After narrowly beating the Clippers 106-013 in the last game, the Lakers defeated the Raptors 132-131 at home today, winning two in a row, bringing their record to 19-19, and the winning percentage returned to 50%, continuing to rank 10th in the West.
Thick eyebrows were full of dominance today, playing 30 minutes, 13 of 17 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 13 of 14 free throws, and slashing 41 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block. First quarter of the game. Thick eyebrows shot 7 of 9, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. In the final quarter, Thick Mei made 11 of 11 free throws and scored 20 points in a single quarter.
It is worth mentioning that fortunately, the thick eyebrows hit all 11 free throws in the last quarter, otherwise the Raptors scored 3 points in a row, and the Lakers could be dragged into overtime or even killed. Bush alone made 14 free throws and made 13 of them, while the Raptors made just 8 of 13 free throws combined.
James played 35 minutes, shooting 8-of-17, 2-of-5 from three-point range, 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, contributing 22 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal, and 3 turnovers. Reaves played 32 minutes, shooting 3-of-10 from the field, 1-of-6 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
Reddish played 22 minutes and scored 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting, 4-of-6 three-pointers and 1-of-2 free throws. Russell played 16 and a half minutes off the bench, shooting 4-of-8 from the field, 2-of-6 from three-point range, and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points and five assists for a plus/minus of +7. Wood played 24 minutes off the bench and finished with 14 points and four rebounds on 5-of-10 shooting, 2-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws, with a plus/minus of +3.
On the Raptors' side, 4 players on the team scored 20+, but unfortunately they fell short and lost to the Lakers. Barnes played 40 minutes and finished with 26 points, three rebounds, six assists and two blocks on 11-of-20 shooting, 3-of-7 three-pointers and 1-of-2 free throws. Siakam played 32 minutes, shooting 10-of-17, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line, finishing with 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block for a plus/minus of -4.
Barrett was very efficient, playing 35 minutes, shooting 10-of-13 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range, and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line, with 23 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, with a plus/minus of +10, but a fatal cover foul in the final minute caused Siakam's game-winning three-pointer to be blown away. Quickley started the game for 26 minutes, shooting 8-of-14, 4-of-6 from three-point range, 1-of-3 from the free-throw line, scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Schroder played 29 minutes against his old master, shooting 3-of-6, 2-of-3 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, scoring 10 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 turnovers, and a plus/minus of -2.