Kobe Bryant nailed the game-winning shot with 28 seconds left, lifting the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday in a clash of the top two teams in the NBA's Western Conference. Bryant, suffering from a sore back, had only 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting, but Andrew Bynum had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help the Lakers end a three-game road losing streak. Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points for the Mavericks to become the 34th player in NBA history with 20,000. Nuggets 115, Magic 97: In Denver, Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points to lead Denver over Orlando in a meeting of two divisional leaders. Chauncey Billups added 24 to help the Nuggets open a 1-1/2 game lead atop the Northwest Division. Matt Barnes scored a season-high 28 points for Orlando, which played its third straight without leading scorer Vince Carter and saw its Southeast Division lead sliced to half a game. Spurs 109, Thunder 108, OT: In Oklahoma City, rookie DeJuan Blair set new career highs with 28 points and 21 rebounds as San Antonio edged Oklahoma City in overtime. Richard Jefferson hit the winner. He ended up with the ball after a Spurs' play went awry, with Manu Ginobili diving out of bounds to save a pass that bounced off of Antonio McDyess. George Hill passed to Jefferson, who beat the shot clock with a 13-foot jumper in the lane with 9 seconds left. Kevin Durant scored 35 points for the Thunder. Trail Blazers 120, Bucks 108: In Portland, Oregon, Portland led by as many as 33 points in the second half and shot over 60 percent from the field in defeating Milwaukee. Brandon Roy, who scored 22 points, went to the locker room with a little more than six minutes left for treatment on a tight hamstring and did not return. Ersan Ilyasova scored 24 points for Milwaukee, which has lost three straight. Hawks 94, Wizards 82: In Atlanta, the hosts responded to a Washington challenge to notch a third straight win. Joe Johnson scored 24 points and Jamal Crawford added 22 for Atlanta, which led by 22 points late in the first half, but saw Washington draw within two points in the fourth quarter. Despite 25 points from Antawn Jamison, the Wizards lost their third straight as the team tries to play through problems related to Gilbert Arenas' suspension. Pacers 122, Suns 114: In Indianapolis, the hosts came from 24 points down in the first half to beat Phoenix. Hornets 108, Clippers 94: In New Orleans, Chris Paul had 15 points and 15 assists to lead New Orleans to its seventh win in eight games, downing Los Angeles. Rockets 120, Timberwolves 114, 3OT: In Houston, Aaron Brooks scored a career-high 43 points as Houston pipped Minnesota in triple overtime. Heat 115, Warriors 102: In Oakland, California, Dwyane Wade shook off an injured wrist to score 35 points on his best shooting night of the season as Miami beat Golden State. Celtics 111, Nets 87: In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Boston had a predictably easy win in a meeting of the best and worst teams in the Atlantic Division. Knicks 93, 76ers 92: In Philadelphia, David Lee scored 24 points and hit the game-winning layup with 13 seconds remaining as NY edged Philadelphia.
