Raptors Dismantle Lakers, 113-80
TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Lowry had 24 points and seven assists and the Toronto Raptors rolled past the Los Angeles Lakers 113-80 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
The Toronto point guard tied his season high for 3-pointers, going 6 of 9 from beyond the arc as the Raptors beat the Lakers for the fourth straight time with their biggest win of the season. The 33-point victory surpassed the 27-point win over Philadelphia on Oct. 28.
DeMar DeRozan and Norman Powell both added 16 points for Toronto.
Brandon Ingram had 17 points for the Lakers, while their bench, the top scoring unit in the NBA, chipped in with Jordan Clarkson's 14 and former Raptor Lou Williams' 13.
Buoyed by the 22-point lead they carried into the fourth quarter, the Raptors could afford to empty their bench, with 11 of 12 players seeing action in the victory, with little-used Bruno Caboclo scoring his first points of the season on a 3-pointer with 1:17 to go.
The Raptors took an 11-point lead just past the midway point of the first quarter as Lowry went 2 for 2 from 3-point range. He had nine points as Toronto capitalized on the Lakers shooting just 29 percent from the field, taking a 28-22 lead into the second quarter.
Lowry's hot hand showed no signs of letting up as he went 3 for 4 from 3-point range. Reserve Cory Joseph added 10 points and the Raptors rode their 60.9 percent shooting from the field to a 69-48 halftime lead, the most points Toronto has scored in a first half this season.
TIP-INS
Lakers: G D'Angelo Russell (left knee) missed his seventh consecutive game and F Nick Young (right calf) sat out his second straight contest. . F Julius Randle played his 100th NBA game Friday night. He has 39 double-doubles over that span. . Williams has made a free throw in 29 straight games, the longest active streak for a Lakers bench player.
Raptors: Usual starting F DeMarre Carroll was rested in the opening game of Toronto's first back-to-back home games since the 2008-09 season as the Raptors continue to exercise caution after Carroll's knee surgery late last season. Norman Powell started in his place. . DeRozan's six assists extended his career-long streak with at least four assists to 11 games. . Lowry has made multiple 3-pointers in 10 straight games, tied for the longest such streak of his career.
KERR-AZY VOTERS
Despite leading the Lakers to a surprising 10-10 record over the first month of the season, Los Angeles coach Luke Walton was passed over for Western Conference coach of the month in favor of his former boss, Steve Kerr of 16-2 Golden State.
"I'm furious that Steve Kerr won coach of the month," Walton said jokingly. "No, I'm happy for him obviously. It doesn't matter to me who wins coach of the month. We're trying to do something that's bigger than individual awards."
DOMINATING FROM DOWNTOWN
The Raptors, who shot 41.4 percent from 3-point range, had double-digit 3-pointers (12) for the fifth straight game. Lowry led the way with six, and in his last four games is shooting 71 percent (20 of 28) from beyond the arc.
MOVING ON UP
DeRozan's six field goals saw him pass Vince Carter (3,536) for second on the franchise's all-time list. Chris Bosh leads the way with 3,614.
UP NEXT
Lakers: Will look to end a five-game losing streak in Memphis when they face the Grizzlies on Saturday.
Raptors: Aiming for sixth straight win when they host Atlanta on Saturday.
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