Los Angeles Lakers will take on visitors Toronto Raptors in an NBA interconference game on Tuesday. LA Lakers have topsy-turvy season so far with 18-19 record. However, their home record is far more satisfactory with 12-6. Raptors' overall record is 15-21 and 6-12 away.
Raptors and Lakers have played three times in the past three seasons and both won three-game each.
Los Angeles Lakers vs Toronto Raptors game will tip off at 10.30 pm (ET) on January 9 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The live streaming of the NBA game will be available on Spectrum Sportsnet.
The Lakers ended a four-game losing streak with a hard-fought 106-103 victory over the surging Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday as LeBron James scored 25 points with eight rebounds and seven assists. Anthony Davis added 22 points with 10 rebounds as the team's stars took the lead in changing the team's fortunes.
Not only had the Lakers entered the game 3-10 since winning the NBA in-season tournament, there was reported discontent between unnamed players on the roster and head coach Darvin Ham.
James and Davis stepped up in an apparent show of support for Ham, who seems to have love from the two players he needs most.
The new-look Raptors are playing better after a rough stretch, winning three of their last four games following a run in which they lost five of six. Toronto improved to 2-1 on a six-game road trip with a 133-118 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
In his fourth game with the Raptors following after a trade from the New York Knicks, RJ Barrett scored a season-high 37 points. Immanuel Quickley, who was also acquired in the deal, had 10 assists with nine points.
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