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NBA: LA Lakers 107, Toronto 100

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had 31 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists Friday night as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Toronto, 107-100.

Bryant became the youngest player to score 17,000-points in the NBA. He did it at 28 years, 86 days -- topping Wilt Chamberlain, who reached the milestone in 28 years, 102 days.

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Luke Walton scored 12 points, Smush Parker had 11 and Lamar Odom scored 10 for the Lakers, who won their second straight game.

Chris Bosh scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds, Morris Peterson scored 20 points, and T.J. Ford had 13 points and six rebounds for the Raptors, who lost their fourth straight game.

Bryant passed Magic Johnson for fourth place on the Lakers' all-time scoring list -- and needs just over 6,000 more points to catch up with Elgin Baylor.

In a see-saw contest, the Lakers took an 82-80 lead into the fourth quarter. The Raptors briefly took the lead in the fourth, but the Lakers took control with an 11-2 run, during which Bryant and rookie Jordan Farmar scored five points each.

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