The Lakers dealt a 14th straight loss to a sinking Toronto Raptors team that included 25 points from D’Angelo Russell, 14 from Rui Hachimura, and 12 from Max Christie. Russell shot 7 for 14 from beyond the arc.

With 10 points and 12 boards, James surpassed all previous scorers in NBA history.

After making nine 3-pointers in Sunday’s victory over Brooklyn, James came into the game having tied his career high. With 5 minutes and 22 seconds remaining in the third quarter, the 20-time All-Star made his lone long-range shot against the Raptors.

James fоuled оut with 9:22 secоnds left in the fоurth quarter as Lоs Angeles pushed its advantage tо 27, 109-82, and Davis sat оut the whоle quarter. оn Wednesday night, the Washingtоn Wizards will hоst the Lоs Angeles Lakers.

James expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to begin his postgame ritual early.”It goes a long way,” he said. “Each second is crucial. Hopefully, I will be able to get my body ready for tomorrow night’s competition by returning to this location and beginning my treatment and preparation.

After Tuesday night’s victory over Milwaukee, Lakers coach Darvin Ham stated that he anticipated having James and Davis available to face the Wizards.

“We´ll see how they feel when they wake up in the morning but, in all likelihood, I´m sure they´ll play,” he added.

In five of his last six games against Toronto, James has poured in at least 20 points.

“He’s just so elite,” commented Darko Rajakovic, head coach of the Raptors. After 20 years in the NBA, it’s incredible to watch a guy play at such a high level at this age. Nothing like it has ever been seen before.

The Raptors’ RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley each had 28 points. While playing in 1997–98, Toronto dropped 17 games in a row, which was a franchise record.

After taking time off for personal matters and reconditioning, Barrett and Quickley returned to the action, while Gary Trent Jr. of Toronto rested. They scored 17 points apiece in the first, but the Lakers went on an 18-4 run to end the second and take a 34-25 edge into halftime.

At halftime, Los Angeles had a 64-58 lead. After two quarters, the Lakers’ lead had grown to 100–79 thanks to nine baskets from Davis and James.

“We challenged the guys,” Ham remarked in his halftime statement. “They responded with a big defensive third quarter.”

Starting guards Jakob Poeltl and Scottie Barnes were among five injured Raptors players who did not return to the game. While he is still the subject of an investigation into gambling claims, Toronto dual-purpose player Jontay Porter missed his fifth consecutive game.

Due to a painful right knee, Raptors guard Bruce Brown left the game in the fourth quarter.

For personal reasons, Lakers forward Cam Reddish was out, and guard Gabe Vincent sat out the first game of back-to-backs as he recovered from surgery on his left knee.

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