Clippers can’t find touch

It was Allen Iverson’s dream. It is Mike Dunleavy’s nightmare.

The injuries that have riddled the Clippers are rippling down to where they have had only a handful of practices since the season began.

That discord has a funky way of affecting offensive harmony, such as in Tuesday’s 80-77 loss to the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center, the team’s sixth straight home loss.

The Clippers (9-15) failed to score 100 points for the ninth time in 10 games, and they have yet to convert half their shots in a game.

“Timing-wise, confidence-wise, shooting the ball and getting the reps with a defense on you,” Dunleavy said before the game, of how the lack of practice is affecting his team.

“It’s pretty much vanilla for what you have.”

It was bland on Tuesday, and it may turn murky for a while.

The Clippers play road games against the Dallas Mavericks (17-9) and San Antonio Spurs (18-6) to end the week, with a home-and-home series with the Phoenix Suns (18-7) awaiting them after Christmas.

Toronto came in with a higher three-point shooting percentage (43.5%) than the Clippers’ overall percentage (42.2%), but in the first half, it didn’t show.

The Raptors made only one of their six first-half three-point shots and only 17 of their first 44 shots.

But, in what has been the unwanted hiccup this season, a Clippers opponent came around in the second half.

The Raptors outscored the Clippers, 24-11, in the third quarter and the Clippers scored 13 points in the first 18 minutes of the second half. They scored 28 in the half.

Toronto’s Chris Bosh continually went to the free-throw line, making 12 of 16, the same amount the Clippers made as a team. Bosh scored 24 points but missed 16 of his 22 shots from the field.

“We went into a cold streak and didn’t execute,” forward Corey Maggette said. “And Chris Bosh took over the game in the second half.”

Jamario Moon had 16 points and Jose Calderon had 12 points and nine assists for the Raptors.

“You are always caught in between,” Dunleavy said. “You don’t help, they get their one-on-one plays where they are pretty efficient with certain guys and if you help too much or not enough, that’s the problem.

“It’s got to be like the three bears. You’ve got to be just right. Can’t be too cold or too hot.”

Raptors Coach Sam Mitchell praised Chris Kaman’s improvement. Kaman had 12 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots, but made only five of 15 shots.

“Chris Kaman is playing like an All-Star,” Mitchell said. “He’s probably the second-best center in the West right now beside Tim Duncan. You just have to marvel at how good he’s gotten. He’s steadily gotten better each year.”

Whether he’s an All-Star or not, the Clippers shot 39% and needed more help on Tuesday.

Or practice.

While Iverson once famously denounced the need for practice, Dunleavy would not be among his top proponents.

Instead, the Clippers are spending a lot of time watching film. Great for starting a movie club. Not so good when trying to win games.

While not saying it is an excuse for bad shooting, Dunleavy lamented the lack of practice time.

“When you don’t practice if affects the timing,” he said. “You’ve got five guys who depend on every play, the movement, the execution, passing, cutting, setting screens.”

Maggette had 22 points and Richie Frahm, making his first career start, added 13.

“We are looking and experimenting with different guys,” Dunleavy said. “Hopefully, we’ll find something consistent.”

jonathan.abrams@latimes.com