Toronto ? LeBron James never played better. It still wasn’t enough.

James became the youngest player to score 50 points in an NBA game, but his franchise-record 56 weren’t enough to prevent the Toronto Raptors from beating the Cleveland Cavaliers, 105-98, Sunday.

“I probably played the best game of my life, but it means nothing when it comes with a loss,” James said.

He easily surpassed his previous career best of 43 points, set Nov. 24 against Detroit. However, he committed a key turnover with 16 seconds left and missed a pair of three-point attempts in the final 14 seconds.

James finished 18-for-36 from the field and 14-for-15 from the line. He also had six threes, 10 rebounds and five assists. But Toronto’s bench did in the Cavaliers, outscoring Cleveland’s reserves 34-1.

“I don’t care about individual stats, especially when you lose. I was disappointed to have as good a game as I had and still come out with a loss,” James said.

At 20 years, 80 days old, James eclipsed Rick Barry as the youngest player to score 50 points. Barry was 21 years, 261 days old when he scored 57 for San Francisco against the New York Knicks, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Drew Gooden added 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who have lost nine straight road games and nine of 12 overall.

Pistons 110, Spurs 101

Cleveland's Lebron James (23) soars for a dunk as Toronto's Pape Sow (9) and Chris Bosh (4) watch during the second half. James had 56 points, but the Cavaliers lost, 105-98, Sunday in Toronto.

Auburn Hills, Mich. — Tim Duncan sprained his ankle moments after the tip and did not return, and Detroit went on to win a matchup of the last two NBA champions. Chauncey Billups scored 25 points, including five straight late after the Spurs pulled within two, to lead Detroit to its 12th straight home victory. Tayshaun Price scored 22, and Rasheed Wallace had 15.

Nets 94, Pacers 85

Indianapolis — Vince Carter scored 39 points, including 14 in the third quarter when the Nets pulled away for a season-best fourth straight victory. Reggie Miller, coming off a 39-point performance Friday night against the Lakers, was held to 13. Nenad Krstic finished with 18 points, while Jason Kidd had 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for New Jersey.

Suns 97, Grizzlies 91

Memphis, Tenn. — Joe Johnson scored 28 points, including a three-pointer with half a minute to play, to lead Phoenix. Steve Nash had 13 points and 13 assists for the Suns, while Shawn Marion had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Phoenix also got 18 points from Quentin Richardson and 15 points from Amare Stoudemire. Johnson hit four of his five three-point attempts. But Phoenix scored fewer than 100 points for the first time in 17 games and had 21 turnovers to match its season high.

Timberwolves 94, Rockets 86

Minneapolis — Kevin Garnett had 30 points, 17 rebounds and six assists to lead Minnesota over Houston. Sam Cassell, who did not play in Friday’s loss to Memphis because of a strained right hamstring, had 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting.

Sonics 102, Lakers 100

Los Angeles — Rashard Lewis had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Ronald Murray filled in for the injured Ray Allen with a season-high 25 points, and short-handed Seattle held off the slumping Los Angeles Lakers. The loss was the fifth straight for the Lakers — their longest losing streak since they finished the 1993-94 season with 10 straight losses. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 30 points, scoring 16 in the final 81/2 minutes.

Nuggets 114, Bucks 103

Denver — Andre Miller had 22 points and eight assists, and the Nuggets made more than half their shots for the third straight game and won for the 11th time in 12 games.

Warriors 104, Kings 94

Sacramento, Calif. — Troy Murphy scored 29 points and had 14 rebounds, and Golden State won its third straight game. After losing 11 straight games at Arco Arena entering this season, Golden State has won two straight and took the season series from the Kings, 3-1.