Posted February 12, 2012 on
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PLAYERS:
Kobe Bryant,
James Johnson,
Rasual Butler,
Jose Calderon,
DeMar DeRozan
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors
TEAMS: Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
Bryant, who scored 27 points, took an inbound pass from Metta World Peace and shot over the outstretched arms of James Johnson to deny the Raptors, who battled back after trailing by as many as 18.
Down 93-92, Toronto blew its best chance for a winning shot when Rasual Butler couldn't inbound the ball and failed to call a timeout before five seconds had elapsed, giving possession back to the Lakers. Bryant made one of two from the line to put the Lakers up by two with 3.7 seconds left.
Jose Calderon inbounded to DeMar DeRozan for the final possession, but he airballed his potential game-tying shot at the buzzer.
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