On January 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season game continued. The Los Angeles Lakers are at home and face the challenge of the Toronto Raptors. The two sides battled fiercely until the last minute to decide the winner, and the Lakers finally defeated the Raptors 132-131 at home, and the winning rate returned to 50%.
Lakers (19-19): James 22 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, Davis 41 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, Wood 14 points, Reddish 13 points, Russell 11 points and 5 assists, Prince 11 points, Reaves 11 points and 7 assists.
Raptors (15-22): Barrett 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Siakam 22 points, Barnes 26 points and 6 assists, Quickley 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Trent 17 points.
Reddish and Davis scored seven straight points in the first quarter to give the Lakers a 12-9 lead over the Raptors. The Raptors scored four straight points to take the lead again. In the second half, the Lakers went on a 7-0 run to take a seven-point lead at 28-21. Schroder hit a three-pointer to give the Raptors four points behind the Lakers 24-28 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Raptors scored 4 points in a row to tie the game, and the Lakers scored 5 points in a row, gradually widening the difference. James hit a three-pointer at 5:31 to give the Lakers a 44-36 lead to eight points, and the Raptors called a halt to the game. After a timeout, Quickley and Barrett led the team to chase seven straight points, and the Raptors closed the score. In the last 59 seconds, Barrett threw and scored, and the Raptors successfully overtook the score. At halftime, the Raptors led the Lakers 53-51.
In the third quarter, Quickley and Barrett hit three-pointers one after another, and the Raptors went on an 8-0 run to open up the difference. For the Lakers, Reddish and Prince answered with three-pointers, after which Quickley hit back-to-back three-pointers to call a timeout at 62-70. Christie and Russell hit three-pointers to give the Lakers a four-point lead at 2:37, 80-76. After that, the two teams went back and forth, and the Lakers trailed by one point 88-89 in the third quarter.
The Raptors scored six straight points in the final quarter to give them a five-point lead over the Lakers at 7:53 at 100-95. James scored five straight points to tie the Lakers at 105-105. Reaves hit a three-point shot, Davis broke through the layup 2+1, and the Lakers led by five points at 2:38, 117-112. Trent hit a key three-point shot in 1:08, and the Raptors overtook the Lakers by one point at 121-120. Davis hit a slate to help the Lakers overtake and then sent a key block. The Raptors used foul tactics in the final moments, and Davis made unusually solid free throws, and the Lakers won 132-131.