Pau Gasol scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the short-handed Houston Rockets 109-101 Saturday, getting back on track a night after a terrible outing in Oklahoma City. The Lakers used a 20-0 run in the last 6 minutes of the second quarter to take a commanding lead and didn't trail after that en route to their eighth win in nine games. Kobe Bryant, who went to the bench with 5½ minutes left, came up one assist shy of a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Mavericks 111, Warriors 90: At Oakland, Rodrigue Beaubois scored a career-high 40 points as Dallas beat Golden State to end a two-game losing streak. Jazz 103, Wizards 87: At Washington, Mehmet Okur had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat Washington, extending the Wizards' team-record losing streak to 15 games. Trail Blazers 112, Hornets 101: At New Orleans, Brandon Roy scored 28 points as Portland eliminated New Orleans from playoff contention with its 10th win in 12 games. Bulls 106, Nets 83: At Chicago, Jannero Pargo scored a season-high 27 points, and Taj Gibson had a career-high 22 points and added 13 rebounds for Chicago. West Virginia wins West Virginia shocked top seeded Kentucky 73-66 Saturday to join underdog Butler as the first two teams in the NCAA collegiate basketball tournament's Final Four. The other two teams will be determined Sunday when Duke will play Baylor for the South regional title and Tennessee will take on Michigan State for the Midwest championship. Guard Joe Mazzulla scored 17 points to help second seeded West Virginia eliminate tournament favorite Kentucky in the East regional final.
