Lakers 131-125 Raptors (November 1, 2024) Game Recap

TORONTO – Anthony Davis scored a season-high 38 points and had 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 27 points and 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 131-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.

Austin Reaves scored 20 points and D’Angelo Russell 19, helping the Lakers build a lead that the Raptors couldn’t overcome.

Los Angeles led by as many as 26 points in its fourth straight win over Toronto before the Raptors fought back in the second half.

RJ Barrett had a season-high 33 points and a career-high 12 assists, but Toronto lost for the fourth straight season. Gradey Dick scored a career-high 31 points and Jakob Poeltl had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

After Lakers rookie Bronny James scored his first career basket in Wednesday’s loss to Cleveland, he came into the game for the final 7.6 seconds.

Takeaways

Lakers: After two consecutive losses in Phoenix and Cleveland, Los Angeles won on the road for the first time this season.

Raptors: Rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter made his season debut, scoring a three-point play early in the second quarter for his first career points. He shot 1 for 8 and finished the game 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.

Key moment

Toronto cut the deficit to 104-98 in the fourth, but Max Christie made two free throws and Rui Hachimura hit back-to-back corner threes to restore the Lakers’ double-digit lead.

Key statistics

Los Angeles tripled Toronto’s free throw attempts, shooting 36 for 41, while the Raptors went 11 for 13.

Next

The Raptors will retire Vince Carter’s jersey in a halftime ceremony when they host Sacramento on Saturday night and the Lakers visit Detroit on Monday night.

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