LOS ANGELES: Shannon Brown scored a career-high 22 points, and Pau Gasol had 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 98-92 Monday in the first rematch of last season’s NBA finals.
Kobe Bryant scored just 11 points on 4-of-19 shooting, but his teammates carried the Lakers to their 18th win in 19 home games in a remarkable fourth-quarter rally led almost entirely by reserves.
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic, who wrapped up a four-game road trip with their seventh loss in nine games.
Mavericks 99, Celtics 90: At Boston, Dirk Nowitzki had 37 points, scoring nine in a row during a third-quarter run as Dallas beat Boston.
Jason Kidd scored 13 points and added 17 assists for the Mavericks.
Paul Pierce scored 24 points, Ray Allen scored 21, Kendrick Perkins had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Rajon Rondo had 12 assists for Boston, which has lost three straight at home.
Wizards 97, Trail Blazers 92: At Washington, Antawn Jamison scored 21 of his 28 points after halftime and Caron Butler made two big baskets down the stretch as Washington put together a rare winning streak with a victory over Portland.
Randy Foye added 19 points and Butler had 18 for the Wizards, who made 25 of 28 free throws and shot 52 percent from the field.
Knicks 99, Pistons 91: At New York, Nate Robinson showed his game is much more than dunks, scoring 27 points to lead New York to a victory and a split of a home-and-away series with Detroit.
Robinson made five 3-pointers, one during a 7-0 spurt that started the fourth quarter and gave the Knicks the lead for good.
Thunder 94, Hawks 91: At Atlanta, Kevin Durant scored 29 points, and Jeff Green had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City ended Atlanta’s three-game winning streak.
Durant made his first 14 free-throw attempts before his 15th bounced off the rim in the final seconds. Atlanta’s Josh Smith called timeout in mid-air after grabbing the rebound.
Bobcats 105, Kings 103: At Charlotte, North Carolina, Gerald Wallace shook off an ankle injury to score 28 points and Raymond Felton finished a rebound short of a triple-double as Charlotte held off a furious Sacramento comeback bid.
Charlotte led 82-58 with 4 minutes left in the third quarter before Tyreke Evans helped the Kings get within a point.
Rockets 101, Bucks 98, OT: At Houston, Luis Scola scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and Aaron Brooks dished out 10 assists to offset a bad shooting game as Houston beat Milwaukee in overtime.
Clippers 106, Nets 95: At Los Angeles, Chris Kaman had 22 points and seven rebounds in his return to the lineup as Los Angeles snapped a four-game skid.
Marcus Camby had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Craig Smith added 18 points off the bench.
Timberwolves 108, 76ers 103, OT: At Minneapolis, Jonny Flynn had a career-high 29 points and nine assists and Minnesota rallied from 20 points down to beat Philadelphia in overtime.
Al Jefferson added 23 points and 13 rebounds to help the Timberwolves complete their biggest comeback of the season against the stunned Sixers.
Spurs 97, Hornets 90: At New Orleans, Tony Parker scored 25 points as San Antonio handed New Orleans a rare home loss.
Tim Duncan added 21 points and 14 rebounds; while George Hill scored 16 points and Manu Ginobili had 11 to help the Spurs snap a two-game losing streak.
David West scored 18 points for New Orleans, which lost for only the second time in its last 15 home games. Chris Paul had 18 points and nine assists for the Hornets, while Marcus Thornton scored 16 points.
Warriors 114, Bulls 97: At Oakland, California, Monta Ellis had 36 points, eight assists and five rebounds, and Corey Maggette added 32 points, six rebounds and five assists as short-handed Golden State snapped a three-game losing streak.
Stephen Curry had 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and Andris Biedrins grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds to go with a career-best eight blocked shots as Golden State ended Chicago’s four-game winning streak.
Grizzlies 125, Suns 118: At Memphis, Tennessee, Rudy Gay scored 31 points and Zach Randolph added 27 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis finished a four-game home stretch undefeated.
O.J. Mayo added 28 points for Memphis, while Marc Gasol had 19 points.
Six Suns were in double figures led by Steve Nash with 22 points and 12 assists. Robin Lopez had a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, and Grant Hill scored 16. Leandro Barbosa finished with 14, and Amare Stoudemire added 12 points and nine rebounds. Louis Amundson had 10 points for the Suns, who dropped their fourth straight.
