Bryant leads Lakers to win over Raptors
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant bites his jersey as he plays against the Toronto Raptors during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto. (Feb. 12, 2012) Credit: AP
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.
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