The Eastern Conference had become the Lakers playground over the past week and a half, but on Sunday night their winning streak hit a cold front. The Toronto Raptors, a team eying the top seed in the East, chasing after the Boston Celtics, dominated the pace and the score of their game Sunday night. The Raptors beat the Lakers, 123-111.
With the win, the Raptors improved to 33-15 and are one game behind the Celtics. With the loss, the Lakers fell to 19-30, losing their first of the past five games.
During the previous 10 games, the Lakers had won eight of 10 games.