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TORONTO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol teamed up for 39 points and Andrew Bynum added 16 off the bench Sunday in the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-110 win over Toronto.
Bryant ended with 20 points, Gasol contributed 19 points and eight rebounds and Shannon Brown donated 14 points in a reserve role as the Lakers won their fifth straight game.
Luke Walton scored four straight points to pull the Lakers into a 37-37 tie with 7:50 to go in the first half and Los Angeles never again trailed.
Bynum sank three free throws to put the Lakers up by eight at the break and Bryant connected on a trio of foul shots to start the second half, giving Los Angeles a 12-point cushion.
Linas Kleiza led the Raptors with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan contributed 23 points for Toronto, which lost for the seventh time in nine games.
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