D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle Benched, But Kobe Bryant Will Start Against Raptors

Kobe Bryant will start tonight vs. the Raptors.
— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) December 7, 2015

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Toronto Raptors tonight on the second night of a road back-to-back.

D'Angelo Russell and Julius Randle will come off the bench tonight, Byron says.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) December 7, 2015

It will be the Lakers third game in four nights.

Kobe will start. D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle will come off the bench.

Julius Randle is the Lakers leading rebounder. The only Lakers player whose PER is lower than Kobe’s right now is Robert Sacre. Byron Scott is trying really hard to get fired. And this is not going to help the young guys.

D'Angelo: "I was starting to figure it out and then this happened....I've never been in the (back-up) position."
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) December 7, 2015