Deandre Ayton went perfect from the field and the Los Angeles Lakers scored a bounce-back win at home against the Toronto Raptors.
Lakers back on track.
Luka Doncic and Deandre Ayton were back in the active lineup and the Los Angeles Lakers dominated the second half for a 110-93 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday (PH time) at the Crypto.com Arena.
Doncic and Ayton both missed the team’s loss to Portland the day prior, but were instrumental as the struggling Lakers scored a much-needed victory.
Ayton in particular was tremendous, going 10/10 from the field for 25 points and 13 rebounds. Doncic also had 25 points with seven assists.
LeBron Hames was the other catalyst with 24 points, seven assists, and two blocks as the Lakers improved their mark to 25-16 at the halfway point of their season.
Toronto got 22 points from Scottie Barnes, but the Raptors had little answer in the second half as the Lakers limited them just to 39 points.
With the loss, Toronto dropped to 25-19 for fourth in the East standings.