nba roundup \ Tuesday’s games
Lakers 115, Wizards 103
WASHINGTON — The Los Angeles Lakers broke out of their road funk by showing the distracted Wizards what hustling, focused, never-let-up basketball is all about, shooting 59 percent and forcing six turnovers during a crucial second-quarter run. Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant scored 26 points apiece for the Lakers, who had lost six of their previous eight road games and pulled to a 2-2 record midway through their current eight-game swing. Lamar Odom said before the game that the reigning NBA champs had become “a little too overconfident,” but it didn’t show as he and teammates chased down loose balls and kept their hands all over the passing lanes.
Knicks 132, Timberwolves 105
NEW YORK — David Lee had 28 points and 10 rebounds, and the Knicks rebounded from a lopsided beating by administering one, routing the Timberwolves. 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.
Mavericks 108, Bucks 107
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points, Jason Terry added 21 and the Mavericks held on late. Carlos Delfino missed a running 10-footer in the lane before the buzzer that would have won the game for Milwaukee. Andrew Bogut hit his first nine shots from the floor and scored a career-high 32 points.
Associated Press