LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 84-80 in the NBA Sunday for their 12th win in 13 games. Derek Fisher made back-to-back steals to put the Lakers ahead in the final three minutes before hitting a clinching jumper with 10 seconds left. The Lakers played without starting center Andrew Bynum, who was suspended for two games on Sunday for his flagrant foul on Minnesota's Michael Beasley two days earlier. Nicolas Batum scored 22 of his 25 points in the first three quarters for the Blazers, whose three-game winning streak was stopped. Portland scored just 14 points in the fourth quarter on 5-for-18 shooting. Rockets 110, Jazz 108: In Houston, Kyle Lowry had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Houston's first triple-double of the season as the Rockets beat Utah. With the win, Houston moved past Utah into ninth place in the Western Conference standings and is now within 1½ games of idle Memphis in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot. Lowry got his first career triple-double and set a career high in rebounds, and Kevin Martin scored 34 points for the Rockets. Paul Millsap, back after missing five games with left knee tendinitis, scored 35 points for the Jazz, who have dropped seven of their last nine road games. Al Jefferson added 17 points and 19 rebounds. Raptors 95, Thunder 93: In Oklahoma City, Amir Johnson made a layup with 1.4 seconds remaining to help Toronto stop a 14-game road losing streak. Andrea Bargnani scored 23 points for the Raptors, who earned their first road win since Jan. 5 at Cleveland. Oklahoma City, which entered the game with a six-game winning streak, overcame a 10-point deficit at the end of the third to take a 93-90 lead with 1:31 left. But Leandro Barbosa made a tying 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds left before Johnson won the game with his layup. James Harden scored 23 points for the Thunder. Bucks 100, Knicks 95: In Milwaukee, Carlos Delfino scored a career-high 30 points and Brandon Jennings finished an assist short of a triple-double as Milwaukee defeated New York. Suns 108, Clippers 99: In Los Angeles, Steve Nash had 23 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds as Phoenix topped the Los Angeles Clippers. Mavericks 101, Warriors 73: In Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points and Peja Stojakovic added 17 to lead Dallas over Golden State. Hawks 104, Pistons 96: At Atlanta, Al Horford scored 18 points and Josh Smith and Joe Johnson each added 17 as Atlanta stopped a two-game slide. Kings 127, Timberwolves 95: In Minneapolis, Samuel Dalembert had 26 points and 17 rebounds and Marcus Thornton added 23 points to lead Sacramento. Wizards 98, Nets 92: In Washington, John Wall scored 26 points and Washington overcame a 17-point deficit to get the win.
