Trail Blazers lose NBA preseason opener to Raptors

Kawhi Leonard is finally back on the court and the Toronto Raptors should be happy with the results.

Leonard scored 12 points in his first game with his new team and the Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122-104 on Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the preseason opener for both teams.

Leonard played 19 minutes and didn’t shoot particularly well, missing all four 3-pointers and going just 6 for 11 from the free throw line. But he played aggressively and moved well after being limited to just nine games last season for San Antonio because of a thigh injury. The 2014 NBA Finals MVP hadn’t played in a game since January.

Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum each played the first quarter for Portland. Lillard scored 12 points and McCollum had nine.

Meyers Leonard led the Blazers with 16 points. Rookie Gary Trent Jr. scored eight points in 20 minutes.

Portland led 33-32 after the only quarter it played with its starting backcourt.

RAPTORS 122, TRAIL BLAZERS 104

PORTLAND — Aminu 2-4 0-0 5, Layman 2-10 0-0 4, Nurkic 3-7 2-4 9, Lillard 3-4 4-4 12, McCollum 4-8 0-0 9, Swanigan 1-1 3-4 5, Oliver 1-2 1-1 3, Collins 2-8 0-1 4, M.Leonard 5-6 3-3 16, Onuaku 1-1 2-4 4, Curry 1-2 0-0 3, Simons 3-6 1-2 7, Baldwin IV 2-4 0-0 4, Turner 1-5 0-0 2, Payton II 2-4 0-0 4, Stauskas 1-5 2-2 5, Gary Trent Jr. 3-11 0-0 8. Totals 37-88 18-25 104.

TORONTO — K.Leonard 3-8 6-11 12, Miles 2-3 3-4 9, Ibaka 0-1 3-3 3, Lowry 3-6 8-8 15, Green 1-6 2-2 5, Powell 3-5 0-0 8, Boucher 0-4 0-0 0, Siakam 3-10 0-1 6, Valanciunas 4-8 9-9 17, Monroe 1-4 6-7 8, Moreland 0-0 0-0 0, VanVleet 4-6 0-0 11, Brown 4-7 0-0 10, Loyd 1-3 0-0 2, Wright 2-6 1-2 5, Felder 1-2 4-4 6, Richardson 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 34-83 42-51 122.

Portland 33 24 21 26—104

Toronto 32 32 25 33—122

3-Point Goals—Portland 12-31 (M.Leonard 3-4, Lillard 2-2, Gary Trent Jr. 2-5, Curry 1-1, Aminu 1-2, Nurkic 1-2, McCollum 1-3, Stauskas 1-4, Simons 0-1, Baldwin IV 0-1, Oliver 0-1, Payton II 0-2, Layman 0-3), Toronto 12-35 (VanVleet 3-4, Brown 2-2, Miles 2-3, Powell 2-3, Richardson 1-1, Lowry 1-4, Green 1-5, Boucher 0-1, Loyd 0-1, Wright 0-1, Felder 0-1, Valanciunas 0-2, Siakam 0-3, K.Leonard 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 46 (Swanigan 8), Toronto 46 (Siakam 13). Assists—Portland 24 (Baldwin IV, Turner, Gary Trent Jr. 3), Toronto 15 (VanVleet, K.Leonard, Siakam 3). Total Fouls—Portland 45, Toronto 28. A—18,654 (18,890).