Los Angeles Lakers – Toronto Raptors · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 4 December 2025

LAL123–120TOR

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 91% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 17 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ TOR winsLAL wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when TOR leads and falls when LAL does.

This is how the game was decided.

Austin Reaves decided it, the Los Angeles Lakers player with the most points (44, with 5 rebounds and 10 assists; +6 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Toronto Raptors 120-123 Los Angeles Lakers (December 4, 2025) was hit by Rui Hachimura: a three-pointer with 0.3 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Los Angeles Lakers up 123-120. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Toronto Raptors 120-123 Los Angeles Lakers (December 4, 2025) was a 10-0 run by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter (from 5:06 to 2:27), from 51-49 to 61-49. The Toronto Raptors' best was a 7-0 run in the third quarter (from 1:40 to 34.1 s), from 91-99 to 98-99.

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Play: Rui Hachimura makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Rui Hachimura decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 0.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is the only game he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Hachimura decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

4 December 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810191:680; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · LAL

Reaves · James · Hachimura · Ayton · LaRavia

Closing lineup · TOR

Mamukelashvili · Ingram · Barnes · Quickley · Shead

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LAL

Austin Reaves

41′ · +6

LeBron James

36′ · -1

Rui Hachimura

35′ · +4

Deandre Ayton

32′ · -1

Gabe Vincent

24′ · 0

Jake LaRavia

28′ · +1

Jaxson Hayes

16′ · +4

Nick Smith Jr.

14′ · +6

Adou Thiero

10′ · -2

Dalton Knecht

3′ · -2

TOR

Sandro Mamukelashvili

37′ · -2

Brandon Ingram

36′ · -3

Scottie Barnes

36′ · +3

Immanuel Quickley

32′ · -11

Ja'Kobe Walter

25′ · -3

Collin Murray-Boyles

16′ · -1

Jamal Shead

21′ · +1

Gradey Dick

16′ · -3

Jamison Battle

16′ · +5

Jonathan Mogbo

5′ · -1

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. LAL and TOR.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Los Angeles Lakers

Ayton, Hachimura, Reaves, LaRavia, and James played 12.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Ayton, Hachimura, Vincent, Reaves, and James played 11.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Vincent, Hayes, LaRavia, Smith, and James played 5.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

Toronto Raptors

Ingram, Quickley, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, and Walter played 11.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Ingram, Quickley, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, and Shead played 5.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Ingram, Quickley, Mamukelashvili, Walter, and Murray-Boyles played 5.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

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Los Angeles Lakers

Ayton, Reaves, Knecht, Thiero, and James played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Hayes, Reaves, LaRavia, Smith, and Thiero played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Hachimura, Hayes, Reaves, LaRavia, and Smith played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Hachimura, Hayes, Reaves, LaRavia, and James played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Ayton, Hachimura, Vincent, Reaves, and Thiero played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Ayton, Vincent, Smith, Thiero, and James played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Hachimura, Vincent, Hayes, Reaves, and Smith played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Hachimura, Vincent, Hayes, Reaves, and LaRavia played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Ayton, Hachimura, Vincent, Reaves, and LaRavia played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

Toronto Raptors

Ingram, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Shead, and Battle played 4.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Barnes, Dick, Shead, Battle, and Murray-Boyles played 4.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 9 points.
Quickley, Barnes, Dick, Walter, and Mogbo played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Ingram, Mamukelashvili, Walter, Shead, and Murray-Boyles played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Quickley, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, Dick, and Battle played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Ingram, Quickley, Barnes, Mamukelashvili, and Dick played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Ingram, Dick, Shead, Battle, and Murray-Boyles played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Ingram, Mamukelashvili, Walter, Shead, and Mogbo played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Austin Reaves covered 4.10 km, more than anyone in the game.

Austin Reaves touched the ball 90 times, a game high.
Sandro Mamukelashvili defended 8 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 6.

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Los Angeles Lakers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Austin Reaves	4.10	6.4	90	57
Rui Hachimura	3.73	6.8	26	15
Deandre Ayton	3.36	6.8	43	29
Jake LaRavia	3.23	7.2	42	28
LeBron James	3.23	5.7	69	51
Gabe Vincent	2.56	6.8	39	29
Nick Smith Jr.	1.69	7.3	34	25
Jaxson Hayes	1.67	6.4	20	14
Adou Thiero	1.22	7.5	11	9
Dalton Knecht	0.40	7.3	1	0

Toronto Raptors

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Sandro Mamukelashvili	4.04	7.1	64	48
Scottie Barnes	3.89	6.8	76	57
Brandon Ingram	3.60	6.3	72	43
Immanuel Quickley	3.57	7.1	63	49
Ja'Kobe Walter	2.85	7.5	34

How far does Austin Reaves run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Scottie Barnes guarded LeBron James for 7.9 minutes, over 38 possessions.
In that time, LeBron James scored 4 points and made 2 of 6 shots.
Brandon Ingram guarded Rui Hachimura for 7.1 minutes, over 38 possessions.
In that time, Rui Hachimura scored 5 points and made 2 of 3 shots.
Sandro Mamukelashvili guarded Deandre Ayton for 6.3 minutes, over 33 possessions.
In that time, Deandre Ayton scored 4 points and made 2 of 4 shots.

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Los Angeles Lakers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Reaves	Walter	5.6	27	6 (2/2)
James	Barnes	5.0	26	0 (0/1)
Hachimura	Ingram	4.7	29	6 (3/4)
Ayton	Mamukelashvili	4.6	24	6 (2/5)
Vincent	Quickley	3.4	16	3 (1/1)
Reaves	Shead	2.9	13	0 (0/0)
LaRavia	Ingram	2.7	11	4 (2/4)
Hachimura	Quickley	2.6	11	2 (1/2)
LaRavia	Quickley	2.2	11	3 (1/2)
Hachimura	Mamukelashvili	2.2	10	0 (0/2)
Ayton	Ingram	2.1	9	6 (3/10)
Hayes	Mamukelashvili	2.0	7	3 (1/1)

Toronto Raptors defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Barnes	James	7.9	38	4 (2/6)
Ingram	Hachimura	7.1	38	5 (2/3)
Mamukelashvili	Ayton	6.3	33	4 (2/4)
Walter	Reaves	4.9	29	16 (5/7)
Quickley	Vincent	4.6	22	5 (2/5)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Los Angeles Lakers

Austin Reaves drew 0.29 charges per game over his 51 games.
He ranks 3 of 399 in the league.
Jake LaRavia deflected 3.1 passes per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 21 of 399 in the league.
Deandre Ayton contested 7.9 shots per game over his 72 games.
He ranks 21 of 399 in the league.

Toronto Raptors

Scottie Barnes deflected 3.2 passes per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 18 of 399 in the league.
Collin Murray-Boyles deflected 2.7 passes per game over his 57 games.
He ranks 38 of 399 in the league.
Jamal Shead drew 0.07 charges per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 47 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Toronto Raptors have won 22 of their 59 games against the Los Angeles Lakers.

22-37record of the Toronto Raptors · NBA 1995-96 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1995-96 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

19.800

100% of capacity

Scotiabank Arena · Toronto

Scoring

243

combined points

11.8 above the season average (231.2)