TORONTO – – LeBron James scored 19 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter in overtime, Russell Westbrook had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers hit a three-game losing streak by beating the Toronto Raptors 128 beat. -123 Friday Night.
Avery Bradley hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.5 seconds left in the extra session, putting the visitors at 125-123, then adding a few free kicks after a turnover from Toronto rookie Scottie Barnes.
“Being able to get into a very hostile environment and win a basketball game, and how we won it, was great for our team,” James said. “We literally took every minute, every 53 of them, to achieve that.”
Wenyen Gabriel scored 17 points, Bradley had 14 and Austin Reaves 10 as Los Angeles on Monday avenged the home loss to the Raptors and Toronto completed its winning streak at five.
“I thought we did a great job of just disrupting our principles, getting the game out,” Westbrook said. “This was a narrow game.”
The Lakers lost an 11-game road that led back to a January 25 victory in Brooklyn. Los Angeles also completed a seven-game losing streak north of the border.
“It’s a great feeling,” Bradley said. “It was a great achievement for us to go outside tonight and play the right way at both ends of the floor. It was really refreshing.”
James shot 15 for 26 and shot 2 for 7 from 3 points. He had nine rebounds.
“That’s part of what makes him the greatest is his ability to do just about anything that needs to be done, no matter which side of the floor,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said.
Barnes sets career highs with 31 points and 17 rebounds, Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 points and Fred Van Vleet 20.
Precious Achiuwa scored 18 points, but made an expensive turnover in the final seconds of regulation, which led to Westbrook 3 playing with less than a second.
Toronto looked set to win the game after Trent hit a Go-Ahead 3 with 25 seconds left, and James and Westbrook both missed from distance at the other end, with Trent capturing the rebound on Westbrook’s shot. has.
Los Angeles got a break as Achiuwa turned the ball around with 5 seconds left and Westbrook left a draw 3 with less than 1 second.
“We just didn’t play a small game there to get the ball within bounds,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “We got in there and finished a hard pass, and then gave it up.”
Westbrook said he took a look at his feet and slid his right toe back to make sure he was not in line for his pivotal shot.
“Big-time IQ does its part,” James said. “A great shot from a great player.”
Westbrook’s triple-double was his 10th of the season and 194th of his career.
“He really competed,” Vogel said. “I thought he did a great job tonight to really lead the team in terms of organizing our action, not just making ourselves players, but getting our group organized.”
Toronto could not get a shot on his last possession, and sent it to OT.
The Lakers made their first six field goal attempts of the game, including three from long range, to lead 15-5, but Toronto pulled back the advantage with an 18-3 sputt. He made his first start for Los Angeles, scoring Gabriel 6 for 6 in the first quarter and scoring 14 points as the Lakers led 33-30 after one.
James scored in the second 12 points. Los Angeles led 59-55 at halftime, but Barnes had 12 in the third as Toronto took an 89-88 lead on the fourth.
LOCOMOTIVE LEBRON
Earlier, the nurse said he did not see James with age.
“For me, he let go of the freight train,” the nurse said. “He’s going into transition, and you have to be a man to stand there and get in the way of slowing him down.”
GOOD WEEK FOR AD
Injured Lakers striker Anthony Davis tested his dead right foot by making several shots in court before the game. Davis sat out for the 12th straight game, but Vogel said the star big man is making progress in the intensity of his work.
“Anthony had a good week,” Vogel said. “He had a productive week.”
TIP-INS
Lakers: G Talen Horton-Tucker was sidelined with a sprained left ankle. F Carmelo Anthony and G Wayne Ellington were both sidelined due to a non-COVID illness.
Raptors: F OG Anunoby (broken right ring finger) will be re-evaluated in a week, nurses said. Anunoby has missed the last 13 games. … Siakam scored 17 points.
OP Next
Lakers: In Washington Saturday night.
Raptors: Pa Philadelphia Sunday night.
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