LA Lakers vs Toronto Raptors Starting Lineups and Depth Chart for April 2 | 2023-24 NBA Season

The Toronto Raptors host the LA Lakers on Tuesday at the Scotiabank Arena, with tipoff at 7 p.m. ET. This will be the second and final matchup of their season series, with the Lakers winning the first matchup 132-131 on Jan. 9, included in the NBA's nine-game slate.

The Lakers (42-33) are ninth in the West and fourth in the Pacific Division, coming off a 116-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday on the road. LeBron James had a game-high 40 points, shooting 9 of 10 from the distance and boasting a +22 net rating.

On the other hand, the Raptors (23-51) are 12th in the East and fifth in the Atlantic Division, coming off a 135-120 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Despite the loss, Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 points on 10 of 20 shots, including 3 of 9 from the distance.

LA Lakers vs Toronto Raptors injury report

LA Lakers injury report for April 2

The Lakers have listed eight players on their injury report: LeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (knee) are questionable, while Jaxson Hayes (calf) is probable.

Meanwhile, Gabe Vincent (injury recovery), Cam Reddish (personal), Jarred Vanderbilt (foot), Christian Wood (knee) and Jalen Hood-Schifino (back) are out.

Player	Status	Injury
LeBron James	available	ankle
Anthony Davis	available	knee
Jaxson Hayes	probable	calf
Gabe Vincent	out	injury recovery
Cam Reddish	out	personal
Jarred Vanderbilt	out	foot
Christian Wood	out	knee
Jalen Hood-Schifino	out	back

Toronto Raptors injury report for April 2

The Raptors have listed nine players on their injury report: Immanuel Quickley (conditioning) and RJ Barrett (conditioning) are probable.

Meanwhile, DJ Carton (ankle), Jontay Porter (personal), Jakob Poeltl (finger), Chris Boucher (knee), Scottie Barnes (hand), Gary Trent Jr. (rest) and Ochai Agbaji (hip) are out.

Player	Status	Injury
RJ Barrett	available	conditioning
Immanuel Quickley	available	conditioning
Gary Trent Jr.	out	rest
Ochai Agbaji	out	hip
DJ Carton	out	ankle
Jontay Porter	out	personal
Scottie Barnes	out	hand
Jakob Poeltl	out	finger
Chris Boucher	out	knee

LA Lakers vs Toronto Raptors starting lineup and depth chart

LA Lakers starting lineup and depth chart

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	D'Angelo Russell	Spencer Dinwiddie	Skylar Mays
SG	Austin Reaves	Max Christie
SF	Rui Hachimura	Taurean Prince
PF	LeBron James	Harry Giles |||
C	Anthony Davis	Jaxson Hayes *	Colin Castleton

Toronto Raptors starting lineup and depth chart

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Immanuel Quickley	Kobi Simmons
SG	Gradey Dick	Javon Freeman-Liberty
SF	Bruce Brown	Jalen McDaniels
PF	RJ Barrett	Jordan Nwora
C	Kelly Olynyk	Mouhamadou Gueye

How to watch LA Lakers vs Toronto Raptors?

The cross-conference matchup between the LA Lakers and the Toronto Raptors will be aired locally on TSN and Spectrum SportsNet for home and away coverage.

It will also be available for live streaming on NBA League Pass and Fubo TV, which will provide viewers with a free week of NBA TV.

Darvin Ham and the Lakers haven't seen significant success this season, but they're gaining momentum as the playoffs draw near. LA has secured six victories in their last seven games.

Toronto has been eliminated from postseason contention. They have recently endured a major downward spiral, with losses in their last 13 games.