Kobe Bryant banked in a running 12-foot jump shot over Caron Butler with 25 seconds left, then went 1-for-2 on foul shots 10 seconds later in the Los Angeles Lakers' 106-104 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday. After Bryant's miss at the line – he made all 13 other free throws he took – Butler had a chance to win it for Washington, but missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer. Bryant was 5-for-17 from the field and finished with 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Andrew Bynum had 19 points, along with 10 rebounds, and Pau Gasol had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Butler led Washington, down by 20 in the fourth quarter, with 26 points. Celtics 93, Trail Blazers 78: At Boston, Ray Allen scored 19 points and Rajon Rondo followed his first career triple-double with 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as Boston downed Portland. Boston's 11th straight win – its longest streak since its championship-winning season of 1985-86 – snapped Portland's six-game winning streak. Cavaliers 97, Pacers 73: At Cleveland, Anderson Varejao, with thousands of fans wearing curly, red-headed hair pieces in his honor, didn't miss a shot and scored 17 points in the first half in Cleveland's seventh straight victory. Magic 98, Thunder 89: At Orlando, Florida, Dwight Howard had 21 points and 23 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson added 15 points as Southeast Division-leading Orlando beat Oklahoma City. Russell Westbrook had 19 points for Oklahoma City, and Kevin Durant had 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Thunder are 2-18. Jazz 114, Raptors 87: At Salt Lake City, Mehmet Okur had 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting in Utah's victory over Toronto in Jay Triano's first games as the Raptors' interim coach. Paul Millsap added 17 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high seven assists for Utah. Chris Bosh had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Toronto, playing its first game since coach Sam Mitchell was fired Wednesday, a day after a 132-93 loss at Denver. 76ers 96, Pistons 91: At Auburn Hills, Michigan, Donyell Marshall's 3-pointer with 35 seconds left lifted short-handed Philadelphia past Detroit. Andre Miller led the 76ers with 18 points, and Marshall finished with eight. Richard Hamilton had 19 for Detroit. Nets 113, Timberwolves 84: At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Vince Carter scored 18 points, and Yi Jianlian and Devin Harris each added 16 as New Jersey beat Minnesota. The Nets rebounded from a home loss to Washington on Tuesday night to win for the fourth time in five games. Randy Foye led Minnesota with 20 points. Grizzlies 93, Clippers 81: At Memphis, Rudy Gay scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, and O.J. Mayo had 20 points to help Memphis snap a seven-game losing streak with a win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Baron Davis led the Clippers with 23 points and eight assists. Hawks 98, Knicks 95: At Atlanta, Marvin Williams scored 18 points, and Atlanta avoided overtime when New York's Al Harrington missed a last-second 3-pointer. Joe Johnson added 17 points for Atlanta, and Josh Smith had 16. Harrington led New York with 27 points. Rockets 131, Warriors 112: At Houston, Yao Ming scored 19 of his season-high 33 points in the fourth quarter and had 14 rebounds and five assists to Houston past Golden State. Bucks 101, Bobcats 96: At Milwaukee, Michael Redd scored 25 points, and Richard Jefferson added 22, including two free throws with 9 seconds left, in Milwaukee's win over Charlotte.
