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After losing their four back-to-back NBA regular season games, LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers returned to the winning ways as they registered two consecutive home wins in the 2023-24 season. On Tuesday night, the Lakers defeated the Raptors by one point to improve their season record to 19-19. During the game, Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell and Raptors new signing RJ Barrett exchanged words after LA's defense-to-offense play.
With around two minutes remaining in the third quarter, D'Angelo Russell held his ground in the post against RJ Barrett to force a turnover and took it full court off the court to flush a layup. After his bucket, Russell went up to Barrett and the two appeared to exchange words.
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Immanuel Quickley elbows Cam Reddish in face
With 3:52 remaining in the fourth quarter, Raptors' Quickley was fouled out after he was charged with a flagrant foul for accidentally hitting his elbow to the chin of Reddish. The Lakers shooting guard immediately fell on the floor and got dizzy after taking the hit.
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After Quickley's foul, the Lakers went on a 7-3 run to take a 117-112 lead with 2:38 remaining. Anthony Davis led the scoring for the Lakers with his 41-point game and grabbed 11 rebounds. In total, seven Lakers scored in double digits including LeBron James (22), Christian Wood (14), Cam Reddish (13), and Taurean Prince, Austin Reaves, and D'Angelo Russell each scored 11 points.
This was the Lakers' fifth win in 15 matches since winning the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. The Lakers will next host Kevin Durant and Devin Booker's Phoenix Suns on Thursday night at the Crypto.com Arena.
