Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant scored 26 points each as the Los Angeles Lakers beat a distracted Washington Wizards 115-103 Tuesday. The Lakers shot 59 percent and forced six turnovers during a crucial second-quarter run. They had lost six of their previous eight road games and pulled to a 2-2 record midway through their current eight-game swing. Antawn Jamison scored 27 points to lead the Wizards, who lost the last four games of a six-game homestand. The game came one day after guard Javaris Crittenton received probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge, the latest fallout from last month's locker room confrontation between Crittenton and Gilbert Arenas. Knicks 132, Timberwolves 105: At New York, David Lee had 28 points and 10 rebounds as New York rebounded from a lopsided beating by administering one against Minnesota. Al Harrington scored 26 and Wilson Chandler had 20 despite a strained left groin for the Knicks, who were dealt the worst home loss in franchise history when Dallas beat them 128-78 on Sunday. New York was on the other end this time, scoring the first 15 points and leading by as many as 36. New York had its highest point total of the season and ended a two-game losing streak, becoming the third team in NBA history to win by 20 or more the game after losing by 50. Corey Brewer made 9 of 10 shots for 22 points in yet another lopsided defeat for the Timberwolves. Mavericks 108, Bucks 107: At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points and Jason Terry added 21 as Dallas Mavericks held on late to beat Milwaukee. Carlos Delfino missed a running 10-footer in the lane before the buzzer. Andrew Bogut hit his first nine shots from the floor and scored a career-high 32 points on 13 of 14 shooting. Delfino chipped in with 22 points for the Bucks, who dropped to 5-18 on the road. Two days after beating the New York Knicks 128-78 for the largest win in franchise history, the Mavericks tied an NBA record with their 10th consecutive victory in a one-point game. The St. Louis Hawks also won 10 straight one-point games from 1959-1960. Bobcats 114, Suns 109: At Phoenix, Stephen Jackson scored 30 points as Charlotte scored nine of the first 11 points in overtime to beat Phoenix. Jackson, who leveled the game at 98-98 on a 3-pointer with 19.9 seconds remaining, hit a 20-foot jump shot on the Bobcats' first possession of overtime to give Charlotte only its second lead of the game. Raymond Felton had six of his 17 points in overtime as Charlotte stretched its lead to six. The Bobcats broke a three-game losing streak. Kings 99, Warriors 96: At Sacramento, California, Beno Udrih scored 24 points and Tyreke Evans had 23 to help Sacramento snap a seven-game losing streak with a win over Golden State.
