The Los Angeles Lakers had a scary moment on Sunday night against the Toronto Raptors when superstar Anthony Davis was hit in the eye by Jakob Poeltl midway through the third quarter. He left the game immediately and would not return, leaving backup big Jaxson Hayes to fill his place next to a lineup of D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht.
When Hayes entered the game, the Lakers were trailing 73-70, a bad mark with the 2-8 Raptors in town. But Hayes immediately helped turn things around for L.A. They made some substitutions, but Hayes was on the floor for the entirety of a 14-6 run and an 18-9 stretch to end the third quarter.