Toronto Raptors (3-2, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (4-2, fifth in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto plays the Los Angeles Lakers after Scottie Barnes scored 41 points in the Raptors' 121-114 loss to the Orlando Magic.

Los Angeles went 53-29 overall with a 28-13 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Lakers averaged 18.6 points off of turnovers, 12.8 second-chance points and 29.3 bench points last season.

Toronto finished 46-36 overall, 33-19 in Eastern Conference action and 22-19 on the road last season. The Raptors gave up 111.8 points per game while committing 20.9 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Lakers: Adou Thiero: day to day (injury management), Cameron Carr: day to day (oblique), Ziaire Williams: day to day (foot).

Raptors: Kawhi Leonard: out (knee), Nate Bittle: day to day (foot).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.