Monday’s matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Lakers was a laugher after two minutes. In the rematch tonight, the two teams put on a much more worthy show: a hard-fought overtime affair that saw 16 ties and 24 lead changes before the Lakers came away with the 128-123 win.
The Raptors had a chance to ice the game in regulation, leading 116-113 with 10 seconds to play. But Scottie Barnes delivered a tricky inbounds pass to Precious Achiuwa who, falling out of bounds, had to toss a desperation pass back to Barnes.