Anthony Davis and LeBron James starred because the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to say a 123-103 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors.
Davis scored 22 factors in 26 minutes earlier than leaving the sport with a watch damage within the third quarter as he tried to dam a shot by the Raptors’ Jakob Poeltl.
The 31-year-old sustained quite a few eye accidents final season, struggling a corneal abrasion in March towards the Golden State Warriors earlier than being hit once more within the left eye in April towards the Minnesota Timberwolves.
James added 19 factors, 16 assists and 10 rebounds for his second consecutive triple-double, with the 39-year-old changing into the oldest participant in NBA historical past to realize the feat. It was his third triple-double of the season and the a hundred and fifteenth of his profession.
The Raptors led 34-26 on the finish of the primary quarter and had been 10 factors forward (48-38) within the second quarter earlier than the Lakers hit again to chop the hole to 55-53 on the interval.
The guests led 77-72 with three minutes and 59 seconds left within the third quarter earlier than the Lakers went on a 16-5 run and from then on they managed the sport.