NBA ROUNDUP \ Thursday's games

Lakers 121, Grizzlies 119
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Kobe Bryant became the fourth player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in three straight games. Bryant scored 60 points, shooting 20-for-37 from the field, including 3-for-7 from 3s, and 17-of-18 at the free throw line. The last Laker with three consecutive 50-point games was Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor in December 1962. Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain are the only other players with three straight 50-point games. It was the fourth 60-point game of Bryant's career, tying him with Jordan for the second-most 60-point games in a career. Chamberlain holds the record with 32. Jordan was the last NBA player to score at least 50 points in three straight games, accomplishing the feat during the 1986-87 season.
Trail Blazers 92, Knicks 86
NEW YORK -- Brandon Roy scored 24 points, Jamaal Magloire had his best game of the season, and Portland dealt New York a potentially costly loss. Jarrett Jack added 15 points for the Trail Blazers, who were without leading scorer and rebounder Zach Randolph for the second straight game while he is on bereavement leave. But it didn't matter because Magloire came up with 14 points, tying a season high, and a season-best 16 rebounds while thoroughly outplaying Knicks center Eddy Curry. LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 12 points for Portland, which opened a four-game trip with its second straight victory after a four-game skid. Nate Robinson scored a season-high 31 points for the Knicks, who lost for the fourth time in five games and missed a chance to move into a tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Stephon Marbury added 17, but Curry managed only eight points and four rebounds.
Rockets 91, Pistons 85
HOUSTON -- Yao Ming scored 27 points, grabbed seven rebounds and made a key block in the final minute to lead Houston. Tracy McGrady added 20 points and eight assists and Rafer Alston went 3-for-5 from 3-point range and scored 16 for the Rockets. Antonio McDyess scored 16 and Chauncey Billups added 13 points and six assists for Detroit. Billups was back in the lineup after missing two games with a strained groin.
Bulls 109, Nuggets 108
CHICAGO -- Rookie Tyrus Thomas scored on a tip-in with two-tenths of a second left after Ben Gordon's missed jumper, giving Chicago the victory. Allen Iverson's drive along the right side gave the Nuggets a 108-107 lead with 13.1 seconds left, but the Nuggets saw their five-game win streak end in a wild finish. Gordon got trapped in the right corner after catching an inbounds pass and threw a weak pass toward P.J. Brown on the wing. The Bulls maintained possession, and Gordon missed a jumper from the corner. Luol Deng kept the ball alive, and Thomas tipped in the winner. Gordon finished with 25 points to lead the Bulls, who had lost two straight to Memphis and the Los Angeles Clippers. Deng had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Kirk Hinrich scored 21 points. Brown added 16 points and seven rebounds, and Thomas finished with nine points and 11 rebounds. Iverson led Denver with 31 points, Carmelo Anthony added 28, and Nene had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
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