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Postgame Numbers: Lakers at Raptors (3/27/15)

Here is a by-the-numbers look at the Lakers’ 94-83 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

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Lakers who scored double figures. Only Jeremy Lin (18) and Jordan Clarkson (14) scored more than nine points, as the nine other Lakers combined for just 61. Lin also pitched in seven rebounds and five assists, though Clarkson was held without an assist for the first time as a starter.

Clarkson Throws Down

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Offensive rebounds grabbed by L.A. The Lakers doubled up Toronto on the offensive glass, led by five from Tarik Black. Though the visitors also had a 46-40 edge in total rebounds and an 18-8 advantage in second-chance points, they could not overcome their 34.5 percent shooting from the field.

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Percentage shot by the Lakers in the second half. After shooting a lukewarm 19-for-48 (39.6 percent) clip across the first two quarters, L.A. went just 10-for-36 in the final half. The Lakers were especially inaccurate from behind the arc, shooting just 1-for-10 on second-half 3-pointers. Meanwhile, Toronto went 19-for-40 (47.5 percent) in the last pair of quarters, outscoring L.A., 48-35.

Lakers Shot Chart (Second Half)
Lakers Shot Chart (Second Half)

“We got some great looks and then we had some shots under duress, but for the most part it seemed like when our offense started to go down, so did our defense,” head coach Byron Scott said. “It seemed like our guys started getting a little down on themselves and their heads started going down. But for the most part, I thought we tried to compete. We just couldn’t make shots — in the second half especially.”

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Points scored by Toronto’s bench. With the Raptors’ leading scorer, DeMar DeRozan, shooting just 1-for-10, Lou Williams and James Johnson picked up Toronto’s offense by combining for 35 points on 13-for-23 shooting off the pine. Both players also tallied a pair of steals, while Williams pitched in four assists and Johnson grabbed six rebounds.

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Points scored by the Raptors in the paint. Despite losing the rebound battle, Toronto outscored the Lakers in the paint by 10 points, thanks to 16 from Jonas Valanciunas and 12 from Johnson. The Raptors were also more efficient in the key, hitting 23 of their 40 shots there, while L.A. went 18-for-37. Still, Clarkson felt Toronto’s outside shooting left a bigger impression on the game.

“They were moving the ball,” he said. “They were making shots, spreading the floor, starting to make 3’s. They just took the game from us.”