MIAMI, Aug 2 — Kyle Lowry scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lift the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors over the Los Angeles Lakers 107-92 in a showdown of title contenders yesterday. Lakers star LeBron James scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds while Anthony Davis added 14...
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry shoots the ball against Los Angeles Lakers guard JR Smith during the second half at The Arena. — Ashley Landis/Pool picture via USA TODAY Sports
The Lakers-Raptors matchup was the feature contest on the third day of regular-season games in a bubble quarantine atmosphere at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, as the NBA restarts after a four-month Covid-19 shutdown. “They have a great defence,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. “We did some good things, just didn’t capitalise.”
Paul George scored 28 points and Kawhi Leonard, a key player in Toronto’s 2019 title run before joining LA, added 24 to lead the Clippers, who improved to 45-21.“As a group, we thought we weren’t ourselves ,” said George. “We tried to get our identity back. We put the work in and it paid off in the end.”
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