Anthony Davis dominates Raptors to help Lakers climb back to .500

Anthony Davis gave everything hecould on Tuesday night to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 132-131victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Davis was unstoppable, rackingup 41 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in 39 minutes. He washyper-efficient, shooting 13-of-17 from the field, 2-of-2 fromthree-point range and 13-of-14 from the free-throw line in anotherdominant performance.

The Raptors crept back in thefinal minutes of the fourth quarter, even taking a 121-120 lead ona Gary Trent Jr. three. However, this set up AD’s strong finish, as hescored 8 of the Lakers' final 10 points. That stretch included adriving layup and 6-of-6 shooting from the charity stripe alongwith a big block on Scottie Barnes.

LeBron James excelled in hispoint-forward role, dishing out 12 assists in addition to scoring22 points.

The Lakers have been strugglingfor some time following their In-Season Tournament championship.Davis and James had help in this game, as five other players scoredin double digits. They made 16 threes overall as a team, shooting44% from deep.

This win gets Los Angeles backup to .500 at 19-19, and they improved to 13-6 at home. Theycurrently have the 10th-best record in the WesternConference.

Despite having seven players indouble figures (with four scoring 20 or more), the Raptors lost anddropped to No.11 in the East with a 15-22 record. They are now 3-2since acquiring Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett from the New YorkKnicks.