NBA roundup Sunday’s other games

Lakers 106, Spurs 85

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers took sole possession of the Western Conference lead. Kobe Bryant had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists before sitting out the fourth quarter as Los Angeles won for the seventh time in its last eight games. Lamar Odom, the only Los Angeles starter to play in the final period, added 17 points and 14 rebounds before coming out for good with 4:26 remaining. Pau Gasol had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Derek Fisher also scored 14, Jordan Farmar added 11 and Ronny Turiaf scored 10 for the Lakers, who outscored the Spurs 53-32 in the second half. Tony Parker had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead San Antonio. Tim Duncan added 16 points and 12 rebounds and The Spurs played without leading scorer Manu Ginobili, who missed his second game because of a strained left groin.

Pistons 91, Raptors 84

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Rodney Stuckey scored 18 points, Jason Maxiell had 14 as Detroit won without playing its starters in the fourth quarter. The loss dropped Toronto (40-40) into a tie with Philadelphia for the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed with two games left, although the Raptors have the tiebreaker. The sixth seed will play Orlando in the first round, while the seventh seed faces Detroit. The score was tied at 65 early in the fourth, and the Pistons had all five starters on the bench, having already clinched the second seed. Chris Bosh had 30 points for Toronto.

Magic 104, Bulls 84

CHICAGO — Hedo Turkoglu scored 24 points as Orlando reached the 50-win mark for the first time in 12 years. Dwight Howard added 19 points even though he sat out the fourth quarter, and Rashard Lewis added 18. Orlando got a much-needed win after dropping six of 10 and losing to lottery-bound New York and Minnesota in that span.

Associated Press