Davis scored a season-high 38 as the Lakers beat the Raptors 131-125 for their first road win of the season.

TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Davis scored a season-high 38 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, LeBron James had 27 points and 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers never trailed in a 131-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Friday evening.

Austin Reaves scored 20 points and D’Angelo Russell had 19 as the Lakers built a lead that the Raptors couldn’t overcome.

Los Angeles led by 26 points in its fourth straight win over Toronto before the Raptors fought back in the second half.

RJ Barrett had a season-high 33 points and a career-high 12 assists, but Toronto lost for the fourth time in a row. Grady Dick scored a career-high 31 points and Jakob Poeltl had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

After scoring his first career goal in Wednesday’s loss to Cleveland, Lakers rookie Bronny James scored in the final 7.6 seconds.

Takeaway

Lakers: After two losses to Phoenix and Cleveland, Los Angeles won on the road for the first time this season.

Raptors: Rookie guard Ja’Cobi Walter made his season debut and hit a 3-point play early in the second quarter for his first career points. He shot 1-for-8 and finished with five points in 20 minutes. Toronto’s first-round pick missed training camp and the start of the season with a dislocated right shoulder.

Key Point

Toronto cut the deficit to 104-98 in the fourth, but Max Christie made two free throws and Rui Hachimura hit consecutive corner threes to restore the Lakers’ double-digit lead.

Key Statistics

Los Angeles tripled Toronto’s free throws, making 36 of 41, while the Raptors made 11 of 13.

Next

The Raptors will retire Vince Carter’s jersey at halftime when they host Sacramento on Saturday night and the Lakers visit Detroit on Monday night.

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