Toronto Star

Los Angeles Lakers at Raptors

- Doug Smith

SCOTIABANK ARENA TIPOFF: 8 p.m. TV: Sportsnet One RADIO: Sportsnet 590 The FAN PROBABLE STARTERS L.A. Lakers: Rajon Rondo, Reggie Bullock, LeBron James, Kyle Kuzma, JaVale McGee Toronto: Kyle Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Marc Gasol KEY MATCHUP James vs. Leonard It doesn’t matter that his team’s not good. James is still James, and a matchup with Leonard will be interestin­g. James had 36 points and 10 rebounds in Chicago on Tuesday. NEED TO KNOW The Lakers are basically dead in the water chasing the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and are playing the middle game of a stretch of three in four nights. They play in Detroit on Friday … Lakers Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram are both done for the season … Toronto has beaten the Lakers eight straight times … The last time the Lakers beat Toronto, Jeremy Lin was the starting point guard for Los Angeles … Raptors coach Nick Nurse said Green and Lowry are “not great” after tweaking ankles in Monday’s game, but both are expected to play. UP NEXT Sunday at Detroit, 4 p.m.

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