LeBron James' great streak ends! Reaves scores 44+11, Rui Hachimura hits a game-winning three, Lakers narrowly beat Raptors

On December 5th, Beijing time, during the NBA regular season, the Lakers won a close game against the Raptors on the road, 123-120.

In the first quarter, Reaves made a long-distance shot, Ayton spun for a layup, Reaves hit another three, and LeBron scored on a reverse layup, putting the Lakers ahead 10-4. Ayton dunked, Rui Hachimura and LaRavia made back-to-back three-pointers, and Reaves scored an easy floater, pushing the Lakers’ lead to 20-10. Quickley hit a long-range shot, Ingram made a floater, Biyombo scored multiple baskets inside, Barnes dunked, and Biyombo’s three-pointer helped the Raptors start their comeback. The quarter ended with the Lakers leading 31-26.

In the second quarter, Ayton scored a mid-range jumper, Smith hit a three-pointer, Thiero completed a 2+1 play, and LeBron attacked under the basket, giving the Lakers a 41-31 lead. Walters hit a long shot, Walters and Dick made consecutive threes, Ingram powered through inside, Walters scored easily near the basket, and Biyombo’s three-pointer brought the Raptors close at 46-49. Ayton grabbed consecutive points inside, LaRavia added a putback dunk, extending the Lakers’ lead to 63-50. Mamukelashvili caught fire from outside, hitting two threes in a row, helping the Raptors narrow the gap to 58-67.

In the third quarter, Quickley’s floater went in, Waters and Barnes scored consecutively, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, and Waters made back-to-back three-pointers, tying the game at 79. Rui Hachimura scored on a floater, Reaves hit two consecutive threes from outside, LeBron scored on a layup, Smith made a stop-and-pop jumper, Reaves completed a 2+1 play; Biyombo added a putback, Ingram forced a mid-range shot, Quickley nailed a three, Ingram made a tough bank shot, and Barnes drove and shot from outside to keep the Raptors closing in. The quarter ended with the Raptors leading 100-98.

In the final quarter, Smith and LaRavia both hit long-range shots, Reaves made a floater at the free throw line; Quickley successfully made a three-pointer, Ingram scored on a fadeaway jumper, Boucher hit a clutch three to tie the game, Ingram spun for a layup, and the score was tied at 110. Boucher kept scoring continuously; Ayton’s inside play showed strength, and the Lakers led narrowly 116-115. In the final moments, Rui Hachimura’s three-pointer sealed the win, helping the Lakers narrowly defeat the Raptors.

Starting Lineups

Raptors: Ingram, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Walters, Quickley

Lakers: LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Ayton, Reaves, Vincent