Toronto Raptors at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 11/1
Matchup Prediction
Lakers: 54.2%
Raptors: 45.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 TOR |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| - | Streak | - |
| 0.0 | Points Against | 0.0 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bronny James, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Cameron Carr, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Adou Thiero, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Collin Sexton, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 19 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 16 |
Toronto Raptors Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Bittle, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
MIA
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DENGame Information
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2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
 Brooklyn |
3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | L1 |
 Toronto |
2 | 3 | .400 | 2.5 | L2 |
 Philadelphia |
1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L3 |
 New York |
1 | 4 | .200 | 3.5 | W1 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 LA Clippers |
0.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 LA Lakers |
1.5 | 3 | L2 | 0.4 | 2 |
 Phoenix |
2.5 | 4 | L2 | 0.2 | 1 |
 Sacramento |
3.5 | 5 | L5 | 0 | 0 |
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