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Kobe Bryant scores 38 as L.A. Lakers snap NBA skid

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Los Angeles (AFP) - Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 38 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves that halted the Lakers' 10-game losing streak.

With Tuesday's victory, the Lakers avoided the humiliation of setting a franchise record for consecutive defeats.

Bryant, a five-time NBA champion with the Lakers who will retire after this season, scored 14 of the Lakers' last 18 points. That included six free throws in the final 17 seconds to seal the victory as joyous fans chanted his name.