Overview
- Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Arena, where Toronto is targeting a ninth straight home win.
- Luka Dončić is out after returning to Slovenia for the birth of his second child, leaving Los Angeles without the NBA’s leading scorer.
- Marcus Smart will miss a fourth straight game for lower-back injury management, while LeBron James is expected to play.
- Toronto remains short-handed with Jakob Poeltl and RJ Barrett sidelined and Ochai Agbaji unavailable for personal reasons.
- Betting markets make the Raptors a small favorite (around -2.5, total near 229.5) as roles shift to Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton for L.A. and Scottie Barnes leads Toronto.