Lakers vs Raptors Final Score: Luka Doncic Scores 45 With 15 Rebounds as Los Angeles Holds Off Toronto 131-125
Los Angeles led by as many as 26, watched Toronto cut it to five in the final minute, and closed it out behind Doncic's 45 points, 15 rebounds and eight 3-pointers - with Austin Reaves, a top-10 U.S. search this morning, adding 19.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished off a 131-125 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday night, Reuters reported in a Field Level Media file opened and read directly by the desk this run. Luka Doncic scored 45 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and Austin Reaves added 19 points as Los Angeles improved to 3-1 at home.
Doncic's line carried the night: 8-for-12 from long range to match his season high for 3-pointers made, 24 points and six 3s by halftime alone, on a night the Lakers shot 53.8% from the floor and 48.6% from 3-point range - while committing 24 turnovers, the sloppiness that kept Toronto in it. Walker Kessler scored 16 points with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Collin Sexton added 14, as the Lakers bounced back from blowing a 25-point lead in Friday's road loss at Golden State.
Toronto nearly stole the sequel. The Raptors trailed 104-82 through three quarters, rallied within 109-100 with 6:58 left while Doncic rested, and pulled within 125-120 on Jaden Bradley's three-point play with 43.7 seconds remaining before Los Angeles closed it out - Doncic's reverse layup having sparked the 9-1 run that rebuilt the cushion to 118-101 with 4:07 to play. Scottie Barnes scored 29 for Toronto, RJ Barrett added 22 points and 10 rebounds, Jamison Battle scored 20, and Immanuel Quickley 12, as the Raptors fell to 1-3 since Kawhi Leonard's knee injury and lost the opener of a four-game road trip.
Reaves' name is the morning-after echo: 'austin reaves' sits No. 10 on the Google Trends U.S. snapshot the desk read this run, off his 19 points in the win. It is at least his second straight stat-sheet night against a California-connected opponent - he filled the sheet Friday at Golden State with 21 points, five assists, four rebounds, a steal and a block in the loss the Lakers were answering for on Sunday.
