Basketball

Entering the U Sports men's Final 8 championship coming off a loss, again, is not a matter of concern for the Carleton Ravens.

A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the U Sports men's basketball Final 8 in Halifax. Teams are listed by seeding heading into the tournament, along with their respective regular season records. The tournament runs from Friday to Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers broke away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Wednesday night.

Portland Trail Blazers (31-35, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (43-22, third in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m.

Atlanta Hawks (33-33, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (31-35, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m.

Cleveland Cavaliers (42-26, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (35-32, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m.

Denver Nuggets (46-20, first in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (16-49, 14th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m.

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 44 points, Terrence Ross added 24 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 132-101 on Wednesday night after losing Kevin Durant to an ankle injury during pregame warmups.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Zach LaVine scored 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting and the Chicago Bulls gave their playoff hopes an unexpected boost with a 117-96 victory against the Western Conference-leading Denver Nugge

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant's home debut with the Phoenix Suns will have to wait a little longer.