Doncic Scores 45 as Lakers Beat Raptors 131-125

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 131-125 in an NBA regular season game at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Luka Doncic finished with 45 points for Los Angeles, which led 104-82 after the third quarter and then held off a late Toronto run.

Doncic takes over the first half

Doncic set the game up early. In the first quarter he had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, and he drew 2 charges as Los Angeles took a 36-23 lead.

He finished the first half with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and a career high 5 steals, with 4 of those steals in the first quarter. Doncic is the first point guard in NBA history with 5 steals and 5 three pointers in a half. He is also the first NBA player in the play by play era, since the 1997-98 season, with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 three pointers and 5 steals in a half.

Los Angeles led 66-54 at halftime. The quarter scores were 36, 30, 38 and 27 for Los Angeles, and 23, 31, 28 and 43 for Toronto.

Los Angeles break the game open in the third

Los Angeles won the third quarter by 10 points and led 104-82 going into the fourth. The biggest lead of the game for Los Angeles was 26 points.

Doncic finished with 45 points, 6 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. He shot 12 of 23 from the field, 8 of 12 from three point range and 13 of 13 from the free throw line. Los Angeles shot 43 of 80 from the field as a team and 18 of 37 from three point range. Toronto shot 45 of 105 from the field.

Austin Reaves scored 19 points with 3 rebounds and 4 assists for Los Angeles. Walker Kessler scored 16 points on 6 of 6 shooting with 3 blocks, Collin Sexton scored 14 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 11 points.

Toronto rally late, and the Lakers close it out

Toronto cut the deficit to single digits in the fourth quarter after Los Angeles struggled with Doncic on the bench. Late baskets by Reaves and Doncic closed out the win for Los Angeles.

Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. RJ Barrett scored 22 points with 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Jamison Battle scored 20 points off the bench and Immanuel Quickley scored 12 points with 7 assists.

Toronto played without center Jakob Poeltl, who was a late scratch for the game with left shoulder bursitis, announced by the Raptors. Toronto gave no return timeline in that report.

The win moved Los Angeles to 5-2. Toronto fell to 3-3 with the loss.

This was the first night of a back to back for Los Angeles. The Lakers host the Miami Heat on Monday night, November 2, before playing at Sacramento on Wednesday.