Toronto Raptors defeated Los Angeles Lakers 126-113

The Toronto Raptors defeated the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 126-113, avenging a 116-102 loss to LeBron James and Anthony Davis one night earlier by crushing a weakened Lakers team without James and Davis. James sat out because of a sore left ankle, one night after he played 36 minutes in a 116-102 loss to Cleveland. Davis was forced to leave after one quarter Tuesday night due to a non-COVID illness. 

Guard Patrick Beverley (right knee) and forward Wenyen Gabriel (left shoulder) were also out for the Lakers. They came in having won six in a row. forward Juan Toscano-Anderson had to be helped off the court early in the fourth quarter with an apparent left ankle injury. Fred VanVleet scored 25 points and O.G. Anunoby had 23 as Toronto led from wire to wire, improving to 10-3 at home. Chris Boucher had 16, Gary Trent Jr. had 18 and Scottie Barnes scored 13.