Julius Randle notched a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Lakers, but the Raptors proved to be too much as they beat the Lakers 111-123 on Sunday night. KCP added 16 points and Brandon Ingram added 14 points to go with 6 rebounds to round out the starters. Jordan Clarkson lead the 2nd unit in scoring with 17 points while Larry Nance Jr. added 15 points and 8 rebounds and Alex Caruso chipped in 11 points to round out the 2nd unit.
Final Score: @ Toronto 111-123 [L]
Full article: http://www.nba.com/games/20180128/LALTOR#/recap
Next Game: @ Orlando (01/31)
Highlights: *Courtesy of Rapid Highlights*
I'm gonna be honest here, I saw this loss coming when I looked at the 5-game road trip the Lakers are currently embarking on. There's nothing to be mad about losing to the 3rd best team in the East. For the most part of the game, the Lakers managed to hang around up until the nine minute mark of the 4th quarter. That's when the Raptors started to run away with this one. DeRozan, Lowry, Ibaka, and Valanciunas played their game. Fred VanVleet was pretty impressive this game, leading Toronto with 25 points off the bench. C.J. Miles and Delon Wright knocked down a couple of threes. That pretty much opened this game up for the Raptors to take the win. The Lakers made this is a game for three quarters. They still played good team defense. They pushed the ball. Julius Randle was aggressive to the paint. Larry Nance bounced back after being shut down by the Bulls on Friday. Alex Caruso continues to be a sneaky contributor off the bench. There's not a lot to be mad about. The Lakers hung around for three quarters of this game. The Raptors just mustered enough firepower in the 4th quarter to put them away for good. Wednesday's game against the Magic and Friday's game against the Nets should pose more favorable road matchups for the Lakers until they end it with another daunting matchup against the Thunder.
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