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Los Angeles Lakers at Toronto Raptors

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4-2, 1-2 Away
Final
131 - 125

1-5, 1-3 Home

Davis scores season-high 38, Lakers beat Raptors 131-125 for first road win of the season

LeBron and AD combine for 65 pts in win vs. Raptors

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.

Takeaways Lakers: Following back-to-back losses at 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 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.

Key moment Toronto cut the deficit to 104-98 in the fourth, but Max Christie made two free throws and Rui Hachimura connected on consecutive corner 3s to restore the Lakers’ double-digit edge.

Key stat Los Angeles tripled Toronto's free throw attempts, shooting 36 for 41 while the Raptors finished 11 for 13.

Up 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.

Regular Season Series

LAL lead series 1-0

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR
42-88 FG 52-107
48 Field Goal % 49
11-32 3PT 10-35
34 Three Point % 29
36-41 FT 11-13
88 Free Throw % 85
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
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
RJ Barrett, F Out Dec 26
Jakob Poeltl, C Out Dec 25
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaxson Hayes, C Day-To-Day Dec 25
Austin Reaves, G Day-To-Day Dec 25
Gabe Vincent, G Out Dec 18

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,800 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 10 .655 - L3
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3 W1
Golden State 16 15 .516 4 W3
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 12.5 L1

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 21 9 .700 - W1
Boston 18 11 .621 2.5 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3.5 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 4 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 W2
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