Barnes scored 15 in the fourth and the Raptors rallied past the Clippers 125-118

The Toronto Raptors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-118 on Monday night, and the scoreline hides how the game actually turned.

Toronto trailed by 13 going into the fourth quarter, then outscored Los Angeles 47-27 in the final 12 minutes.

Scottie Barnes scored 22 points with 15 rebounds and eight assists, and 15 of those points came in the fourth quarter.

Immanuel Quickley had 27 points and RJ Barrett added 26 for Toronto, which improved to 4-3.

The quarter scores were 22-33, 30-30, 26-28 and 47-27.

The fourth quarter was a 12-1 run followed by a slow bleed. Toronto cut the deficit to single digits in the first three minutes and then kept scoring.

Barnes hit a turnaround jumper with 2:08 remaining to give the Raptors their first lead since the opening minutes.

That shot capped the run and forced the Clippers to play from behind for the first time all night.

Toronto's rebounding was the difference in the period. The Raptors grabbed eight offensive boards in the fourth and turned them into second-chance points.

The Clippers did not score in the final two minutes, and Toronto closed it at the free throw line.

The Raptors' fourth-quarter offense was built on paint touches, and the Clippers had no answer once the help rotations got slow.

Barnes' line is the kind that changes a game without looking like a scoring outburst: 22 points, 15 rebounds, eight assists.

He guarded the Clippers' best perimeter player for stretches in the second half, which is the part of his game the Raptors have leaned on all season.

His fourth-quarter scoring came inside the arc, mostly on post-ups and drives, against a Los Angeles defense that had been switching everything.

Quickley's 27 points were the counterweight, and his shooting kept Toronto close in the third quarter when the offense stalled.

Barrett's 26 points came on volume, and his transition baskets were part of the fourth-quarter run.

Kobe Sanders scored a career-high 26 points for the Clippers, who have now lost six straight since winning their season opener on Oct. 21 against Sacramento.

Los Angeles led by 13 after three quarters and by as many as 15 in the first half, and the collapse was the same pattern as the previous five losses.

The Clippers' half-court offense stalled in the fourth, and their defense could not get stops when Toronto started attacking the paint.

Los Angeles is 1-6 and has lost both games of a back-to-back, the first of them 124-112 at Golden State.

The Clippers' schedule does not offer an easy reset this week, with two road games against winning teams.

Both teams were on the second night of a back-to-back, so the fourth-quarter legs were not an excuse for either side.

Toronto's win was its first of the road trip after a loss at the Lakers, and it came with the same rotation that struggled in Los Angeles.

The Raptors are 4-3 and have won three of four, which is a better start than the schedule suggested.

Los Angeles' season is slipping in a way that goes beyond shooting. The Clippers have been outscored in the fourth quarter in five of six losses.

The Western Conference standings are already separating, and the Clippers are in the bottom group.

The Raptors' fourth quarter is the best evidence yet that this roster can win without a dominant half-court scorer.

Toronto's formula is pace, offensive rebounding and Barnes making decisions, and all three showed up in the final 12 minutes.

The Clippers' problem is structural: the roster was built around players who are no longer available, and the defense has not adjusted.

Toronto's next game is the third of the road trip, against a team with a winning record.

Los Angeles' next game is at home, where the Clippers have been slightly better.

Toronto's next four games are against Western Conference opponents, which will test the pace formula.

Toronto's 47 fourth-quarter points were a season high for any period, and they came on 18-of-24 shooting from the field.

The Raptors won the rebounding battle by nine, and the offensive boards were the difference in the fourth.

Los Angeles shot well for the game and still lost, because it took nine fewer shots and turned the ball over 15 times.

Barnes' 15 rebounds were a season high, and eight of them came in the second half.

The Clippers' bench was outscored by 11, the fifth time that has happened this season.

Toronto continues its road trip with two games in three nights, which will test the rotation.

The Clippers play three of their next four at home, which is the last real chance to stop the slide.

Toronto's next opponent has a top-ten defense, which will make the pace advantage harder to create.

Los Angeles' next opponent is a playoff team from last season, and the Clippers have not beaten one this season.

Both teams are back on the floor this week.

Toronto has not won a road game against a Western Conference team since last season.