TORONTO - Austin Reaves scored 44 points and Rui Hachimura hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-120 on Thursday.

Reaves had 11 assists and five rebounds for the Lakers (16-5), who were without superstar point guard Luka Doncic.

Doncic, an early candidate for NBA MVP, didn't travel to Toronto with the Lakers for personal reasons.

All-time great LeBron James was limited to eight points, but added 11 assists and six rebounds for L.A. Deandre Ayton had 17 points and eight rebounds.

Scottie Barnes had a double-double for the Raptors (15-8) with 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Brandon Ingram had 20 points despite going 0-for-6 from three-point range for Toronto, who had seven players reach double digits in scoring.

Ja'Kobe Walter

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