Game ID: 22500607
Toronto Raptors @ Los Angeles Lakers
Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 23 32 32 23 110TOR 30 24 26 13 93
LAL vs TOR ScoutingLAL vs TOR Scouting
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.
LAL availability going into 1/12 · 2 days' restOUT Reaves missed 7 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 6 since 12/30, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 17 min since (87% of 19)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 8 min since (76% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Reaves missed 8 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hachimura missed 7 since 12/30, returns tonight: 18 min (62% of 30)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 17 min since (89% of 19)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 6 min since (57% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 9 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (62% of 30)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 16 min since (85% of 19)
BACK Kleber back 1/07 after 3, 6 min since (57% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 10 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 21 min (201% of 10)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (60% of 30)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 9, 16 min since (84% of 19)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 35 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backOUT Reaves missed 11 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 1/13, returns tonight: 13 min (72% of 18)
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 18 min since (62% of 30)
BACK Kleber back 1/17 after 2, 21 min since (201% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 12 since 12/28, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 19 min since (64% of 30)
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 13 min since (72% of 18)
BACK Kleber back 1/17 after 2, 21 min since (201% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 13 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 1/13 after 7, 21 min since (70% of 30)
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 18 min since (100% of 18)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 14 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 18 min since (97% of 18)
LAL availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 15 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 4 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/18 after 3, 17 min since (93% of 18)
TOR availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 9 since 12/23, out tonight
TOR availability going into 1/12 · back-to-backOUT Ingram missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 34 min (102% of 34)
OUT Poeltl missed 10 since 12/23, out tonight
NEW Murray-Boyles 22 to 31 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 11 since 12/23, out tonight
BACK Ingram back 1/12 after 2, 34 min since (102% of 34)
NEW Murray-Boyles 22 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 3 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 12 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Ingram back 1/12 after 2, 35 min since (105% of 34)
NEW Shead 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Murray-Boyles 22 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 29 min (90% of 32)
OUT Barrett missed 4 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 13 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Ingram back 1/12 after 2, 37 min since (111% of 34)
NEW Barnes 34 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Shead 23 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Murray-Boyles 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 14 to 21 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 5 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 14 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Ingram back 1/12 after 2, 36 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 1/18 after 2, 29 min since (90% of 32)
NEW Shead 23 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Murray-Boyles 22 to 33 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/21 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 6 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 15 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Ingram back 1/12 after 2, 36 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (97% of 32)
NEW Shead 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Murray-Boyles 22 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Dick 14 to 21 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 7 since 1/11, returns tonight: 21 min (69% of 31)
OUT Poeltl missed 16 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Murray-Boyles missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 1/18 after 2, 33 min since (102% of 32)
NEW Shead 23 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 14 to 22 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 17 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Murray-Boyles missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 7 since 1/12, returns tonight: 28 min (128% of 22)
BACK Quickley back 1/18 after 2, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Barrett back 1/23 after 7, 21 min since (69% of 31)
NEW Shead 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Mamukelashvili 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Dick 14 to 21 min over the last 5
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 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and James at 26 a game. Without Reaves (11 straight), Hayes (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Ingram at 22 a game. Without Quickley (2 straight), Barrett (4 straight), Poeltl (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to Toronto's 28 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to the Lakers' 122. Call it the Lakers 117, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
1/12 @ SAC 112-124 — LAL notes
LAL lost 112-124. LAL shot 49% (41 of 84) to SAC's 59%, 8 of 36 from three, and went to the line 28 times to SAC's 14 — 22 points from the stripe to their 11. Dončić led with 42 (16 of 25, 2 of 9 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); L. James added 22, Ayton 13. Q4 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 95-83 against them. Smart's -20 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs ATL 141-116 — LAL notes
LAL won 141-116. LAL shot 58% (48 of 83) to ATL's 45%, 19 of 34 from three, and went to the line 30 times to ATL's 18 — 26 points from the stripe to their 13. LAL turned it over 14 times to ATL's 6, and ATL turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 47-32 for them. L. James led with 31 (12 of 20, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Dončić added 27, LaRavia 17. The hinge was Q2, 44-30: a lead of 7 became 21, and the lead reached 32. Smart was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/15 vs CHA 117-135 — LAL notes
LAL lost 117-135. LAL shot 46% (43 of 93) to CHA's 54%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHA's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 35-50 against them. Dončić led with 39 (15 of 26, 6 of 11 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); L. James added 29, LaRavia 18. Q1 was theirs, 39-30, but the other 3 periods went 105-78 against them. They led by as many as 13. Hachimura's -17 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 @ POR 116-132 — LAL notes
LAL lost 116-132. LAL shot 49% (42 of 85) to POR's 52%, 13 of 31 from three, and got to the line 21 times to POR's 34. The glass went 27-42 against them. Smart led with 25 (9 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Timme added 21, L. James 20. Q2 was theirs, 34-31, the deficit cut from 13 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 101-82 against them. Kleber's -19 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/18 vs TOR 110-93 — LAL notes
LAL won 110-93. LAL shot 48% (41 of 85) to TOR's 42%, 14 of 36 from three. LAL turned it over 15 times to TOR's 9. Dončić led with 25 (8 of 23, 5 of 12 from three); Ayton added 25, James 24. The hinge was Q4, 23-13: a lead of 7 became 17. Vanderbilt was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/20 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murray at 32 and Watson at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Jokić (11 straight), Braun (5 straight), Johnson (14 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and James at 25 a game. Without Reaves (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-1 a night and Denver minus-12 and the defense, Denver allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 120. Call it Denver 118, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/22 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 29 and Miller at 14 a game. Without Leonard (3 straight), Jones Jr. (9 straight), Bogdanović (13 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 25 a game. Without Reaves (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 43 percent from three to the Clippers' 33 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-2 a night and the Clippers minus-3. Call it the Clippers 116, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/24 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Christie at 23 and Marshall at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Gafford (4 straight), Russell (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 34 and James at 23 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Reaves (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-7 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the line, where Dallas takes 29 free throws a game to the Lakers' 22. Call it Dallas 119, the Lakers 114.
1/26 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 16 free throws a game; White at 22 and Vučević at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Collins (14 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 21 a game. Without Reaves (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 16 and the arc, Chicago at 44 percent from three to the Lakers' 39. Call it Chicago 118, the Lakers 113.
1/11 vs PHI 116-115 — TOR notes
TOR won 116-115 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 40% (41 of 103) to PHI's 46%, 5 of 32 from three, and went to the line 39 times to PHI's 31 — 29 points from the stripe to their 25. TOR turned it over 15 times to PHI's 22. Barnes led with 31 (10 of 19, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Shead added 22, Quickley 20. The hinge was Q2, 36-23: TOR came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 10.
1/12 vs PHI 102-115 — TOR notes
TOR lost 102-115. TOR took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to PHI's 53%, 6 of 37 from three. TOR turned it over 9 times to PHI's 16. Quickley led with 18 (8 of 18, 2 of 10 from three); Ingram added 17, Barnes 15. Q4 was theirs, 25-16, the deficit cut from 22 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 99-77 against them. Barnes's -13 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/14 @ IND 115-101 — TOR notes
TOR won 115-101. TOR shot 49% (44 of 89) to IND's 38%, 10 of 28 from three. Ingram led with 30 (12 of 23, 3 of 6 from three); Barnes added 26, Dick 21. The hinge was Q1, 39-18: from level to 21 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Battle was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/16 vs LAC 117-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 117-121 in 1 overtime. TOR took 8 more shots (87 to 79), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to LAC's 52%, 11 of 33 from three. Barnes led with 24 (9 of 21, 0 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Ingram added 19, Shead 15. Q1 was theirs, 32-24, but the other 4 periods went 97-85 against them. They led by as many as 14. Barnes's -18 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/18 @ LAL 93-110 — TOR notes
TOR lost 93-110. TOR shot 42% (38 of 91) to LAL's 48%, 7 of 32 from three. TOR turned it over 9 times to LAL's 15. Barnes led with 22 (10 of 21); Mamukelashvili added 20, Ingram 19. Q1 was theirs, 30-23, but the other 3 periods went 87-63 against them. Mogbo's -15 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 15 free throws a game; Butler III at 24 and Ste. Curry at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuminga (16 straight), Santos (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 24 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Ingram at 21 a game. Without Barrett (5 straight), Poeltl (14 straight), Walter (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Toronto's 24 and the line, where Toronto takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 15. Call it Golden State 117, Toronto 112.
1/21 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 53 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and Westbrook at 22 a game. Without Murray (8 straight), Plowden (32 straight), Carter (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 23 and Quickley at 22 a game. Without Barrett (6 straight), Poeltl (15 straight), Walter (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 44 percent from three to Toronto's 34. Call it Sacramento 116, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
1/23 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sharpe at 24 and Grant at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Henderson (45 straight), Murray (8 straight), Thybulle (40 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Ingram at 23 a game. Without Barrett (7 straight), Poeltl (16 straight), Murray-Boyles (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-11 a night and Toronto plus-0 and the arc, Toronto at 39 percent from three to Portland's 33. Call it Portland 116, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
1/25 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 35 and Holmgren at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Jal. Williams (3 straight), Hartenstein (14 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Quickley at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Poeltl (17 straight), Murray-Boyles (3 straight), Walter (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been minus-0 a night and OKC minus-9 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 118, Toronto 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALDA D. Ayton
DK D. Knecht
DT D. Timme
DO Doncic
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
LJ L. James
MS M. Smart
NS N. Smith Jr.
RH R. Hachimura
TORAL A. Lawson
AM A. Martin
BI B. Ingram
CM C. Murray-Boyles
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JS J. Shead
OA O. Agbaji
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
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
Luka, LeBron get the Lakers back into form in a 110-93 victory over the Raptors
LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 25 points and seven assists, LeBron James added 24 points and seven assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers returned to form with a 110-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night.
Deandre Ayton had 25 points and 13 rebounds in his impressive return from a knee injury for the Lakers, who won for just the second time in seven games while playing their final home game before an eight-game, 15-day road trip.
Ayton had his highest-scoring performance since Nov. 3 while making all 10 of his shots.
Doncic also returned with a strong performance after missing Saturday’s loss at Portland to rest his nagging injuries, hitting five 3-pointers.
James played in back-to-back games for the second time this season — and the second time this week, capably completing a set of five games in seven days for the 41-year-old superstar who had previously been resting for one game in back-to-back sets.
Scottie Barnes had 22 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who have lost back-to-back games for the first time in four weeks after the Clippers beat them in Toronto on Friday. Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 20 points and former Lakers draft pick Brandon Ingram added 19 points and seven assists for Toronto, which faded in the fourth quarter in the opener of a five-game road trip.
Neither team managed a double-digit lead until the Lakers surged ahead 91-80 on back-to-back buckets by James to begin the fourth quarter. Los Angeles took control shortly afterward with nine straight points while holding Toronto scoreless for 3 1/2 minutes.
Doncic got his 12th technical foul of the season in the first half for arguing. That's the second-most in the NBA, trailing only Phoenix's Dillon Brooks .
Up next Raptors: At Golden State on Tuesday night.