Despite a sloppy first half, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan got the Toronto Raptors back on track. The Raptors managed to sneak out of LA with a 123-114 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
The end result of this game doesn’t speak to how terrible the Raps played in the first half. They got destroyed on the offensive glass, committed nine turnovers, while also losing the bench battle, being outscored 21-10 heading into halftime.
Patrick Patterson might have had something to do with the bench struggles early as he was absent due to a left knee injury he sustained in Phoenix on Thursday.