2024-01-10 06:48:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 41 points, including 20 in a brilliant fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-131 on Tuesday to win for the first time in a month.
LeBron James had 22 points and 12 assists for the Lakers, who went 3-10 immediately after winning the inaugural In-Season tournament in December. The Lakers beat the Lakers from the same city on Sunday, before beating the Raptors to return to the .500 mark (19-19).
Davis grabbed 11 rebounds, made 13 of his 17 shots from the field and made 13 of 14 free throws, to lead the Lakers down the stretch against a Toronto team that was missing its injured center Jakob Poeltl. Davis rounded out his breakout performance with 10 points in the final 1:01, including eight free throws without a miss.
He also managed a crucial block on Scottie Barnes.
Barnes scored 26 points and Pascal Siakam added 25 for the Raptors, who lost for just the second time in five games since acquiring RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley from New York in the OG Anunoby trade.
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