LA Lakers at Toronto Raptors 4/6/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Los Angeles Lakers look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Los Angeles is 31-19 following a 104-86 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. The Lakers have lost six of their last nine and are third in the Pacific Division four games behind the first-place Phoenix. The Lakers continue to play without their two stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, while recent acquisition Andre Drummond is also sidelined with a toe injury.

The leading active scorer for Los Angeles is Dennis Schroder with an average of 15.4 points per game while Montrezl Harrell is second in scoring with an average of 15.0 points per game. The leading rebounder for Los Angeles is Harrell with an average of 6.8 per game, while the leader in assists is Schroder with an average of 5.0 per game. Los Angeles is scoring an average of 110.5 points per game and allowing an average of 106.7 points per game.

Toronto will complete a back-to-back when hosting the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday after playing at home on Monday against the Washington Wizards. Toronto is 19-30 following a 130-77 rout of the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Pascal Siakam was the leading scorer for Toronto with 36 points in just three quarters of action. Toronto defeated Golden State by the largest margin (53 points) this season in the NBA.

Pascal Siakam is leading Toronto in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Kyle Lowry is the leader in assists with an average of 7.3 assists per game. Toronto has six players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team in scoring an average of 112.3 points per game while allowing an average of 112.4 points per game.