Los Angeles Lakers play host to Toronto Raptors on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles. The battle of two teams playing for a spot in the play-in round in the Western and Eastern Conference’s respectively.
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Lakers Preview
Los Angeles Lakers are coming of 112-103 win over 2nd seeded Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. Anthony Davis led the Lakers scoring a double double. Davis scored 30 points and 22 rebounds. Dennis Schroder, Troy Brown Jr, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura all scored in double figures.
Lakers offense and defense has seen a drastic change since the all star break. Lakers won 5 matches and lost 2 matches since the All-Star weekend. The Lakers are 9th seeded in the Western conference with a win loss record off 32-34 behind Dallas Mavericks.
Lakers got 16 games left in the regular season. If they continue their good run they have a chance of ending up at 6th seed at the end of regular season. Lakers are averaging 116.6 points per game and allowing 117.4 points per game. They are shooting at 47.8% from the field and 33.8% from the three point range.
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Toronto Raptors Preview
Toronto Raptors are coming of 108-100 loss against Los Angeles Clippers. Pascal Siakam scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Scottie Barnes scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Raptors lost three of their last four road games. Toronto is one of the inconsistent team with a lot of potential in the Eastern Conference.
Raptors are ranked 9th seeded in the Eastern Conference with a win loss record of 32-35. The Raptors got 15 games to play in the regular season. They need to win every game from here on in-order to make it to the play-in round.
Toronto are averaging 112.4 points per game, while allowing 112.0 points per game. They are shooting 45.4% from the field and 33.7% from the three point line. Raptors are one of the worst teams on offense.
Match Details
Match: Los Angeles Lakers vs Toronto Raptors
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Date & Time: 10th March @ 8:30 AM IST
Lakers vs Raptors Head to Head Record
Matches Played: 52
Los Angeles Lakers won: 30
Toronto Raptors won: 22
Lakers vs Raptors Probable Starting Lineup
Los Angeles Lakers
PG Dennis Schroder
SG Malik Beasley
SF Troy Brown Jr
PF Jared Vanderbilt
C Anthony Davis
Toronto Raptors
PG Fred Vanvleet
SG OG Anunoby
SF Scottie Barnes
PF Pascal Siakam
C Jakob Poeltl
Lakers vs Raptors Match Prediction
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