Los Angeles Lakers at Toronto Raptors
· National Basketball AssociationDavis scores season-high 38, Lakers beat Raptors 131-125 for first road win of the season
Austin Reaves scored 20 points and D’Angelo Russell had 19 as the Lakers built a lead that the Raptors were unable to overcome.
Los Angeles led by as many as 26 in its fourth consecutive win over Toronto before the Raptors battled back in the second half.
RJ Barrett had a season-high 33 points and a career-high 12 assists, but Toronto lost its fourth straight. Gradey Dick scored a career-high 31 points and Jakob Poeltl had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
After scoring his first career basket in Wednesday’s loss at Cleveland, Lakers rookie Bronny James checked in for the final 7.6 seconds.
Raptors: Rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter made his season debut and completed a three-point play early in the second quarter for his first career points. He shot 1 for 8 and finished with five points in 20 minutes. Toronto’s first-round pick missed training camp and the start of the season with a sprained right shoulder.
Regular Season Series
LAL lead series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 131 - 125 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 131 - 125 | |
4th 2.1 | RJ Barrett makes layup | 131 - 125 | |
4th 7.1 | Bronny James enters the game for Anthony Davis | 131 - 123 | |
4th 7.1 | D'Angelo Russell personal foul | 131 - 123 |
Statistics
LAL | TOR | |
---|---|---|
42-88 | FG | 52-107 |
47.7 | Field Goal % | 48.6 |
11-32 | 3PT | 10-35 |
34.4 | Three Point % | 28.6 |
36-41 | FT | 11-13 |
87.8 | Free Throw % | 84.6 |
43 | Rebounds | 44 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
34 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
29 | Assists | 35 |
6 | Steals | 4 |
5 | Blocks | 6 |
10 | Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
58 | Points in Paint | 68 |
17 | Fouls | 29 |
26 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,800 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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