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GAME #68 – TORONTO RAPTORS (37-30) at LOS ANGELES LAKERS (29-38)
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022 – 10:30 P.M. (ET) – CRYPTO.COM ARENA
TV: SPORTSNET – RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

• The Toronto Raptors (37-30) continue a six-game road trip (March 6-16) Monday night against the Los Angeles Lakers (29-38) at Crypto.com Arena. The Raptors defeated Denver 127-115 on Saturday and have now won three straight games (March 9-12). Led by 27 bench points, Toronto outscored the Nuggets
34-16 (+18) in the fourth quarter, marking it’s largest point differential in the final frame this season. Toronto is now 5-5 since the All-star break. The Raptors host the Lakers on Friday.
• Pascal Siakam finished with a game-high 33 points, seven assists and five rebounds Saturday in Denver. Siakam has now scored 20+ points in a career high-tying six straight games (Mar. 3-12), averaging 27.3
points and shooting .509 (60-118) from the field during this stretch.
• Scottie Barnes recorded 25 points, a season-high 10 assists and seven rebounds Saturday against the Nuggets. Barnes and Damon Stoudamire (1996-97) are the only rookies in franchise history to record 25+
points and 10+ assists in the same game. Barnes has recorded 10 double-doubles this season and leads all rookies having tallied six 20-point double-doubles.
• Toronto collected a season-high 23 offensive rebounds Saturday at Denver. The Raptors outrebounded the Nuggets 50-39, including 23-to-9 on the offensive end, leading to a 30-11 differential in second-chance points. The last time Toronto recorded 23-or-more offensive rebounds was Mar. 17, 2013 vs. Miami. Toronto (13.3) currently ranks second in the NBA in offensive boards and is +38 (104-66) on the offensive glass through seven games in March, having collected a league-best 104 offensive boards this month.
• Reserve Chris Boucher recorded 21 points and 13 rebounds Mar. 12 at Denver for his seventh double-double of the season. Boucher (2 0) holds the franchise record for double-doubles as a reserve. He also grabbed a career high-tying nine offensive rebounds Saturday.
• Toronto recorded just eight turnovers Saturday in Denver, while forcing 19 Nuggets turnovers leading to 31 points. The Raptors (18.9) currently rank third in the NBA in points off turnovers.
• Pascal Siakam is averaging 21.8 points, and career bests of 8.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists, in 54 games this season. Siakam is one of just seven players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0
assists, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Dejounte Murray and Julius Randle. No Raptor has averaged 20-8-5 over the course of an entire season.
• Precious Achiuwa scored 15 points, and set career highs in both three-pointers made and attempted (4-6), Saturday against the Nuggets. Achiuwa is shooting .374 (34-91) from three-point distance this season
after attempting just one three-pointer as a rookie.
• Scottie Barnes was named Eastern Conference rookie of the month for February after averaging 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 31.8 minutes in 12 games last month. Barnes is the 11th player in franchise history to earn the honour.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – SCOTTIE BARNES #4

MIN: 35.5 REB: 7.6 AST: 3.3 STL: 1.2 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 15.2
• Recorded his 10th double-double with 25 points, a career-best 10 assists, and eight rebounds Mar. 12 at Denver.
• Leads all rookies in minutes (35.5), ranks third in rebounds (7.6) and fourth in points (15.2).
• Has scored 20+ points 15 times – most by a Raptors rookie since Vince Carter (23) during the 1998-99 season.
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43

MIN: 37.6 REB: 8.3 AST: 5.1 STL: 1.3 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 21.8
• Scored a game-high 33 points Mar. 12 at Denver; added seven assists and five rebounds in 36 minutes.
• The Raptors are 31-7 all-time, and 7-2 this season when Siakam scores 30+ points.
• Averaging 26.0 points and shooting .489 (67-137) from the field through seven games in March.
C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5

MIN: 23.0 REB: 6.8 AST: 1.1 STL: 0.5 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 8.4
• Tallied 15 points, and made a career-high four three-pointers (4-6 3PT), Mar. 12 at Denver; added four rebounds.
• Has scored in double figures in three consecutive games (Mar. 9-12), averaging 13.0 points during this streak.
• Averaging 8.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 26.9 minutes in 24 games as a starter this season.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33

MIN: 34.7 REB: 2.7 AST: 2.0 STL: 1.8 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.3 PTS: 18.1
• Finished with eight points, three rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes of action Mar. 12 at Denver.
• Ranks third in the NBA in both steals per game (1.83) and total deflections (205).
• Leads the team with 106 steals this season; had 105 steals in his first three seasons (2018-21) combined.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23

MIN: 38.1 REB: 4.6 AST: 6.8 STL: 1.6 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 21.3
• Sat out Mar. 12 at Denver for right knee injury management.
• Leads the league in minutes (38.1), ranks second in deflections (207) and fourth in three-pointers (213).
• Needs 25 three-pointers to tie Kyle Lowry’s single-season franchise record of 238 made threes (2017-18).

INJURY REPORT
OG Anunoby (Right Hand; Ring Finger – Fracture) – Out
Isaac Bonga (G League – On Assignment) – Out
Justin Champagnie (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Malachi Flynn (Left Hamstring; Strain) – Out
David Johnson (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Fred VanVleet (Right Knee; Soreness) – Questionable

2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 37-30 23-19 14-11
HOME 17-15 11-9 6-6
AWAY 20-15 12-10 8-5
OVERTIME 2-1 2-1 0-0

GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Los Angeles Lakers
Date: Monday, March 14
Tip-Off: 10:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet 590 The FAN
SERIES RECAP VS. LA LAKERS
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2020-21 1-1 0-1 1-0
ALL-TIME 20-29 11-14 9-15
STREAKS Won 1 Lost 1 Won 6
LAST WIN: May 2, 2021 (121-114)
LAST ROAD WIN: May 2, 2021 (121-114)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +33 (Dec. 2, 2016)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -20 (Jan. 6, 2002)
LAST TIME VS. LA LAKERS
GAME 65 – MAY 2, 2021
TORONTO 121, LA LAKERS 114
LOS ANGELES – Kyle Lowry had 37 points and 11 assists, Pascal
Siakam had 39 points and 13 rebounds and the short-handed Toronto
Raptors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-114 … LeBron James had
19 points, seven rebounds and six assists before going back to the locker
room with 6:42 to play … It was the second game back for James after
missing 20 because of a sprained right ankle … Toronto ended a threegame losing streak despite not having Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Chris
Boucher and Gary Trent Jr. available because of injuries or to rest …
DeAndre’ Bembry had 14 points off the bench and the Raptors led by as
many as 21 … Kyle Kuzma had 24 points for Los Angeles, Anthony Davis
chipped in with 12 and Andre Drummond had 19 points and 11 rebounds
… After trailing by as many as 12 points in the first quarter, the Raptors
led 72-59 at the half after blitzing the Lakers for 40 points in the second …
A rampaging Lowry had 13, including the final seven points for Toronto
going into the locker room, and Bembry chipped in with 11 … The Lakers
got back within 10 points early in the fourth quarter, but Lowry responded
with a personal 8-2 run … Lowry was 8 for 13 from 3-point range and 12
for 20 overall …Kuzma hit a 3 with 58.8 seconds to play to cut Toronto’s
lead to six before Bembry and Siakam hit free throws to seal it.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 32 40 27 22 121
LA LAKERS 38 21 25 30 114

NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Wednesday, March 16
Tip-Off: 10:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. LA CLIPPERS
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 1-0 1-0 0-0
ALL-TIME 28-23 17-9 11-14
STREAKS Won 1 Won 1 Lost 2
LAST WIN: Dec. 31, 2021 (116-108)
LAST ROAD WIN: Dec. 11, 2018 (123-99)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +25 (Feb. 1, 2013)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -32 (Mar. 13, 1998)
LAST TIME VS. LA CLIPPERS
GAME 32 – DECEMBER 31, 2021
TORONTO 116, LA CLIPPERS 108
TORONTO — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and matched his career-high
with 19 rebounds, Fred VanVleet scored 31 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-108 … OG Anunoby scored 26
points and Gary Trent Jr. had 10 as the Raptors won for the first time in
three games … Weakened by COVID-19 absentees in their last two
games, Toronto welcomed VanVleet, Anunoby and Justin Champagnie
back from health and safety protocols … Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes
also exited protocols, but was unavailable because of a sore right knee …
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 20 points, Terance Mann had 18 and Reggie
Jackson 17 for the Clippers … Amir Coffey scored a season-high 15
points for Los Angeles … The game was played in a mostly empty arena
after the Ontario government reduced capacity limits to 1,000 people in an
attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 … The Raptors finished with
18 offensive rebounds, compared to three for the Clippers, outscored Los
Angeles 21-3 in second-chance points, and had 96 field goal attempts to
LA’s 78 … Toronto’s Chris Boucher snapped a 105-all tie with a pair of
free throws with 2:08 remaining, and Siakam’s slam with 1:34 left gave
Toronto a four-point edge … After a missed 3 by Morris, VanVleet added
a decisive 3-pointer with 25 seconds left.
1 2 3 4 TOT
LA CLIPPERS 29 33 25 21 108
TORONTO 32 24 26 34 116
GAME 67 – MARCH 12, 2022
TORONTO 127, DENVER 115
DENVER — Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 25 and
the Toronto Raptors pulled away late to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-
115 … Chris Boucher added 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Raptors,
and Barnes also had 10 assists and eight rebounds … They won their third
in a row and improved to 5-5 since the All-Star break … The victory came
on the back end of a back-to-back that began with a victory at NBA-leading Phoenix the night before … Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 10
rebounds to lead the Nuggets … Bones Hyland added 17 points, and Will
Barton had 16 in his return from an ankle injury … Toronto finished with 55
rebounds, including 23 offensive boards leading to 30 second-chance
points … Only nine of Denver’s 46 rebounds were on the offensive end
and the Nuggets had 11 second chance-points … Trailing by two at the
break, the Nuggets got 3-pointers from Hyland and Austin Rivers around a
tip-in from Siakam to close the third quarter with a 99-93 lead … The Raptors regained the lead with a 10-2 burst capped by Boucher’s alley-oop
layup that put them in front 117-109 with 3:56 left to play … Morris made
one of two free throws, but Boucher hit a 3-pointer and Barnes drove in for
a layup around a dunk by Jeff Green to build the Raptors’ lead to 10
points with 1:25 left to secure the victory … Siakam scored 23 of his points
in the first half, helping the Raptors take a 65-63 lead.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 28 37 28 34 127
DENVER 25 38 36 16 115
GAME 66 – MARCH 11, 2022
TORONTO 117, PHOENIX 112
PHOENIX — Gary Trent Jr. scored 42 points and the Toronto Raptors
held off the Phoenix Suns, beating the NBA’s leading team 117-112 …
Trent was 8 from 11 from 3-point range and 13 of 21 from the floor … He
fell just short of his career high of 44 points set last season … He also had
eight rebounds … Pascal Siakam added 25 points and 10 assists for the
Raptors, and Scottie Barnes had 15 points …

2021-22 SCHEDULE
Day Date Opponent Time (ET)/Result
Wed. Oct. 20 Washington L 98-83
Fri. Oct. 22 at Boston W 115-83
Sat. Oct. 23 Dallas L 103-95
Mon. Oct. 25 Chicago L 111-108
Wed. Oct. 27 Indiana W 118-100
Fri. Oct. 29 Orlando W 110-109
Sat. Oct. 30 at Indiana W 97-94
Mon. Nov. 1 at New York W 113-104
Wed. Nov. 3 at Washington W 109-100
Fri. Nov. 5 Cleveland L 102-101
Sun. Nov. 7 Brooklyn L 116-103
Wed. Nov. 10 at Boston L 104-88
Thu. Nov. 11 at Philadelphia W 115-109
Sat. Nov. 13 Detroit L 127-121
Mon. Nov. 15 at Portland L 118-113
Thu. Nov. 18 at Utah L 119-103
Fri. Nov. 19 at Sacramento W 108-89
Sun. Nov. 21 at Golden State L 119-104
Wed. Nov. 24 at Memphis W 126-113
Fri. Nov. 26 at Indiana L 114-97
Sun. Nov. 28 Boston L 109-97
Tue. Nov. 30 Memphis L 98-91
Thu. Dec. 2 Milwaukee W 97-93
Sun. Dec. 5 Washington W 102-90
Wed. Dec. 8 Oklahoma City L 110-109
Fri. Dec. 10 New York W 90-87
Mon. Dec. 13 Sacramento W 124-101
Tue. Dec. 14 at Brooklyn L 131-129 (OT)
Thu. Dec. 16 Chicago POSTPONED
Sat. Dec. 18 Golden State W 119-100
Mon. Dec. 20 Orlando POSTPONED
Wed. Dec. 22 at Chicago POSTPONED
Sun. Dec. 26 at Cleveland L 144-99
Tue. Dec. 28 Philadelphia L 114-109
Fri. Dec. 31 LA Clippers W 116-108
Sun. Jan. 2 New York W 120-105
Tue. Jan. 4 San Antonio W 129-104
Wed. Jan. 5 at Milwaukee W 117-111
Fri. Jan. 7 Utah W 122-108
Sun. Jan. 9 New Orleans W 105-101
Tue. Jan. 11 Phoenix L 99-95
Fri. Jan. 14 at Detroit L 103-87
Sat. Jan. 15 at Milwaukee W 103-96
Mon. Jan. 17 at Miami L 104-99
Wed. Jan. 19 at Dallas L 102-98
Fri. Jan. 21 at Washington W 109-105
Sun. Jan. 23 Portland L 114-105
Tue. Jan. 25 Charlotte W 125-113
Wed. Jan. 26 at Chicago L 111-105
Sat. Jan. 29 at Miami W 124-120 (3OT)
Mon. Jan. 31 at Atlanta W 106-100
Tue. Feb. 1 Miami W 110-106
Thu. Feb. 3 Chicago W 127-120 (OT)
Fri. Feb. 4 Atlanta W 125-114
Mon. Feb. 7 at Charlotte W 116-101
Wed. Feb. 9 at Oklahoma City W 117-98
Thu. Feb. 10 at Houston W 139-120
Sat. Feb. 12 Denver L 110-109
Mon. Feb. 14 at New Orleans L 120-90
Wed. Feb. 16 at Minnesota W 103-91
Fri. Feb. 25 at Charlotte L 125-93
Sat. Feb. 26 at Atlanta L 127-100
Mon. Feb. 28 at Brooklyn W 133-97
Tue. Mar. 1 Brooklyn W 109-108
Thu. Mar. 3 Detroit L 108-106
Fri Mar. 4 Orlando L 103-97
Sun. Mar. 6 at Cleveland L 104-96
Wed. Mar. 9 at San Antonio W 119-104
Fri. Mar. 11 at Phoenix W 117-112
Sat. Mar. 12 at Denver W 127-115
Mon. Mar. 14 at LA Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 16 at LA Clippers 10:30 p.m.
Fri. Mar. 18 LA Lakers 7:30 p.m.
Sun. Mar. 20 at Philadelphia 8:30 p.m.
Mon. Mar. 21 at Chicago 8:00 p.m.
Thu. Mar. 24 Cleveland 7:30 p.m.
Sat. Mar. 26 Indiana 7:30 p.m.
Mon. Mar. 28 Boston 7:30 p.m.
Wed. Mar. 30 Minnesota 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Apr. 1 at Orlando 7:00 p.m.
Sun. Apr. 3 Miami 7:00 p.m.#
Tue. Apr. 5 Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Thu. Apr. 7 Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Fri. Apr. 8 Houston 7:30 p.m.
Sun. Apr. 10 at New York TBD
KEY: * ESPN # NBATV ^ TNT

LAKERS

LAST TIME OUT: • LeBron James became the only player in NBA history to tally 10,000+ points, 10,000+ rebounds and 10,000+ assists as he recorded his 10,000th career
assist against the Suns. James finished the night with 31 points, seven rebounds, six assists and one block in 30 minutes. The performance marked his
28th game of the season with 30+ points.
DOUBLE 50 BURGER: LeBron James fi nished with 50 points, seven rebounds, six assists and one block in 36 minutes. The performance marked his second
50-point game of the season and the 14th such game of his career, tying Rick Barry for sixth most in NBA history. In his last two home games, James has
scored 106 points, the fi rst Lakers player to score 100+ across two consecutive home games in a single season since Kobe Bryant did so in April of 2007.
James is the sixth player in NBA history to score 50+ points in consecutive home games and the only player to do so after turning 30.
ULTIMATE WARRIOR: LeBron James fi nished with a season-high 56 points (19-31 FG, 6-11 3FG, 12-13 FT) to go with 10 rebounds, three assists and one
block in 38 minutes on 3/5 vs. Golden State, good for the sixth 50-point double-double of his career. James became the fi rst Lakers player to tally 55+ points
and 10+ rebounds since Shaquille O’Neal on March 6, 2000. He is just the fourth player in NBA history to record a 50-point game at age 37 or older, joining
Jamal Crawford, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. James scored 30 points in the second half, his highest scoring half since scoring 35 points in the second
half on April 6, 2018 at Philadelphia. He has now scored at least 30 points in 19 diff erent halves throughout his career
TWENTY FIVE A NIGHT: LeBron James put together a scoring streak unlike anything he has done since the 2007-08 season. James scored at least 25 points in 23 consecutive games,
good for the longest streak of his career. The last time he had such a streak was from 1/25/08-3/8/08 when he scored 25+ points in 21 consecutive games. His streak is tied for the longest such streak in the NBA this season
HALF A NIGHT, RUSS: Russell Westbrook had one of his strongest nights since joining the Lakers as he finished with 35 points (12-23 FG), four rebounds and fi ve assists on 1/28 against the Hornets. Westbrook scored 30 of his points in the second half, becoming the first Lakers player to have a 30-point half since Kobe Bryant scored 38 points in the final half of his career on 4/13/16 vs. Utah. The performance marked the seventh time that Westbrook
had scored 30+ in a single half and the fi rst time since scoring 30 points in the second half on 3/7/17 vs. Portland. Westbrook is just the seventh player this
season to tally a 30-point half.
I’M THE CAPTAIN AGAIN: For the sixth consecutive season and ninth time overall, LeBron James led all players in All-Star voting as he was named an All-Star for the 18th time in his career. James has been named a captain in every year since the NBA switched to the current format and improved to 5-0 as the team captain of the annual event. His 18th straight
selection ties him with Kobe Bryant for most all-time and his 18th overall selection ties him with Bryant for second-most
selections in NBA history. A three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP and the contest’s all-time leading scorer (413 points),
James made his NBA-record 18th All-Star start on February 20, 2022, fi nishing with 24 points, six rebounds, eight assists,
three steals and one block in 36 minutes.
10 ACROSS THE BOARDS: Dwight Howard added to his Hall of Fame resume as he passed Nate Thurmond for 10th place on the NBA’s all-time rebounds list
on 1/21 against the Orlando Magic. With his fi rst rebound of the night, Howard broke a tie with Thurmond to take sole possession of 10th place, recording
his 14, 465th career rebound.
PASSING THE ALL-TIME PASSERS: LeBron James continued his climb up the NBA’s all-time lists as he moved passed Oscar Robertson on the all-time
assists list on 1/9 vs. Memphis. With his seventh assist of the night, James passed Robertson for seventh all-time, passing out his 9,888th career assist.
James will now look to become just one of seven players all-time to tally 10,000 career assists.
DOUBLE-TRIPLE-DOUBLE: In the Lakers’ 132-123 win over the Houston Rockets, both LeBron James and Russell Westbrook recorded triple-doubles and
James added to his list of career milestones.
• LeBron James became the third player in NBA history to score 36,000 points as he fi nished with 32 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, one steal and two
blocks in 39 minutes. James became the fi rst Lakers player since Kobe Bryant in 2013 to score 30+ points in fi ve consecutive games.
• Russell Westbrook tallied his seventh triple-double of the season with 24 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals. James and Westbrook became just the third pair of Lakers teammates to record a triple-double in the same game, and the fi rst since James and Lonzo Ball on 12/15/18.
CHRISTMAS TREE TOPPER: LeBron James appeared in his 16th career Christmas Day game, tying Kobe Bryant for most such games all-time, and put on
a show in front of the Crypto.com Arena crown. James fi nished the night with 39 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, three steals and one block in 40
minutes. With his third free throw of the night, James surpassed Bryant to become the all-time leading scorer on Christmas Day, totaling 422 career points
on the holiday. With his second fi eld goal of the night, James passed Bryant for most career fi eld goals on Christmas Day, now totaling 150 fi eld goals on
December 25th.
BEST IN THE WEST: LeBron James was awarded the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week award on December 13th, winning the weekly honor for
an NBA-record 65th time in his 19-year career. James averaged 28.3 points (.608 FG%, .417 3FG%), 8.0 assists, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.8 blocks as
the Lakers fi nished the week 3-1 with victories over Boston, Oklahoma City and Orlando.
THIRD’S THE (MAGIC) WORD: The Lakers had their strongest defensive performance of the season as they dominated the third quarter against the Orlando
Magic on December 12, holding their opponent to just 10 points in the third frame.
• Los Angeles held the Magic to 37.5 percent (33-88 FG) from the fi eld, the lowest shooting percentage by a Lakers opponent this season
• The Lakers held Orlando to just 8.7 percent shooting (2-23 FG) in the third quarter, the worst shooting percentage by a Lakers opponent in a single
frame since December 14, 1999 vs. LA Clippers (.056, 1-18 FG, Second Quarter)
• Los Angeles scored 23 unanswered points in the third quarter, good for their longest scoring run of the season.

KEEPING IT 100: LeBron James became just the fi fth player in NBA history to record at least 100 career triple-doubles as he recorded his 100th such game
on 12/9 at Memphis. James fi nished the night with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and two blocks in 37 minutes. He joins teammate Russell
Westbrook, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd as they only players to accomplish the feat.
HOT-N-READY COMEBACK: The Lakers picked up their largest come-from-behind victory as they overcame a 17-point defi cit on 11/21/21 at Detroit to beat
the Pistons by a fi nal score of 121-116. It marks the team’s largest comeback since they erased a 20-point Memphis lead on 2/12/21.
• Anthony Davis fiished with 30 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, four steals and fi ve blocks in 40 minutes. The performance marked the fi rst time that
Davis has tallied 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ steals, 4+ steals and 5+ blocks in a game. He became just the fourth player in NBA history to tally such
statistics, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan.
• Carmelo Anthony led the second unit with 18 points (5-8 3FG), two rebounds and two blocks in 30 minutes. It was the sixth time this season that he has
made at least fi ve three-pointers in a game. The only other seasons that Anthony had more games with 5+ triples was 2013-14 (8) and 2017-18 (7).
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: In his 19th season in the NBA, Carmelo Anthony is fi nding himself right at home with the Los Angeles Lakers. Through 32 regular
season home games at Crypto.com Arena, Anthony is shooting 44.6 percent (82-184 3FG) from three-point range on the Lakers home court. His shooting
percentage at home would rank third in the league among three-point shooters. Including road contests, he is currently shooting at a 39.2 percent clip on
the year.
ALAMO-T: The Lakers picked up their first overtime victory of the season on 10/26 at San Antonio, securing a 125-121 victory. Anthony Davis and Russell
Westbrook each grabbed a 30-point double-double in the win. The Lakers overcame a 12-point defi cit in the win, marking their second consecutive win
where they had to overcome a double-digit defi cit. The win also marked the 400th career victory for Head Coach Frank Vogel.
AGING LIKE FINE NINE: Carmelo Anthony continued to climb up the NBA’s all-time scoring list as he passed Moses Malone for ninth all-time on 10/24 vs.
Memphis
• Anthony finished with a team-high 28 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks on the historic night.
• He shot 10-15 from the fi eld and 6-8 from three-point range, marking his 20th career game with at least six three-pointers made.