NBA roundup \ Wednesday’s games


Lakers 100, Mavericks 95

DALLAS — Kobe Bryant had only 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting, but Andrew Bynum had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Lamar Odom had 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Ron Artest had 16 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. Jason Kidd added 11 points and 11 assists.

Celtics 111, Nets 87

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Paul Pierce scored 24 points, Ray Allen added 15 points and Rajon Rondo had 11 points and 14 assists for Boston. The Celtics made 10 of their first 11 shots, building a 36-point lead during its highest-scoring first half of the season (73). Yi Jianlian scored 19 points and Brook Lopez had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets (3-35), who lost their sixth straight and 11th in a row against Boston.

Pacers 122, Suns 114

INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger scored 33 points and Mike Dunleavy added a season-high 30 to help Indiana win after the Pacers trailed by 24 points in the first half. Earl Watson added 14 points and nine assists for the Pacers, who were down 23 against Toronto on Monday before rallying for a victory. Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points for the Suns, and Steve Nash had 20 points and nine assists, despite missing more than a quarter to get seven stitches after taking an elbow.

Hawks 94, Wizards 82

ATLANTA — Joe Johnson scored 24 points and Jamal Crawford added 22 to help Atlanta hold on for its third straight win. Antawn Jamison scored 25 points for the Wizards, who lost their third straight and seventh in nine games as the team tries to play through problems related to Gilbert Arenas’ suspension. The Hawks led by as many as 22 points late in the second, but Washington pulled within two when Jamison’s turnaround jumper made it 66-64 early in the fourth.

Hornets 108, Clippers 94

NEW ORLEANS — Chris Paul had 15 points and 15 assists to lead New Orleans Hornets to its seventh win in eight games. Peja Stojakovic, hitting at least four 3-pointers in a game for the ninth time this season, scored 20 points to help New Orleans beat the Clippers a 12th consecutive time. Baron Davis scored 19 points and Brian Skinner 14 for Los Angeles.

Spurs 109, Thunder 108, OT

OKLAHOMA CITY — Rookie DeJuan Blair set new career highs with 28 points and 21 rebounds, and Richard Jefferson hit the game-winning jumper in overtime for San Antonio. Jefferson ended up with the ball after the Spurs’ play went awry, with Manu Ginobili diving out of bounds to save an errant pass that bounced off of Antonio McDyess. George Hill then passed it to Jefferson, who beat the shot clock with a 13-foot jumper in the lane with 9.1 seconds left. Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Westbrook had 25 points and 13 assists for the Thunder.

Knicks 93, 76ers 92

PHILADELPHIA — David Lee scored 24 points and hit the game-winning layup with 13.3 seconds remaining, and Wilson Chandler added 18 points for New York. Al Harrington scored 17 points, Jared Jeffries added 15 and Danilo Gallinari 12 for the Knicks, who snapped a nine-game skid in Philadelphia, dating to Dec. 17, 2004.

Associated Press