronto Raptors 102-98 on Friday night.

Al Thornton had 19 points and Chris Kaman had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who had lost 10 of their last 11 road games.

The Clippers, who came in having lost six of eight overall, improved to 6-19 when Maggette scores 20 or more.

Chris Bosh had 29 points and 12 rebounds but fouled out with 12 seconds left as Toronto lost back-to-back home games for the first time since Jan. 6.

Jamario Moon had 16 points, Andrea Bargnani had 14 and Jose Calderon had 11 points and 14 assists as Toronto came out the loser in the franchise's 1,000th game.

Toronto guard T.J. Ford got a loud ovation when he entered the game at the start of the second quarter, his first home appearance since a Dec. 11 injury at Atlanta. Ford returned to the lineup Feb. 4 at Miami following a 24-game absence.

Moon's jump shot gave Toronto a 68-56 lead at 7:33 of the third, but the Clippers got back into the game with an 11-2 run over the next three minutes. A 3-pointer by Maggette with 22 seconds left in the third gave Los Angeles a 78-77 lead heading into the final quarter.

Their lead gone, the Raptors suddenly went stone cold. Bosh and Carlos Delfino each missed dunks and the Raptors didn't make another field goal until 6:22, when a jumper from Bargnani made it 89-83.

A 3-pointer from Bargnani and a three-point play by Bosh made it 98-96 with 48 seconds left before Thornton missed a pair of free throws.

Jose Calderon hit the rim with a jumper and Bosh fouled out when he wrapped up Maggette, who made both his free throws to make it a four-point game with 12 seconds left.

Toronto went 5-for-19 in the fourth.

Clippers forward Tim Thomas left after the first quarter because of a sore back, the same injury that kept him out of Wednesday's loss at Boston. Thomas finished with three points, shooting 1-for-4.

Notes: Clippers guard Sam Cassell missed the game as he served a one-game suspension, his penalty for a flagrant foul on Boston's Rajon Rondo on Wednesday. ... The Clippers committed nine fouls in the second quarter, while Toronto was whistled for eight.
 
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