The solid effort, which also included nine rebounds and five assists, was a nice encore to Bryant's stunning New York performance.

And it was also a good warm-up for the Lakers' clash Thursday with the Boston Celtics - the Lakers' first visit to Boston since the Celtics wrapped up the NBA title against them in game six of last season's Finals series.

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Pau Gasol registered a double-double with 31 points and 15 rebounds and Los Angeles committed only five turnovers to overcome a feisty Raptors squad.

The Lakers trailed for much of the game but used a 16-6 scoring run late in the fourth to hand the Raptors their fourth straight defeat.

Joey Graham scored a career-high 24 points to lead Toronto and Jermaine O'Neal fell one rebound and one block shy of a triple-double, scoring 22 points while collecting nine rebounds and a season-high nine blocks.

Bryant carried the Lakers down the stretch, scoring 10 points in the final six and a half minutes.