The Los Angeles Lakers (10-13, 4-7 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, head to face the Toronto Raptors (12-12, 9-3 Home) on Wednesday. Los Angeles is playing on back-to-back days after dropping their last game against the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-102 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse yesterday.
LeBron James had a standout performance in the losing effort with 21 points and 17 rebounds. The Lakers are the 12th seed in the Western Conference. Toronto dropped their last game on Monday at Scotiabank Arena, falling to the Boston Celtics 116-110.
Pascal Siakam had 29 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in defeat to lead the team. The Raptors are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. This marks the first meeting of the season between the teams. Los Angeles and Toronto split their matchups last season, each team winning one game. The Lakers won the last meeting 128-123 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena on March 18.
James led the Lakers with 36 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. Scottie Barnes had 31 points, 17 rebounds, and six assists in the loss. Anthony Davis and James, averaging 27.3 and 25.8 points per game, respectively, are leading the Lakers in scoring this season. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Davis is No. 1 and James is first.
Davis also has grabbed 12.3 rebounds per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook is dishing 7.5 assists per game.OG Anunoby (19.1 ppg), Gary Trent Jr. (16.7), and Fred VanVleet (16.3) have powered the Raptors’ offense. Anunoby leads the NBA. VanVleet also has tallied 6.4 assists per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Barnes has collected 6.8 rebounds per game. The Lakers rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the league, fifth-best with 114.2 points per game. The Lakers have come up short more often than not in recent visits to Scotiabank Arena, losing six of the last 10. Meanwhile, the Lakers are 1-1 this season when playing the second of a back-to-back and 0-0 with a rest disadvantage.
The Raptors are 1-2 with a rest advantage. In the last 10 games, Los Angeles is 7-3 with an average margin of +6.3 (121.2-114.9). For the season, the Lakers are averaging 114.2 points per game, compared to 115.2 for opponents. Toronto has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 110.3 points per game on average while scoring only 109.6 (-0.7 margin).
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Fred VanVleet: 18.2 | 26.3 | -8.1
Points per game:
Fred VanVleet: 9.2 | 16.3 | -7.1
Rebounds per game:
Chris Boucher: 4.2 | 6.3 | -2.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Toronto Raptors -12.5 (-105)
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