Game ID: 22400137
Los Angeles Lakers @ Toronto Raptors
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 19 32 37 37 125LAL 43 33 23 32 131
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
TOR availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
TOR availability going into 10/26 · back-to-back
full strength
TOR availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
TOR availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
NEW Poeltl 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
NEW Poeltl 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/09 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 8 since 10/25, returns tonight: 26 min (94% of 28)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Reddish missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
LAL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
NEW Hachimura 32 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW Russell 26 to 32 min over the last 3
LAL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 10/22, returns tonight: 9 min (51% of 18)
NEW Russell 26 to 32 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 9 min since (51% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 9 min since (51% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restBACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 12 min since (65% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 16 min since (91% of 18)
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reddish back 10/30 after 4, 19 min since (107% of 18)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Dick at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Quickley (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 19 times a game to the Lakers' 14 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-8 a night and the Lakers plus-3. Call it the Lakers 119, Toronto 118, Toronto keeping it close.
10/25 vs PHI 115-107 — TOR notes
TOR won 115-107. TOR shot 46% (35 of 76) to PHI's 38%, 6 of 23 from three, and got to the line 46 times to PHI's 53. TOR turned it over 26 times to PHI's 16, and PHI turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 54-28 for them. Barnes led with 27 (8 of 11, 11 of 13 at the line); Poeltl added 19, Agbaji 12. The hinge was Q2, 32-25: TOR came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 19. Mogbo was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/26 @ MIN 101-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-112. TOR shot 46% (41 of 90) to MIN's 47%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIN's 26. TOR turned it over 20 times to MIN's 13, and MIN turned those into 9 steals. Dick led with 25 (9 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Barnes added 20, Agbaji 19. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 17 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 89-72 against them. Agbaji's -15 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs DEN 125-127 — TOR notes
TOR lost 125-127 in 1 overtime. TOR took 13 more shots (109 to 96), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to DEN's 49%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DEN's 30. Barnes led with 21 (9 of 19, 1 of 3 from three); Barrett added 20, Poeltl 16. Q2 was theirs, 32-25, but the other 4 periods went 102-93 against them. They led by as many as 15.
10/30 @ CHA 133-138 — TOR notes
TOR lost 133-138. TOR shot 57% (52 of 91) to CHA's 52%, 9 of 28 from three. Barrett led with 31 (10 of 18, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 12 at the line); Dick added 30, Poeltl 20. Q2 was theirs, 43-34, the deficit cut from 14 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 104-90 against them. Battle's -19 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs LAL 125-131 — TOR notes
TOR lost 125-131. TOR took 19 more shots (107 to 88), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 49% to LAL's 48%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to LAL's 41. Barrett led with 33 (14 of 22, 3 of 5 from three); Dick added 31, Poeltl 19. Q3 was theirs, 37-23, the deficit cut from 25 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 108-88 against them. Boucher's -13 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 28 and Barnes at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Barnes (2 straight), Quickley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and Fox at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-7 a night and Sacramento minus-1 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to Toronto's 123. Call it Sacramento 120, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
11/04 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 43 from three, 31 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Gordon at 19 a game. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 29 and Dick at 25 a game. Without Barnes (3 straight), Quickley (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 43 percent from three to Toronto's 34 and the line, where Denver takes 31 free throws a game to Toronto's 22. Call it Denver 125, Toronto 118.
11/06 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Fox at 25 a game. Without Huerter (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Dick at 25 a game. Without Barnes (4 straight), Quickley (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 110 a night to Toronto's 129. Call it Sacramento 124, Toronto 116.
11/09 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 128, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 27 and Dick at 23 a game. Without Barnes (5 straight), Quickley (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 128 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-3. Call it the Clippers 118, Toronto 113.
10/25 vs PHX 123-116 — LAL notes
LAL won 123-116. LAL shot 53% (40 of 75) to PHX's 51%, 14 of 27 from three, and went to the line 39 times to PHX's 17 — 29 points from the stripe to their 15. Davis led with 35 (11 of 18, 13 of 17 at the line); Reaves added 26, James 21. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: LAL came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 2. LAL trailed 52-61 at the half and won the second half 71-55. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/26 vs SAC 131-127 — LAL notes
LAL won 131-127. LAL shot 52% (48 of 92) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 19 times to SAC's 14, and SAC turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 45-32 for them. James led with 32 (12 of 22, 4 of 9 from three); Davis added 31, Hachimura 18. The hinge was Q4, 44-33: LAL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 15. Hayes was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
10/28 @ PHX 105-109 — LAL notes
LAL lost 105-109. LAL shot 41% (39 of 94) to PHX's 46%, 14 of 32 from three. Davis led with 29 (12 of 24, 5 of 6 at the line); Reaves added 23, Hachimura 20. Q1 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 84-71 against them. They led by as many as 18.
10/30 @ CLE 110-134 — LAL notes
LAL lost 110-134. LAL shot 49% (38 of 77) to CLE's 58%, 6 of 28 from three, and went to the line 33 times to CLE's 8 — 28 points from the stripe to their 5. LAL turned it over 20 times to CLE's 12, and CLE turned those into 14 steals. L. James led with 26 (9 of 13, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Davis added 22, Knecht 18. Q2 was theirs, 25-25, but the other 3 periods went 109-85 against them. Christie's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ TOR 131-125 — LAL notes
LAL won 131-125. LAL shot 48% (42 of 88) to TOR's 49%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 41 times to TOR's 13 — 36 points from the stripe to their 11. Davis led with 38 (14 of 20, 10 of 11 at the line); James added 27, Reaves 20. The hinge was Q1, 43-19: from level to 24 ahead. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/04 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Ivey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 31 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 31 free throws a game to Detroit's 19 and the defense, Detroit allowing 109 a night to the Lakers' 122. Call it the Lakers 114, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
11/06 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 21 and Morant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Bane (3 straight), Smart (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-12 a night and the Lakers minus-1 and the defense, Memphis allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 122. Call it Memphis 120, the Lakers 113.
11/08 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Davis at 32 and James at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Oubre Jr. at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Edwards (7 straight), Dowtin Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 114 a night to the Lakers' 123. Call it the Lakers 116, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/10 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 32 and James at 27 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Dick at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Barnes (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it the Lakers 121, Toronto 116.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
TORCB C. Boucher
DM D. Mitchell
GD G. Dick
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
OA O. Agbaji
PÖ Pöltl
RB R. Barrett
LAL/TOR the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Davis scores season-high 38, Lakers beat Raptors 131-125 for first road win of the season
TORONTO -- — Anthony Davis scored a season-high 38 points and had 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 27 points and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 131-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Austin Reaves scored 20 points and D’Angelo Russell had 19 as the Lakers built a lead that the Raptors were unable to overcome.
Los Angeles led by as many as 26 in its fourth consecutive win over Toronto before the Raptors battled back in the second half.
RJ Barrett had a season-high 33 points and a career-high 12 assists, but Toronto lost its fourth straight. Gradey Dick scored a career-high 31 points and Jakob Poeltl had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
After scoring his first career basket in Wednesday’s loss at Cleveland, Lakers rookie Bronny James checked in for the final 7.6 seconds.
Takeaways Lakers: Following back-to-back losses at Phoenix and Cleveland, Los Angeles won on the road for the first time this season.
Raptors: Rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter made his season debut and completed a three-point play early in the second quarter for his first career points. He shot 1 for 8 and finished with five points in 20 minutes. Toronto’s first-round pick missed training camp and the start of the season with a sprained right shoulder.
Key moment Toronto cut the deficit to 104-98 in the fourth, but Max Christie made two free throws and Rui Hachimura connected on consecutive corner 3s to restore the Lakers’ double-digit edge.
Key stat Los Angeles tripled Toronto's free throw attempts, shooting 36 for 41 while the Raptors finished 11 for 13.
Up next The Raptors will retire Vince Carter’s jersey in a halftime ceremony when they host Sacramento on Saturday night, and the Lakers visit Detroit on Monday night.