Tony Parker scored 21 points and Richard Jefferson added 18 as the Spurs held off a fast-finishing Lakers team to prevail in a meeting of sides that entered the game as the top two teams in the Western Conference.

San Antonio nursed a small lead through most of the second half until Lamar Odom’s 3-pointer with 1 minute to play and Pau Gasol’s free throws with 22.7 seconds left put the Lakers ahead.

Manu Ginobili missed an open 3-pointer and Tony Parker missed a floater in the lane on the Spurs’ final possession, but San Antonio got both rebounds. Duncan’s shot after an inbounds play then bounced high off the back rim, but McDyess slipped inside to tip it home.

Gasol scored 19 points for the Lakers.

Heat 104 Magic 100: In Orlando, LeBron James had 51 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists — including a team-record 23-point first quarter — to lead Miami past Orlando.

It was a season high for James and the fifth-highest total of his career.

The Heat exploited a thin Magic front line that was missing injured starting forward Brandon Bass. They led by as many as 23 points. Dwyane Wade added 15 points.

Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 22 points. Dwight Howard had 17 points and 16 rebounds, but only one point after halftime and was just 3 for 13 at the free throw line.

The victory was the Heat’s fourth straight. The Magic fell behind 2-1 in the season series against Miami.

Warriors 100 Bucks 94: In Oakland, Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry combined for 15 points in the final 4:38 to lift Golden State over Milwaukee.

Ellis hit a jumper with 17 seconds left to put the Warriors up by four. He scored 24 points to lead Golden State. Curry had 16 points.

Corey Maggette scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Bucks, who lost their third straight.
 
Garnett, Gasol, Nowitzki make All-Star team

Meantime, Kevin Garnett was named to a record-tying 14th consecutive NBA All-Star Game on Thursday by coaches, whose reserve picks also included Spain’s Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki of Germany and Argentina’s Manu Ginobili.

The selections were announced ahead of the 60th NBA showdown between Eastern and Western conference superstars at Los Angeles on Feb. 20.

Garnett matched Shaquille O’Neal, Karl Malone and Jerry West for the most consecutive All-Star selections and saw Boston teammates Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo chosen for the East lineup as well.

Also named East reserves were Miami’s Chris Bosh and Atlanta’s Al Horford and Joe Johnson.

Boston’s Doc Rivers will coach the East, whose fan-elected starters include Miami’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, Orlando’s Dwight Howard, New York’s Amare Stoudemire and Chicago’s Derrick Rose.

Gasol, a forward for the reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, was named to the West squad along with two other global talents, San Antonio Spurs guard Ginobili and Dallas forward Nowitzki.

Other West reserves include Los Angeles Clippers rookie Blake Griffin, Utah’s Deron Williams, Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook and San Antonio’s Tim Duncan, who was selected for the 13th time in a row.

Lakers playmaker Kobe Bryant, NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant of Oklahoma City, Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul of New Orleans and Chinese star center Yao Ming of Houston were chosen by fans as West starters.

Bryant is also making his 13th consecutive All-Star appearance.

Yao played only five games this season before suffering a season-ending ankle injury, leaving it to NBA commissioner David Stern to select a player to replace him on the West roster, although it will be West coach Gregg Popovich of San Antonio who decides a replacement for Yao in the West starting five.

Griffin and Westbrook are the only first-time players in the NBA All-Star Game. Griffin will become the first rookie to play in the All-Star Game since Yao was selected for the 2003 All-Star Game.