The Los Angeles Lakers won their eighth straight game on Tuesday night, defeating the Toronto Raptors 128-111 behind 23 points from LeBron James and 21 points and 12 rebounds from Anthony Davis.
Lakers defeat struggling Raptors 128-111 behind 23 points from LeBron James as they win for the seventh time in eight games.
Rui Hachimura scored 14, Max Christie scored 12, and D’Angelo Russell scored 25 points on 7 of 14 3-point attempts as the Lakers defeated Toronto for the 14th time in a row.
Leading scorer in the NBA history, James finished with nine assists and a 10 for 12 average.
James entered the game having made nine 3-pointers in Sunday’s victory against Brooklyn, matching his career high. Against the Raptors, the 20-time All-Star attempted just one long shot, which he made with 5:22 remaining in the third quarter.
When Los Angeles increased their lead to 27, 109-82, with 9:22 left in the game, James left the game, and Davis sat the whole fourth quarter. On Wednesday night, the Lakers play the Washington Wizards.
For the Raptors, RJ Barrett scored 28 points, while Immanuel Quickley chipped in with 20. In 1997–98, Toronto suffered a franchise-worst 17 straight losses.
While Barrett and Quickley returned after missing time for personal reasons and reconditioning, Gary Trent Jr. of Toronto sat to rest. After scoring 17 points in total in the first quarter, the Lakers went on an 18-4 run to take a 34-25 lead at the half.
The San Diego Union-Tribune: LeBron James scores 23 points as the Lakers defeat the struggling Raptors 128-111 to win for the seventh time in eight games.
At the half, Los Angeles was ahead 64–58. The Lakers increased their lead to 100-79 at the half thanks to nine points apiece from James and Davis in the third quarter.
The Raptors still had five injured players, including Jakob Poeltl and Scottie Barnes, their starting guards. Toronto native Jontay Porter, a two-way player, missed his fifth consecutive game because of outstanding accusations linked to gambling.
Raptors guard Bruce Brown departed the game in the fourth quarter due to a right knee issue.
Lakers forward Cam Reddish was unavailable for personal reasons, and guard Gabe Vincent missed the first night of the back-to-back series due to his left knee surgery.
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