beating three-pointer gave Oklahoma City a 104-102 NBA victory over Dallas Thursday that left the reigning champion Mavericks without a win in three games this season. Durant finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka contributed 16 points apiece as the Thunder overcame 26 turnovers to improve to 4-0 in the lockout-shortened season. Dallas fell to 0-3. Dirk Nowitzki, the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals as he led the Mavericks past Miami in the championship series in June, led Dallas with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Lakers 99, Knicks 82: Kobe Bryant's injured wrist did not prevent the All Star guard from lifting the LA Lakers to a 99-82 win over the visiting New York Knicks Thursday. Skipping, spinning and grinning, Bryant unleashed his full arsenal of moves while scoring 13 of his 28 points in the third quarter despite playing through a right wrist injury. Bryant also dished out a pair of game-clinching assists in the final quarter to give the Lakers their second win in a row following an 0-2 start to the season. Los Angeles also looked more comfortable with first-year coach Mike Brown's game plan as they took control in the first quarter and never let go. “Obviously, Kobe is Kobe,” Brown told reporters. “You can't downplay what he does because he did everything for us.” The Lakers are expected to welcome back center Andrew Bynum Saturday against Denver after serving a suspension for a flagrant foul during last season's playoffs. Rockets 105, Spurs 85: In Houston, Kevin Martin scored 25 points to lead Houston to a comfortable win over San Antonio. Luis Scola added 18 for the Rockets, who took advantage of the Spurs' poor shooting at the start to build a big lead. First-year Houston coach Kevin McHale was able to rest his starters in the fourth quarter, with his team playing the first of three games on consecutive nights. DeJuan Blair scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for San Antonio, which shot 38 percent (35 of 93) and went 2 for 17 from 3-point range. Magic 94, Nets 78: In Orlando, Ryan Anderson scored 22 points for Orlando, which had little trouble shaking off New Jersey. Elsewhere it was: Portland 111, Denver 102; Chicago 108, Sacramento 98.
