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Career night from Barnes not enough as Lakers beat Raptors in OT

LeBron James scored 36 points to spoil a career-high 31 points and 17 rebounds from Toronto Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes in the Los Angeles Lakers' 128-123 overtime win that halted the home team's five-game winning streak on Friday.

Toronto rookie scores career-high 31 as Toronto's win streak ends at 5 games

Los Angeles star LeBron James, left, helped spoil a career-high night for Raptors' Scottie Barnes, right, on Friday night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. (Cole Bruston/Getty Images)

LeBron James scored 36 points to spoil a career-high 31 points and 17 rebounds from Toronto Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes in the Los Angeles Lakers' 128-123 overtime win that halted the home team's five-game winning streak on Friday.

Avery Bradley drilled in a 23-foot jumper with 32.1 seconds remaining in extra time and two late foul shots for the Lakers victory that ended their three-game losing streak.

Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. hit a 26-foot three-point jumper with 25.7 seconds remaining. But after two missed three-pointers from James and Russell Westbrook, the latter intercepted a pass from Raptors forward Precious Achiuwa and hit a three-pointer with 0.4 on the clock to extend the game to overtime.

WATCH l Raptors' Barnes delivers big performance in loss against Lakers:

Raptors' Scottie Barnes has career night in loss to Lakers

3 years ago
Duration 0:47
Toronto rookie Scottie Barnes records a career-high 31 points and 17 rebounds against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Five Raptors hit double figures in scoring. Trent Jr. had 23, Fred VanVleet checked in with 20 points, followed by Achiuwa's 18. Pascal Siakam chipped in 17 points.

In a back-and-forth game that featured 24 lead changes and was tied 16 times, Trent tied the affair at 105-105 with a layup with 4:15 remaining.

Barnes then put the Raptors in front by two points with a crowd-pleasing dunk with 3:03 left.

WATCH l Lakers down Raptors after Westbrook's late 3-pointer sends game to OT:

Lakers beat Raptors after Westbrook's late 3-pointer sends game to OT

3 years ago
Duration 1:51
Los Angeles defeats Toronto 128-123. Russell Wesbrook hits a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining in regulation, Avery Bradley's 3-pointer with 32 second left in overtime seals the win for the Lakers.

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