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Kyle Lowry helps Raptors pass Lakers 102-91

Xinhua, November 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Kyle Lowry made seven three-pointers in 10 attempts to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 102-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.

   "The key, what got us there, was ball movement," Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said after the game. "We have to start keep moving the basketball, make sure that the ball swings from side to side to break the defense down, and we saw tonight exactly what happens when you don't do that."

   Lowry finished with 25 points and five assists as Toronto made 15 of 33 three-point shots and snapped a three-game skid with the victory over the Lakers at Stable Center.

   Kobe Bryant, whose 81-point outburst against Toronto at Staples Center in January 2006 remains the second-highest scoring game in league history, finished with 10 points in 38 minutes on 5-for-13 shooting after being rested Monday night in Phoenix during the Lakers' 120-101 loss. In his two previous games, he played 32 1/2 minutes at Dallas last Friday and almost 36 minutes two nights later against Detroit in a 97-85 victory.

   The Raptors built an eight-point lead in the first half, but the Lakers were able to forge a 50-49 advantage heading into halftime. Lowry led all scorers in the first half with 19 points, making five of six shots from behind the 3-point line.

   Toronto pushed back ahead by eight after three quarters, then to 16 in the fourth with a quick burst against the Lakers' reserves. The Raptors restored its double-digit lead before Bryant's 3-pointer brought the Lakers to 97-91 with 1:48 to go.  Endi