Toronto brings a winning streak to matchup with Los Angeles | NBA

Toronto Raptors (37-30, 7th in Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (29-38, 9th in Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTS BOOK LINE: Lakers -4

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto will be looking to keep its three-game winning streak alive when the Raptors play Los Angeles.

The Lakers are 20-16 in home games. Los Angeles is 11-15 in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Raptors are 20-15 on the road. Toronto is 19-12 in games decided by 10 or more points.

HIGH-PERFORMERS: LeBron James shoots 35.8% from beyond the arc with 2.9 3-points made per game for the Lakers while averaging 29.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists. Russell Westbrook has averaged 16.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists in his last 10 games for Los Angeles.

Fred VanVleet shoots 39.6% from beyond the arc with 3.9 3-points made per game for the Raptors while averaging 21.3 points, 6.8 assists and 1.6 steals. Pascal Siakam has recorded 43.3% and an average of 21.2 points in his last 10 games for Toronto.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Lakers: 3-7, averaging 111.5 points, 41.4 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Your opponents averaged 119.1 points per game.

Raptors: 5-5, averaging 109.7 points, 45.8 rebounds, 21.5 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Your opponents scored an average of 110.3 points.

INJURIES: Lakers: Talen Horton-Tucker: Day to Day (ankle), LeBron James: Day to Day (knee), Anthony Davis: Off (foot), Kendrick Nunn: Off (knee), Malik Monk: Day to Day (shoulder ).

Raptors: Malachi Flynn: out (hamstring), OG Anunoby: out (finger), Fred VanVleet: day-to-day (knee).

The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive technology and data from Sportradar.

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