Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Lakers Match Player Stats On Oct 27, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Oct 28, 2017

LOS ANGELES -- The Toronto Raptors rallied from a 17-point second-quarter deficit and took advantage of a four-minute scoreless stretch by the Los Angeles Lakers down the stretch for the 101-92 victory on Friday night at Staples Center.

DeMar DeRozan scored eight of his 24 points in the final 6:10 to secure Toronto's sixth consecutive win against Los Angeles. Kyle Lowry finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his ninth career triple-double.

The Lakers (2-3) took an 83-80 lead on a 3-pointer by Josh Hart with 6:56 remaining, but the Lakers didn't score again until 2:50 remained, getting outscored 14-0 in between.

Serge Ibaka contributed 18 points and eight rebounds, and Pascal Siakam also scored 18 for the Raptors.

Julius Randle scored 18 points off the bench and fellow reserve Kyle Kuzma had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Lakers. Brook Lopez paced the Los Angeles starters with 15 points and rookie point guard Lonzo Ball finished with five points on 2-for-7 shooting, seven rebounds and six assists.

The Lakers started the second half by missing their first three shots from the field and committing three turnovers in first three minutes, opening the door for Toronto to cut the deficit to one on DeRozan's three-point play.

The Raptors (3-2) took the lead on DeRozan's turnaround baseline jumper with 8:05 left in the quarter, the first of nine lead changes in the third. Toronto eventually took a one-point lead into the fourth quarter.

NOTES: Lakers G Lonzo Ball, who turned 20 on Friday, is 7 of 34 from the field in his past three games. ... Lakers F Larry Nance Jr. went to the locker room early in the third quarter after getting a cut on his mouth. He returned with 7:53 left in the quarter and Los Angeles trailing by one. ... Toronto G DeMar DeRozan was playing in his 600th game with the Raptors, the most in franchise history. ... Raptors C Jonas Valanciunas missed his third straight game with a sprained ankle. ... Toronto G Kyle Lowry needs seven points to pass Morris Peterson (6,498) for fifth place on the Raptors' career scoring list.