LA's balanced scoring, led by Reaves' eight points, pushed the Lakers to a 31-26 lead after one quarter. Among the starters, only James failed to make a basket after going 0-for-5, including 0-for-1 from deep. Brandon Ingram and rookie Collin Murray-Bowles paced the Raptors with 15 points and three assists combined.

The Los Angeles Lakers offense is rolling so far this season, averaging the 8th-most points per game with 119.1 and holding a 118.3 offensive rating, also good

Playing without Jaylen Brown for the first time this season, Derrick White, Jordan Walsh and the Celtics crushed the last-place Wizards 146-101. Next up: Friday night against the Lakers.

Stay updated with the Los Angeles Lakers’ latest injury report as key stars Luka Doncic and Marcus Smart face uncertainty ahead of the matchup against the Toronto Raptors.

Take LAKERS -4.5 (-110) before LeBron is confirmed in. Even if he sits again, the Lakers have been getting buckets in their sleep. Phoenix is 14th in defensive rating despite having a really good perimeter d-man in Brooks.

With their schedule about to get harder this month, there’s no better time for the purple and gold to turn their focus up. They face the Raptors on Thursday without Luka Dončić, who is out due to personal reasons. So now more than ever, LA will have to play harder without their best player to have a chance in this one.

Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton is playing impressively, helping to address their biggest weakness that cost them in last season's playoffs. Ayton was

Former NBA champion and LA Lakers star Elden Campbell dies aged 57 - Elden Campbell’s family confirmed his death to the Detroit Pistons earlier this week