On Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers continued their road trip, taking on the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena, with LeBron James and company hoping to snap their two-game skid. Even though the team had a lead of 26 points at one point in the game, the short-handed Raptors were able to cut the deficit to single digits and make a game of it in the final stretch.
Despite the second-half surge by the Raptors, the Lakers were able to hold on and get their fourth win of the season and improve to 4-2. Although the Raptors suffered their fifth loss of the season, it wasn’t all bad for the struggling franchise on Friday night as they were able to honor Hall of Famer Vince Carter by retiring his No.