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Lowry leads Raptors past Lakers for fifth straight win

Los Angeles (AFP) - Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 40 points on Friday as the Raptors clobbered the Los Angeles Lakers 113-80 in Toronto to stretch their NBA winning streak to five games.

Lowry finished with 24 points and seven assists while DeRozan tallied 16 points and six assists in a wire-to-wire victory for the Raptors, who didn't allow the Lakers to get within 17 points in the final quarter.

Toronto, who improved to 13-6 on the season, led by six points after the first quarter, by 21 after the first half and by 22 after the third quarter.