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00:02Зону, зону, зону, зону, зону, зону.
00:04What are the things that you're
00:05emphasizing at halftime to try and
00:07get a victory here tonight?
00:09You know, I think just being
00:11intentional about, you know, who
00:14we're putting in action on the
00:16offensive end and then just
00:18continuing to sprint back and set
00:20our defense.
00:21All right.
00:21Thank you very much, JJ.
00:22We'll take a break here.
00:23Stay with us and go back to the
00:25studio for the Access Sportsnet
00:27Halftime Report coming up next.
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00:33We make it easy.
00:36We're at halftime.
00:37The Toronto Raptors in town and
00:39the Lakers a one-point lead at
00:42intermission.
00:42Time to revisit the Lexus keys to
00:45the game.
00:45I was talking about ball
00:46security.
00:47Well, Toronto has scored nine
00:49points off of seven Laker
00:50turnovers.
00:51Points in the paint.
00:52Well, the Lakers again getting
00:53beat up in that department down
00:55by ten and limit the free throw
00:58attempts for Toronto.
00:59And that was only because of
01:00last night when they gave up 22
01:02in the first quarter.
01:03So far tonight, well, they've
01:05given up ten.
01:07Mike Trudell, what the coaching
01:09staff had to add to that first
01:10half.
01:11Yes, Stu.
01:12Reasonably happy with the
01:13defensive effort.
01:14I think you want to do a little
01:15bit better protecting the paint.
01:16But you know that Toronto loves
01:18to get to the rim and attack the
01:19paint in half court and in
01:20transition.
01:21So it's always a little tough.
01:22And I mean, look, Mama
01:23Skittishvili, right?
01:24Barely missed.
01:25Billy was talking about his
01:26Hall of Fame case if he keeps
01:27this up.
01:28And then Murray Boyles was good
01:29for them, too.
01:30But, you know, the Lakers stayed
01:31in it.
01:32Didn't turn the ball over much in
01:33the second quarter.
01:34So that was a help.
01:35And then I really did think that
01:36that zone defense look, which is
01:37something they have been working
01:38on, just trying to find solutions
01:40for this team on that side of the
01:41floor.
01:42That was a pretty good group
01:43anchored by LeBron that you're
01:45looking at.
01:45And then some of the bench
01:46players, including Drew Timmy.
01:48So plenty of room to grow here
01:51into the half for the Lakers.
01:52But overall, it felt like, you
01:53know, the spirit was pretty good
01:55in that first half.
01:55Yeah, the spirit was pretty good.
01:57And I think the zone defense did
01:58throw him off a little bit.
02:00And I like the zone every once
02:02in a while, but not a steady
02:03diet of that.
02:05So here we go.
02:06Second half action, by the way.
02:08Our director at home.
02:09Usually the dubber says hello
02:10to everybody.
02:11He's excited about the Rams win.
02:13And here we go with half number
02:14two.
02:15Now the Lakers turned it over on
02:21their first possession back.
02:24Toronto's points distribution.
02:27They're starting front line.
02:2935, their backcourt stoop only has
02:32two, two points tonight.
02:34So it's all in the front line for
02:36Toronto.
02:39Taken out by Luka.
02:40Over to LeBron.
02:42We're trying to seal off inside.
02:44But he really got it where he
02:45could do damage.
02:46Well, he did a good job of setting
02:47the screen for Luka.
02:48Then they switched.
02:49He had a small on him and LeBron
02:51found him.
02:52So for LeBron in the assist
02:54department, that's his second.
02:56Lakers have 13 assists on the
02:58game.
02:5917 for the Raptors.
03:01Hanging, not getting the whistle.
03:04That time was quickly.
03:05And now the Lakers bring it back
03:07the other way.
03:07But you see how quickly,
03:09quickly is back on defense.
03:11He didn't stay down there.
03:12Moping about that hit shot.
03:15Yeah, absolutely.
03:16His name fits so well with him,
03:18the way he plays the game of
03:20basketball.
03:2257-54.
03:24Again, the Lakers in desperate
03:25need of a win.
03:26No, it's not near the playoff time.
03:29Again, this is the halfway point of
03:31the season.
03:31But they've got to start feeling good
03:33about themselves and start banking
03:34some wins.
03:35because we're right now tied for the
03:37sixth-slash-seventh spot, which is
03:40play-in-territory.
03:42And Marcus has the jump shot go down.
03:46Like we talked about, Marcus is
03:48becoming more aggressive.
03:50Bullet pass underneath.
03:51Quickly lets it go.
03:52And he knocks it down.
03:54You had talked about their backcourt
03:55only having two points.
03:56Yeah, just like that.
03:57And quickly now with five, he's got
03:59all their points from the backcourt.
04:01Starting backcourt.
04:01Why does it always work that way?
04:03How come it works?
04:05You mention it.
04:06They hear you.
04:07Luka, oh, good ball.
04:09Fake.
04:09Just leans in.
04:10Little five-footer is good.
04:12Well, you just can't leave your feet
04:13when an offensive guy still has his
04:15dribble left.
04:16He has so much patience, too.
04:18Oh, down goes Marcus.
04:20Smart, but they can't pay it off.
04:23Boy, initial move was right around
04:25Smart, the former defensive player of
04:27the year in the NBA.
04:29Here he is.
04:30A little shovel pass right through traffic.
04:34And again, it's Aiden scoring.
04:36Marcus finds DeAndre.
04:38But sometimes you wonder how those
04:40passes squeeze through.
04:42He's had a couple of beautiful assists,
04:43hasn't he?
04:44That one over his shoulder,
04:45over his head earlier.
04:46That was the best one.
04:47Yeah.
04:48This one right there.
04:50Ingram had a nice hot streak for himself
04:52in the first half.
04:54Drive, kick, wide open.
04:56And that's his game.
04:57You leave him 15-17, he'll get your 50.
05:01Yeah, he's a real good mid-range shooter.
05:06Averaging nearly 22 a game.
05:09By the way, DeAndre Ayton,
05:10I'm going to say it anyway.
05:12He's 8 for 8.
05:13He is a perfect night so far for 8.
05:178 must be his lucky number.
05:19He's got 8 for 8.
05:20He's got 8 rebounds.
05:21The Lakers last two have been
05:22one from Luka and, of course, DeAndre.
05:25Well, Arabia just kind of
05:27comes off of quickly that time
05:29and quickly takes advantage
05:31of the real estate.
05:32And he scores.
05:33And he's got 7 now,
05:35so you had to bring him up.
05:36Yeah, well, not him specifically,
05:38but the backcourt.
05:39He took it.
05:40Thank Brian right here
05:41who handed me that note.
05:42He took it personal.
05:43Yeah, he did.
05:45Luka was smart on the ground.
05:48That counts.
05:49They could have also
05:50obviously called the foul.
05:52And it would have been
05:52a one-shot foul for Marcus Smart.
05:55Right.
05:55Could have made it a 4-point play.
05:57Ingram, again, mid-range.
05:59Hello.
06:00Yeah, he's not missing those.
06:02You have to squeeze him
06:04when he gets in that area.
06:06He's a 47-percenter overall
06:09on the year.
06:12He was the most improved player
06:13back in 2020.
06:15I always thought he was pretty good,
06:17didn't he?
06:18Room to improve underneath.
06:20There is Barnes.
06:21Oh, the spin away from Luka.
06:23Nothing Luka could have done on that.
06:24Yeah, cool move that time by Barnes.
06:27Even without foul trouble,
06:28he was too deep under the rim.
06:30And as we get deeper in the game,
06:32those three fouls won't be as harsh for Luka.
06:34Oh, they take it right away from Marcus,
06:37who was thinking about windmilling at home.
06:41At the other end, they don't get it.
06:42Now, Smart's at the other end,
06:44but the Lakers can't get the rebound.
06:46Ingram right back at it.
06:49Right back at it.
06:51They've got the lead again.
06:53You give them a man advantage.
06:55You give any team a man advantage,
06:56and you can see what can happen
06:58as Brandon Ingram gets the open look
07:00and drills his second from long distance.
07:06Grab the lead again
07:07because of Brandon Ingram
07:09here in the second half.
07:10He has really, again,
07:12picked up the pace
07:13from the offensive end.
07:14I talked about squeezing him.
07:16When you have an opportunity like that
07:17to send that second defender,
07:19you have to try to make it
07:20a little bit more difficult
07:21because you give him open looks,
07:23and he's showing why he's been
07:25so highly sought after for all these years.
07:28Helping lead Toronto right to a fourth,
07:30right now, rather,
07:31to a fourth-place spot in the East.
07:33A half game back at the Knicks
07:35starting the day
07:36and a game up on the Cavs.
07:39On the other side,
07:40Lakers theoretically tied with Phoenix,
07:43although they are percentage points
07:44ahead of them.
07:45That's 6-7 spot.
07:48This is one of five games
07:50currently tonight
07:52in the NBA.
07:54Earlier today in London,
07:57it was the Grizzlies beating Orlando.
08:00The international games continue.
08:03Underneath settling in.
08:04Once again, points in the paint
08:06for Luka Doncic.
08:07I mean, he's a much better scorer
08:09in the paint than a lot of people think.
08:10They think of him only
08:11as a three-point shooter.
08:1369-68.
08:15Ingram, by the way,
08:15started one for eight,
08:17handling the basketball.
08:18He's six for his last seven.
08:19Running baseline.
08:21Boy, they really want to get it to the rim.
08:23Twice!
08:24The Lakers knock it away
08:25when it looked like
08:26they were going to lay it in.
08:27With a head of steam,
08:28LeBron!
08:29Wow, you're talking about
08:30giving the Raptors
08:31some of their own medicine
08:33on both ends.
08:34Two strips
08:34and then a transition basket.
08:36Barnes, got it.
08:42Do you realize Toronto's only
08:44turned it over three times tonight?
08:47Oh, yeah.
08:47Three turnovers.
08:50To nine for the Lakers.
08:51Yeah, they're top five
08:52as far as taking care of the basketball.
08:54We mentioned that right at the top.
08:56Number five.
08:57Less than 14 turnovers a game.
09:00Lakers have nine turnovers.
09:02LeBron holds it over his head.
09:03Marcus Smart wide open.
09:05Luka.
09:05Oh!
09:07You know,
09:07most of the time
09:09Luka will take that.
09:10But being unselfish,
09:11he was trying to swing it to LeBron.
09:13A couple plays ago,
09:14first it was LeBron with the strip,
09:16then it was Luka
09:17with the strip on the shot,
09:18which led to LeBron in transition
09:20taking it the distance.
09:24And the Raptors will have it out of bounds.
09:26They played well on the road, too.
09:27They got 12 road wins.
09:31Lakers have one more than that.
09:33They're three and six against the West.
09:36Lakers are six and five against the East.
09:39Now, next three games
09:40will be against the Western Conference,
09:42then six in a row with the East.
09:44So they'll play a little catch-up.
09:46They haven't played many games against them.
09:48Donchish, four turnovers.
09:50The Raptors have three as a team.
09:53But again, the volume that Luka handles it,
09:56the amount of time of possession.
09:58There was an intimidation miss.
09:59They thought for sure that Jackson Hayes
10:01is going to block that shot.
10:04Luka in tight.
10:06Out to Marcus.
10:07He'll take it.
10:08On his way.
10:09Trying to get the rebound with Hayes.
10:11They keep it alive for Jake LaRavia.
10:14Jackson Hayes taps it,
10:15and while in the air,
10:16Jake LaRavia just puts it in the basket.
10:20So Jake is on the board.
10:22His first basket.
10:24Bob moves back in the game
10:25and does what he does best.
10:27Oh, yeah, he's a scorer.
10:29Yeah, discipline is so important on defense,
10:31especially when you're a high-fly big.
10:34You know, you've got to wait
10:35until they release the ball
10:36almost before you leave your feet.
10:38He, Jackson Hayes that time,
10:39left the street way too early.
10:41Three-point opportunity.
10:42Sanjo, Mahmoud,
10:46Kelesvili will be at the line.
10:48How about this right now from Kia?
10:58Mahmoud looking to score his 20th point
11:01on only nine field goal attempts.
11:05That's efficient.
11:08Eight out of nine from the field.
11:10Donchich, who has 25 tonight
11:15as he handles the basketball.
11:17Luka stopped, popped.
11:18No resistance that time.
11:21Boy, tell what.
11:22Jackson Hayes tried to keep it alive
11:24with again the tap.
11:25Scotty Barnes underneath.
11:26Boy, he got lucky that he found Mahmoud outside.
11:30They're going to swing it over to Ingram on its way.
11:34And Brandon just casually goes over and gets it.
11:36And a fresh 14 for Toronto.
11:38Remember, these teams played right down to the wire in Canada
11:42when Rui won the game at the buzzer.
11:47We had five minutes and one second left here
11:51in the third of another close one.
11:54The Lakers by one.
11:56You know, a couple more interesting numbers.
11:57You know, the Lakers shoot a ton of free throws every night.
12:01A ton of them.
12:02They've only shot six this evening
12:04with five minutes to go here in the third
12:07as Dick re-enters.
12:09And only LeBron and Luka have shot free throws.
12:13Four for Luka and two for LeBron.
12:14Oh, and Barnes can't complete the play.
12:22Mahmoud everywhere.
12:26You got a Tech?
12:27Yeah, I think that's on Scotty.
12:30Scotty Barnes is the one they whistle for the Tech.
12:32So Luka is already on his way down to the other end.
12:38Barnes 16-5-1.
12:47Luka's made all four of his free throws.
12:50This will give him a two-point lead if he makes it.
12:52He does not.
12:53Well, he barely got that to the front of the line.
12:55Yeah, you know, it's been on and off for him
12:58at the free throw line recently, hasn't it?
13:00Very much so.
13:04That's his first miss tonight, though.
13:05He's four out of five.
13:06And he's a 78% around the year.
13:08Luka first in the league in points,
13:10fourth in assists,
13:11and seventh in steals per game.
13:14The Southpaw big.
13:16Misses Barnes underneath.
13:17He is surrounded.
13:19So Shedd will take it instead.
13:22That's nothing but net for him.
13:26And the Raptors go up by a bucket.
13:28Jamal Shedd, a 32-percenter from downtown.
13:34I'm going to catch Shedd for the foul on Jackson Hayes
13:38trying to fight through that screen.
13:39And Jackson comes up,
13:46and you can see the forearm and everything.
13:49You know, Shedd's a good backup coming in.
13:54I mean, he's got a string now of 14 straight games
13:58with at least four assists.
14:00He can make it 15 with one more assist,
14:02and he's sixth in the whole league in assist-to-turnover ratio.
14:07He handles it well.
14:10That's important, obviously, to not turn the ball over.
14:12But a lot of times, guys that are really good
14:15at not turning it over,
14:17they don't try anything.
14:19They just, unless the pass is absolute,
14:21they don't try anything.
14:22But guys that are creative,
14:24you know, they'll try something.
14:26They'll get turnovers.
14:26I was going to say, you know, the guy who tries?
14:28Creative?
14:29The defensive foul is under-reviewed
14:31to see if it meets the criteria of a flagrant foul.
14:33As you know, that's kind of what you were referring to.
14:36Flagrant or not?
14:39Yay or nay?
14:40I say nay.
14:44Third quarter action.
14:45It was kind of a low blow, but...
14:49Okay.
14:51Shedd's only six feet.
14:53Look at Jax.
14:54He's looking for help somewhere.
14:58Oh, look where his hand wound up.
15:03Didn't mean to call attention to it or anything, but...
15:06But you did.
15:06Ooh.
15:11Jackson was looking around for help anywhere,
15:13from anybody at that point.
15:20After review, the defender makes contact
15:22to the growing of Hayes.
15:24Therefore, the ruling on the floor
15:25has been upgraded from a common foul
15:27to a flagrant foul penalty one
15:29for unnecessary contact.
15:31It'll be two shots for Jackson Hayes.
15:33It'll be Laker ball side out.
15:36Contact with the what?
15:39What did you say?
15:41What did you say?
15:42Contact with the what?
15:4575-73.
15:48It's almost...
15:49That's becoming like contact with the head
15:52or neck and above.
15:53You know, if you get contact up there,
15:55they're going to probably upgrade it
15:56to a flagrant one.
15:58It's a sacred area right there.
16:01Can't do that.
16:02Now, how about this right now from Morongo?
16:05Watch football everywhere you eat,
16:07stay and play.
16:08Morongo, good times.
16:13All right, here comes Jax at the line.
16:15Well, he misses the first of two.
16:16Very nice.
16:23Jax at Hayes.
16:25This has been out with that ham.
16:27String injury.
16:28Had four points, four rebounds,
16:29and a season high.
16:30Three blocks back in December
16:32at Toronto during that Laker win.
16:35And tonight off the bench,
16:3710 minutes, three points, four rebounds.
16:40Not bad.
16:42Although only 11 Laker bench points.
16:45Rui was trying to make it 13.
16:47Hayes with the tap.
16:49And Toronto comes out with it.
16:50We knew this was going to be a battle
16:52right from the get-go.
16:53Stalled away by Luka.
16:54Three on two.
16:56Dodgers goes to the rim.
16:57Dry kick.
16:58Rui stops.
16:5915-footer.
17:00Go!
17:01I can't believe that Brandon Ingram
17:03tried that pass.
17:04That actually went right to Luka again.
17:08Just the fourth turnover tonight
17:10for Toronto.
17:11Lakers have scored seven points off of them.
17:15Bamut can't hit that one.
17:16A little running jumper.
17:18Well, they are crashing the glass.
17:20They really are.
17:21Making it very difficult.
17:22Here's that last pass.
17:23No, right to Luka.
17:25I mean, that's an ill-advised pass.
17:27Luka makes the most of it with the steal
17:29and then gets a basket for Rui.
17:32We're going to have a replay, I believe,
17:35or a challenge.
17:41Well, this is challenge number 603.
17:44So, we'll take a break with 3.42 to go here in the third.
17:53Approximate to the play.
17:55And following that, the ball last goes off L.A.'s Haze.
17:58The room on the floor stands as called Toronto Possession.
18:01The challenge by L.A. is unsuccessful.
18:04They lose their timeout.
18:06They have no challenges remaining.
18:07Well, he said it all right there.
18:10The important part right there.
18:12No challenges left in case you need something right down the stretch.
18:18Jacks, of course, Mr. Energy.
18:20He's been that way ever since he's been in the league.
18:23Raptors, 24 assists on 31 field goals made here tonight.
18:27They are number three in assists per game in the NBA.
18:30And underneath, boy, Hayes was there, along with Vando to reject.
18:36He's talking about changing a shot.
18:40Catch, drive for an instant.
18:43So, the Don misses.
18:45We're going to have a foul underneath.
18:46It's going to be on number two, MoBo.
18:57MoBo.
18:57Oh, Jonathan MoBo.
19:09Luka.
19:09Short.
19:11Got it.
19:12He shot it 21 times tonight.
19:14Dick.
19:16He goes to the rack hard.
19:19You just can't be a straight line player.
19:22You just can't.
19:23When you're one-on-one like that, you see the defender back there.
19:26Just fake like you're going one other direction.
19:28Go to your left a little bit, then come back.
19:30He has to shift, and you get a better chance of getting a block.
19:33But if you go in a straight line, you're going to end up with an offensive foul.
19:36Yeah, Grady Dick out of Kansas.
19:39Played well against the Lakers.
19:41Four career games.
19:42Averaging nearly 17 a game.
19:44Tonight, though, nothing.
19:46Zero.
19:46Rui from Luka.
19:49He can't capitalize.
19:52MoBo has it.
19:54Shed cross-court.
19:55And they lose it momentarily.
19:58Last touch by the Lake Show.
20:01LeBron checking back in for the Lakers.
20:03This game certainly seems like it's headed for crunch time.
20:09Clutch time, as they call it, even though we still have 14 minutes until we get there.
20:15But this one has been close the entire way.
20:1911 lead changes.
20:20Nobody leading by double digits.
20:23Always seems like somebody gets above that number.
20:26Here's a turnover.
20:27Good job by Vandy.
20:28Yeah.
20:30Mando now on the offensive end across the timeline.
20:34Orchestrating.
20:35LeBron goes into a dance, and he has it taken away.
20:38That was Jonathan MoBo.
20:40He did it.
20:41The number right there.
20:42Oh, and Brandon Ingram might have gotten stepped on.
20:46Again, Vandy.
20:47Vandy stripped him of the ball, but Vandy was on the line in the end,
20:50so the ball will be awarded to the Raptors.
20:55Yeah, solid contact with the basketball.
20:58And couldn't save it.
21:00Again, Tuesday night, Denver will be there.
21:06Pre-game show.
21:07Hour before.
21:09Then a couple of nationally televised-only games at the Clippers and at Dallas
21:16before we're back with you next week against Chicago.
21:21Dick, oh, what a pass that time.
21:23MoBo was there, was behind the back.
21:25He's fumbling and stumbling.
21:26And we get a whistle.
21:31That's going to be a Gabe Vincent personal foul.
21:35Yeah, once the ball was down below his knees, the left down where guards love it against a big,
21:40and Gabe almost came away with the steal.
21:43MoBo still coming up on the two-minute mark.
21:47That's a bit of a slow third quarter.
21:50Right back up on top.
21:51We'll shake and bake.
21:53Into the post at Barnes.
21:55Turns at the baseline.
21:56Got it.
21:56Scottie Barnes.
21:57Scottie Barnes out of Florida State, played there for a year.
22:07Having a career year shooting the basketball, Scottie Barnes.
22:11At least overall field goals for Gabe.
22:14Had it, gave it to Rui, who's still amongst the leaders in three-point shooting this year.
22:21He's 15th in three-point percentage.
22:25Get it out, no.
22:26Up the ladder goes Vanderbilt.
22:28And the Lakers with the two-point lead.
22:32They have been the perfect leading after three quarters.
22:36Wow, they actually offered that shot.
22:38I don't know what Scottie Barnes was doing there.
22:41He's a consistently good defender that time.
22:44Just lost contact and left about 6 feet for LeBron.
22:48And LeBron made him pay.
22:50First, it was Rui with the triple.
22:53And then following that one, it's LeBron.
22:56Wide open.
22:57The Lakers up five.
22:59Five-point.
23:01Purple and gold advantage.
23:02You know, we haven't seen Colin Murray-Boyles,
23:05who played very well at the beginning of the game for a while.
23:07Mike, what's the reason?
23:08Yeah, I believe he's out for the rest of the game.
23:10It's a left thumb injury.
23:12And you mentioned it got going early at three blocks,
23:1411.7 boards, and five assists.
23:16So, really was hurting the Lakers without missing him in Toronto.
23:19Yeah, big-time stat line for him.
23:21Two-hand lob jam.
23:23Thrown down by MoBo.
23:24And MoBo went to get that one, too.
23:31Jonathan, who went to San Francisco University.
23:36A lot of G League this year.
23:37Bounced LeBron, who barely got by Shed.
23:43Shed wound up fouling him.
23:46He was very close to taking it away.
23:48Another look at that last offensive set for the Raptors as Scottie throws it up,
23:54and look at MoBo go get it.
23:56You don't want to go get it.
24:00Now, one of the things tonight for the Raptors,
24:03they haven't been able to knock down any threes.
24:06They just shoot 27%.
24:08Six threes tonight for them.
24:11Donchage alone has five for the Lakers.
24:15Vanderbilt has five to bring it in,
24:17and 14 on the shot clock.
24:20LeBron James, oh, he's got it.
24:22Bomber in here.
24:23Oh!
24:24That's just really excellent vision.
24:27Right in the middle of his shot, he throws the pass.
24:30Barnes, big fella from outside, barely hits the rim.
24:37And on the line, Toronto, that's going to be like another look at LeBron.
24:40Goes up to shoot, and just the last second,
24:43says, I see you, big fella.
24:45Easy to lob again.
24:48That's not going to, oh, goes right to Vanderbilt somehow.
24:51Out on top of Rui in rhythm.
24:53They know all about, they being the Raptors,
24:59know all about Rui and his three.
25:04That's almost like an in rhythm three from Rob Oury back in the day.
25:07Oh, that is the second hard fall for Mamu tonight.
25:15Mamu's not very happy, but Mamu, you met Mr. Floor again.
25:19I mean, I know you're not happy about meeting him.
25:22It's about how you got there.
25:23I mean, really, nothing malicious on that play at all.
25:29Just to, again, you're down, but you're not out.
25:34This is a hard fall.
25:36That's going to hurt a little bit tomorrow.
25:38Yeah, he wasn't able to.
25:40Brace anything.
25:41Exactly.
25:41Not like he did the first time.
25:42Right.
25:45The fouls on eight news, nine for nine at the other end.
25:50They experienced the magic of Laker basketball all season long.
25:52Tickets are on sale right now.
25:55Visit Lakers.com for more information.
25:58And we'll see you after the long road trip.
26:02First home game will be against the 76ers.
26:04End of the first week of February.
26:10One out of two.
26:12Lakers lead is seven.
26:13Again, the next couple of weeks, it's play, rest, play, rest.
26:23And a lot of those rest days include travel.
26:26It's really right at the end of the quarter.
26:29Yeah, you had to rush that one just a bit.
26:31But still, the Lakers got a good look to end the quarter.
26:35We'll head to the fourth.
26:37Lakers and the Raptors.
26:39And a good one.
26:40Back and forth they're going right now.
26:41Right now, it's the Lakers going fourth with the seven-point lead.
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27:02Lakers win the second quarter.
27:05Lakers win the third quarter.
27:07And they're up by seven.
27:08And they haven't given up a fourth quarter lead all season long.
27:14Going into the quarter.
27:16Drew Kimme in the game.
27:18LeBron.
27:21Again, a lot of crunch time wins.
27:24And a lot of double-digit losses on the Lakers slate this season.
27:28Up and in.
27:29That boy, very little room to operate for James.
27:32Yeah, but he had two defenders leave their feet too early.
27:35Made it a little easier for him.
27:38And LeBron putting up numbers again.
27:4126-2.
27:43And he's 8-12, which is good to see quickly.
27:46And Timmy.
27:47So, Timmy, who played eight minutes in the first half,
27:52of course, was completely out of the rotation for a long time.
27:55And now, at least for the time being, he's in it.
27:58After that big game last night in Portland, despite the loss.
28:03James turning, facing the basket.
28:05They're cheating over a little bit.
28:06With three, with two.
28:08Drew.
28:09Straight as a string, but just short.
28:11Vando doing work.
28:13He's got the offensive rebound.
28:14Now, Lakers tonight have six second-chance points.
28:18They can add to that total right here with LeBron.
28:21Put it up.
28:22Put it in.
28:23Wow.
28:23I didn't think he was going to be able to get that one to fall.
28:28Somehow, he curled it in.
28:30You know what I want, let's touch it.
28:32Motorcycle on the motor drove.
28:33Eight.
28:44Rebound for the Lakers.
28:45Shooting 43%.
28:46The Raptors.
28:48Lakers clearly out shooting him here tonight.
28:52Why about nine percentage points?
28:55Again, out on an island.
28:57LeBron isolated.
28:59Ballback jumper.
29:00This is what the Raptors want to do right here.
29:06Run and gun.
29:08That's a deep one that time by A.J. Lawson.
29:13Remember A.J. and South Carolinian.
29:16Fourth year.
29:19Raptors needed that one in a big way.
29:22They were starting to really see that scoreboard go away from them.
29:26A.J.'s been seeing some time due to injuries.
29:28Smart got it.
29:30Count the three.
29:34Mark is with the answer.
29:38Smart of A points.
29:40Three Lakers starters in double digits.
29:44Benches contributed 19.
29:48They were pretty anemic last night.
29:50Not here.
29:52Here's another need.
29:53Anemic exemplary.
29:54Chitty.
29:55At the other end.
29:58Put it up and in.
29:59Pass break.
29:59And that's what they are all about.
30:02Well, you can see how quickly.
30:04Wasn't really his old self there.
30:06After he made that, you can see his back.
30:08He's favoring head back a bit.
30:1115 fast break points for Toronto.
30:13It's going to be a blocking foul on the Raptors.
30:18You have to look at that play where you talk about the motorcycle and the motodrome.
30:21Look at the round and round and round and finally finds its way home.
30:25And Marcus Smart.
30:26But the answer to the Raptors triple with one of his own.
30:29Marcus really becoming more aggressive on the offensive end.
30:34You know, I say that, but he only has, what, eight points on the game?
30:39But he's been making aggressive moves and then being able to bring that secondary defender.
30:44He's played 18 straight.
30:46Remember, he went out just second to the fourth quarter last night.
30:51Oh, Marcus.
30:52That's not allowed.
30:55Well, he certainly has brought a level of toughness to this Laker team this year.
30:58First, he hooked and then he took his left arm and just shed the defender.
31:04The official about five feet away says, I've got an unobstructed view of that, Marcus.
31:09And then we'll look at it again, probably for a flagrant.
31:12Yeah, not a basketball play or move.
31:20But again, we're back to this.
31:21The offensive foul is under review to see if it meets the criteria of flagrant foul.
31:26Well, it's going to meet the criteria.
31:28Because one, it's up in the upper chest, close to the neck area.
31:37That's what he's saying.
31:38He says, right here, not up in the chin.
31:42Still think they're going to rule it.
31:45It's just not, it didn't look like a basketball play.
31:48How about that dude last night in Portland?
31:52Yeah, that chin balancer guy.
31:54After review, there is no windup.
31:55The impact is to the defender's chest and there is no follow-through.
31:59The ruling on the floor of an offensive foul stands as called.
32:03You know, Toronto ball, side out.
32:04If they didn't have replay, my record would be pretty good.
32:07Yeah, I know.
32:08I got you.
32:08What are you talking about the chin balancer for?
32:10Because he, they thought he hit him in the chin.
32:14And then.
32:14And that brought you to the chin balancer?
32:16I got reminded by our producer, Mark Shaw.
32:18I'm just calling him out.
32:21That guy.
32:21You mean he got it?
32:22Listen to me.
32:22Balancing ladders on his chin.
32:25On his chin.
32:26While standing on a ladder.
32:28Balance a ladder while standing on a ladder.
32:30But he needs a new name.
32:31Come on.
32:34The Red Panda doesn't like to call.
32:36I'm going to, you know.
32:37I'm the catch bowl lady.
32:39Yeah, exactly.
32:40You're terrible.
32:41It was impressive, though.
32:43Here is.
32:45Quickly.
32:46Quickly attacks Marcus Smart and gets the whistle again in his favor.
32:51Well, as long as I mention him.
32:52Our producer tonight is Mark Shaw.
32:54Big Ben.
32:55He's directing tonight because the dubber just had something other to do.
33:01We've got a great crew here in Los Angeles.
33:04And Danita Jo, who needed me to say something, and she's here.
33:09She deserves it.
33:10She deserves it, too.
33:12And then Brian is next to us.
33:15She needed you to say something?
33:17What do you mean?
33:17She needed you.
33:18She babysits us.
33:20Well, that's true.
33:21Is that true?
33:22Yeah.
33:22You don't have to bring that into the conversation.
33:25You say she does a great job.
33:26She does a phenomenal job.
33:28Here is LeBan.
33:29But so does Brian.
33:30The holster.
33:31Sitting next to me.
33:32There is LeBan.
33:41In the attacking zone.
33:43Just eight minutes to play.
33:45Drive.
33:46Scoop.
33:46Short.
33:47Rebound.
33:47Bando.
33:47They always are looking for the outlet.
33:50And they find it.
33:51Aiden is underneath.
33:53Then he gets fouled.
33:54He ran the floor so well that time that quickly had to be the guy to try to wrap him up and gets called for the foul in the act of shooting.
34:03Aiden statistically is having himself quite a ball game.
34:13Yeah, he really is.
34:14He went 17-8 in the first meeting.
34:17And here he is at it again.
34:18And how about this right now from BMW.
34:22Find the soul of BMW in those who drive it.
34:26Oh, he's looking for his 20th point.
34:31He being DeAndre Ayton.
34:32He's nine for nine from the field.
34:35He's got nine rebounds in 27 minutes.
34:38That's a sensational game.
34:40Nine for nine from the field.
34:41Now, you know, he is what?
34:43He's second in the league in field goal percentage to Rudy Gobert.
34:47So, you know, everything is in and around the basket.
34:49But still, he got finished.
34:51Well, his are a little further sometimes than Rudy's.
35:00Playing on the perimeter.
35:01A little key boy.
35:02Boy, they are just inviting Shed to shoot.
35:05And now he's going to drive to the rim.
35:07Drive, kick.
35:08You don't mind me.
35:09One bounce for the rim and the buzzer.
35:11And it's too late.
35:12They ran off of, they got run off of like three shots.
35:15And as a result of that, a turnover.
35:19Turnover number seven.
35:22Yeah, Toronto 10 down.
35:23Their high water mark this year was eight games over 500.
35:28They have alternated wins and losses over the last six games.
35:33So, treading water at the moment.
35:35And now they're down to the lake show.
35:38Lakers trying to snap that two-game slide.
35:44Lob under to eight.
35:46Here he is under there.
35:48And they fouled him.
35:48So, the perfect night is intact.
35:52Well, he missed a free throw.
35:54So, he's one for two.
35:56See if he can clean that up on this trip.
35:59But still, he's having himself a very good...
36:03He's a 62% free throw shooter.
36:05He has not tried a three this year, by the way.
36:07Should be better than 62.
36:11All right.
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36:16Now, go to Lakers.com today to read about the finalists and to cast your vote.
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36:22You can only vote once.
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36:29Good job, William.
36:30There you go, Stewart.
36:307-10 to play.
36:31The Raptors say, let's take a timeout.
36:34Get to it.
36:35Mamu.
36:37What a game for him.
36:3920 points, six rebounds.
36:41Shooting all sorts of ways.
36:42And he's taking two big spills.
36:45Luka, 25 points.
36:46He's below his average, but just wait.
36:49He'll probably hit 30.
36:52LeBron, good numbers.
36:53And had better efficiency a little bit earlier on, but still real good for the King.
36:58And that Honor King, of course, is for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who will be honored around the country tomorrow.
37:08All right, how about Vando, Mike Trudell?
37:10Well, I've learned over the years of listening to Stu that you don't have to score to impact the basketball game.
37:16Now, Jared Vanderbilt has yet to take a shot in his 18 minutes, right?
37:19But he's got eight rebounds, two blocks of steel, and is now a plus 21.
37:24I know single game plus minus is controversial sometimes, but in this case, when he's been on the floor, the Lakers have certainly been better.
37:30You're so right, though.
37:31I mean, he's a disruptor.
37:33Especially on the defensive end, he can disrupt a lot of things.
37:40Mike Trudell intently listening to the man sitting next to me.
37:43That's going to be a travel by Brandon Ingram.
37:46There's no traveling in the NBA.
37:47What are you talking about?
37:48It must have been some other call.
37:50Well, you're right.
37:50Mama, who took those seven and a half steps early, and they didn't call it.
37:55Points in the paint.
37:5618-6 Toronto started out leading.
37:58Since then, 34-24 Lakers.
38:02So, they flipped the script there.
38:04Dodgers turnaround.
38:05DeAndre right there to score.
38:07And he keeps his streak live.
38:09Yes, he does.
38:0910 for 10.
38:10Double digits.
38:12Perfect.
38:15I think he's in good shape.
38:16Up 14, 6-and-a-half to go.
38:19Arthur being over, but they're playing good basketball right now.
38:23And, you know, you look at the 85 points put up by Toronto.
38:27Pretty good defensive effort tonight.
38:29Yeah, much better than previous games.
38:31Much better.
38:32Hayden's underneath.
38:35Timmy, touch.
38:36Over to Hachimura.
38:3915-footer.
38:40Rui's making sure he gets some shot attempts tonight.
38:44Yes, he does.
38:45Good job, Rui.
38:46Double digits for Rui.
38:48He's back at it.
38:4917 minutes.
38:50That's what he's been averaging the last couple of games.
38:54In your trying to somehow shoot their way back in.
38:56We talked about Vando.
38:57He's got it.
38:58He bustles his way around the defenders.
39:01And Luka will bring it into the front court.
39:04And they foul it.
39:06Well, that was an intentional foul.
39:07They were told to take a foul.
39:08They wanted to get Scottie into the game.
39:14Mumu's going to the sideline.
39:16Doesn't seem like he's ailing at all.
39:18But they definitely took an intentional foul.
39:21Well, Barnes, their, their scorer.
39:25No, Ingram, actually, let's correct that a little bit.
39:29Ingram averages more than Barnes.
39:31But Barnes is an incredible all-around player.
39:34Putting up numbers.
39:35Dodgers, Dodgers, three.
39:41Toronto has only scored five points here in the fourth and final.
39:44And stalled away by Vando.
39:46Oh, nice.
39:47Oh, a more move.
39:48Throw it down.
39:49Throw it down.
39:50Defense, offense.
39:53Oh, shit.
39:54Thought he was going to go with his right hand.
39:56And Fandy made a step that way and then kept going to his left.
40:00Nice job.
40:00That's a highlight for Jared Vanderbilt.
40:04Barnes lays it up and in.
40:06Nearly, or almost looks like a concession move.
40:08103-87.
40:16And we've entered the final five minutes of the game.
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40:26LeBron spins away from trouble.
40:28Now he's going to lean in.
40:30Use the equipment.
40:30Can't score.
40:31Lakers have it again.
40:32Offensive rebound.
40:34Brewing.
40:3514.
40:35Wide open.
40:37Can't bounce it in.
40:39That's a lot of shot attempts for him tonight.
40:41Nine of them.
40:42Yeah.
40:43That's good for him.
40:45I think they could utilize more of that.
40:49Barnes.
40:51Leaves in can't score.
40:53He had three Lakers right there in the lane.
40:57Defensively.
40:58Jay and Jerry goes!
41:00Try to throw that one down.
41:01He hits the deck.
41:03You can tell.
41:04Two strong dribbles.
41:05And the bench goes up and helps LeBron.
41:07LeBron to his feet.
41:09And he was attacking Jamison Battle that time.
41:16No question about the fouls.
41:19LeBron will go to the line for his third and fourth free throws of the game.
41:23The Lakers have only shot 13 as a team.
41:28In fact, both teams had 13 attempts with only four.
41:3317 remaining.
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41:52LeBron knocks down two.
41:54The Lakers have three of their starters with 23 or more.
42:01James with 24.
42:02Aiton with 23.
42:03Doncic with 25.
42:05And the other two players are like defensive players.
42:11I don't think you need five scores on the floor.
42:14You need a couple of guys that are there to, you know, be on the defensive side.
42:20If you try to play all five scores, then your defense is really going to suffer.
42:25And here's the deal.
42:26The bench is chipped in just enough tonight.
42:28Just enough.
42:30Not great, but a little more than Moses.
42:32They're chasing Doncic all the way into the lane.
42:35And he leans in and doesn't get the bounce.
42:40105-89, a 16-point lead with three and a half to play.
42:46Again, the postgame show is coming up after the contest.
42:50You want to stick around.
42:51Lots of highlights, lots of interviews and analysis.
42:55The Lakers get a delay of game, and I assume that's because they didn't retrieve the ball and give it to the official.
43:05Now, Coach Reddick's second year, but the last year, his first head coaching gig anywhere.
43:12Basically, fresh off the league and fresh off the podcast.
43:16It's right from the broadcast booth to the bench.
43:19It worked wonders for Pat Riley, didn't it?
43:30Timeout.
43:30The Lakers called a quick timeout there.
43:34As soon as Aiden got the board, they were signaling for a timeout with 3-19 to play.
43:40The quarter and minimal time remaining.
43:44All right, the Grammy trip is upon us, the Nissan Laker calendar.
43:48Now, it's eight in a row on the road.
43:50I wouldn't call it a continuous trip because after the Nuggets, they're coming home back to Southern California to take on the Clippers.
43:57Make note, we have the Nuggets game, then the Clippers on Amazon Prime, the Mavericks.
44:02It's the ABC Saturday night special.
44:05Then we come right back at you on Monday in Chicago and Wednesday, Cleveland.
44:10Remember now, Laker fans, for the next couple of weeks, it's play night off.
44:15Play night off.
44:16Play night off.
44:17That's the pattern that they're going to have now for the next couple of weeks.
44:23This is the NBA deal.
44:24There's things called back-to-back or numerous.
44:30There are multiple days of rest.
44:32You're expecting to play many back-to-backs?
44:34Come on.
44:36Players can't go back-to-back too often.
44:38We don't have any multiple rest days either.
44:41In a lot of those days, of course, the travel days.
44:44Lakers take it away.
44:45They bumped it.
44:46Scotty Barnes off the ball.
44:47Oh, LeBron gave it up to Aiden.
44:53105-89.
44:54Scotty Barnes called for the foul.
44:56That should be his fourth.
44:58Not that that matters.
44:59Not at this juncture.
45:00I wouldn't think so.
45:02No.
45:04DeAndre, a 23-12.
45:07Oh, go through that assist in, if you'd like.
45:15And he has one block shot, so what a night for D.A.
45:21And he makes both free throws.
45:24We haven't gotten an official attendance count yet.
45:31They're still counting.
45:33Somebody's still going seat-to-seat and figuring it out.
45:37That's your new game.
45:40Can't wait.
45:41Here's quickly, that's good ball movement by Toronto.
45:44Now, Aiden, another rebound.
45:48Monster game.
45:51Marcus La for LeBron, look out.
45:54That's nowhere near.
45:55That's nowhere near clicking.
45:57Robert Orr is sitting over in there, over there in the first row, chuckling.
46:10Oh, he got another time.
46:12There's Rob.
46:13Yeah, there he is.
46:13He was quite amused.
46:15Big shot.
46:15Last play.
46:16Big shot, Rob.
46:17He says he threw it because he knew I was open, but I'm not eligible to shoot it.
46:22Multiple, multiple rings.
46:27What is it, seven?
46:28I think he's got seven of them.
46:29That's seven of them.
46:30Yeah.
46:32Let's talk Luka this evening.
46:35Stu, you can expand.
46:37Well, I mean.
46:38Coming back after the night off.
46:39Yeah, I mean, sometimes one night off can throw you out of the rhythm a bit.
46:42They didn't shoot the ball well again tonight.
46:45He's got 25 points, but he took 23 shots to get him.
46:49So that's not efficient, but that's a score.
46:52That's what scores do.
46:54They somehow find a way to put up a big total.
46:57When you need him, though, he's going to be there for you in the offensive categories.
47:02Now, Lakers trying to get healthy.
47:05Obviously, a couple of the big guns and the supporting players are back and playing.
47:10I do, Thero is out with an MCL sprain, but the big one, of course, is Austin Reeves.
47:17It should be relatively soon that we're going to get some sort of update on him.
47:21Yeah, I would think so, but I mean, I haven't talked to him at all, but I know he is absolutely
47:27going crazy not being able to play.
47:33I mean, he's always standing up on the bench.
47:35He's always giving his teammates a lot of positive reinforcement.
47:39Total, total team guy.
47:42He was playing 35 minutes a game, almost 27 points, five rebounds, six and a half assists,
47:47shooting 51% and 37% from three.
47:51He goes on and on.
47:52How about 80% free throw shooting?
47:54It was an all-star type start for him.
47:58And Mo Bo throws it in.
48:00No, we're under two minutes.
48:02Lakers have emptied their bench.
48:03We're going to give away tacos.
48:04When are you going to do that?
48:07I'd like to do it as soon as possible.
48:09You can do it right now if you want.
48:11Good.
48:11Okay, you're going to win two free tacos with a drink purchase.
48:14Any L.A. area, jack-in-the-box, and you can redeem tomorrow the sort of the Lakers deal.
48:26You can eat on the Lake Show.
48:28Valid only L.A. area restaurants, go Lakers, go Jack, who?
48:32He gets them, Steve.
48:33I forgot.
48:33Who gets them again?
48:34Everybody, everybody, everybody.
48:36Including you?
48:36That's right.
48:37If I want it.
48:38Oh, okay.
48:38We're going to the airport tomorrow.
48:40That's an L.A. area restaurant.
48:42But you need it.
48:42Don't you need a stub or something?
48:44No.
48:45Just ask for the Lakers deal.
48:46Just ask for the Lakers deal.
48:47You didn't have to be here to get it.
48:50And you get a drink?
48:51Well, you have to purchase the drink.
48:52Oh, okay.
48:53And then you get the free time.
48:55That makes sense.
48:56That's a good deal.
48:58Look at this ball going by the Lakers.
49:01Nick on the outside.
49:02Can't hit it from the outside.
49:03We're under a minute.
49:05Lakers are going to up their record to 25 and 16 at the halfway mark.
49:11Last year, they were 23 and 18, so two games better this year for J.J. Reddick's squad.
49:18They're going to be 12 and 8 at home and 7 and 5 against the East.
49:22The Raptors start off their five-game roadie with a loss.
49:26Maybe 12 and 9 on the road at 25 and 19.
49:30You talk about bounce.
49:32Talk about a shooter.
49:33That's a soft touch.
49:35That's a nice arc is what that is.
49:37And that's, yeah.
49:38The higher you mark it, the better the odds of it going in.
49:41Yeah, yeah.
49:42You get a chance for a double, triple bounce sometimes.
49:45Margin of error.
49:4921.8 again.
49:50Post-game show coming up shortly.
49:55Lakers are going to wind up shooting shy of 50% tonight.
49:59They made 14 threes.
50:02But more importantly, they end up.
50:03Defense.
50:04Holding a team under 100.
50:05They're very good.
50:06That's the absolute key, Stu.
50:08That should make the coaching staff happier than anything.
50:11They're going to win it.
50:12They're going to win.
50:16This is really only less than 24.
50:19So this group is going to come down and you know they're not going to hatch it.
50:22This group is looking to score.
50:25There's time when the clock, they say, hey, I'm getting in the book.
50:28That's what they're going to do.
50:30Nick Smith Jr.
50:32He's turning.
50:33They're playing.
50:34It's going down at the end.
50:36Nicky, turning, shooting, won't score.
50:39And the game is over.
50:43How about that?
50:44Again, the Lakers have a lead going into the third.
50:46And they come away victorious.
50:47And a double-digit win.
50:49They didn't have to go to crunch time.
50:51How many streamers are on you right now?
50:54A lot, Stu.
50:56Yeah, I think they must have misfired or something.
51:00Here's Mike.
51:01All right, thanks, Billy.
51:03DeAndre, first tell me about the defense, especially in the fourth quarter.
51:07But really, the second half, you guys have picked it up on that end.
51:10Well, we didn't want to take another L and bring it home.
51:13So, J.J. was really honest about, you know, having pride in our defense
51:17and really closing out possession.
51:20You know, Toronto is a hard-crashing team.
51:22They still got a lot of second chances.
51:25And, you know, we still got the chance to get a double.
51:28But, you know, instead, we still got a lot to learn
51:31and a lot to develop on that defensive end and closing out possessions.
51:34All right, no missed shots for you in this one.
51:36I know you got a little bit of help from your friends
51:38and Luca and LeBron setting you up.
51:40But where did you find that rhythm on offense tonight?
51:43Really them just running the floor, crashing the glass hard
51:45and just posting up hard as a physical game in the beginning.
51:48And the refs let us play tonight when it comes to just, you know,
51:52just doing everything with pace and adding a little physicality to the game.
51:56And, you know, that's where I dwell at.
51:58And, you know, I felt good tonight.
52:00And I appreciate Luca and LeBron really finding me
52:03and getting me in my—getting me in the open spots and getting me some easy looks.
52:08All right, DeAndre, so you won't be in this building for a while now.
52:11Eight straight on the road.
52:12Of course, one of them is in Los Angeles against the Clippers.
52:15What's the key for you guys to take this kind of attitude from this game as you go onto the road?
52:20Yes, sir. Keep it consistent with the energy.
52:21It was a lot of energy tonight.
52:23And, you know, we just got to embrace that and keep that swagger going.
52:25Appreciate it, DeAndre.
52:26Appreciate you.
52:27All right, Billy, back to you.
52:28Great game tonight. Thank you, Mike.
52:30All right, that'll do it.
52:33Final score, 110-93.
52:36Next telecast comes up on Tuesday.
52:38The Mile High City of Denver.
52:40Lakers take on the Nuggets.
52:42Pre-game show is at 6 o'clock.
52:44Time now to check in with the studio for Access Sportsnet Lakers,
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52:50For the next couple of weeks, we will see you on the road.
52:57.
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