Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and the host Toronto Raptors defeated the depleted Los Angeles Lakers 126–113 Wednesday night, Dec. 7.
The Lakers were without their two stars LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness). Patrick Beverley (knee) also did not play.
Fred VanVleet also had 25 points and had seven assists for the Raptors, who completed a 2–1 homestand.
O.G. Anunoby scored 23 points for Toronto. Gary Trent Jr. chipped in with 18 points, Chris Boucher had 16 points and Scottie Barnes had 13 points and a career-matching 17 rebounds.
Dennis Schroder scored 18 points for the Lakers. Russell Westbrook added 16 points and nine rebounds, Thomas Bryant had 16 points,  Kendrick Nunn had 15 points, Lonnie Walker IV scored 12 points and Austin Reaves had 10 points….