Lakers beat Raptors: Davis’ best performance of the season!

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors 131-125 on Friday evening. Anthony Davis made 38 points and collected 12 rebounds, which is the record of the season. LeBron James came on and played 27 points and 10 assists and the Lakers led throughout.

There were 20 points scored by Austin Reaves and 19 by D’Angelo Russell. The Lakers made a good margin that the Raptors could not come back for.

The lakers led by as much as 26 in their fourth straight victories against the Raptors in the first half the Raptors however stood provoked in the second half.

Even though RJ Barrett scored 33 points and had 12 assists, Toronto lost its fourth straight game. It was the most points that Gradey Dick had ever scored in a game. Jakob Poeltl had 19 points and 12 boards.

Lakers rookie Bronny James checked in for the last 7.6 seconds after making his first basket in a game against Cleveland on Wednesday.

Takeaways

the Lakers won on the road for the first time this season after losing back-to-back games in Phoenix and Cleveland.

Raptors: Ja’Kobe Walter, a rookie guard, played his first game of the season and scored his first points on a three-point play early in the second quarter. He made only 1 out of 8 shots and scored 5 points in 20 minutes. He missed training camp and the start of the season because his right shoulder was hurt.

Key moment

In the fourth, Toronto cut the lead to 104–98, but Max Christie made two free throws and Rui Hachimura made back-to-back corner 3s to give the Lakers a 10-point lead again.

Key stat

Los Angeles made free throws three times more often than Toronto; 36 of 41 shots were made, while Toronto made only 11 of 13.

Up next

Before their game against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena, the Raptors will honor Carter’s jersey. The Lakers will be in Detroit on Monday night.