Kobe scores 39, Lakers hold off Golden State

Kobe Bryant scored 26 of his 39 points in a dynamic second half, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the host Los Angeles Lakers gritted out a 97-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

Matt Barnes had 16 points and six rebounds before fouling out for the Lakers, who won their fifth straight home game while playing their NBA-high ninth game in 13 days.

Los Angeles bounced back from a passionless first half with another strong effort from Bryant, who has three straight 30-point games. The Lakers outlasted the injury-depleted Warriors in the fourth quarter for their fifth win in seven games.

Suns 102, Trail Blazers 77: Steve Nash made all seven shots, two of them 3-pointers, and handed out nine assists, then sat out the fourth quarter as host Phoenix routed Portland.

Jared Dudley scored 18 and Nash 17 for the Suns. LaMarcus Aldridge had 14 points for the Trail Blazers, who shot 33 percent, 28 percent in the first half. Portland's Nicolas Batum scored 12. Jamal Crawford added 10 points but shot just 3 of 14.

Jazz 94, Grizzlies 85: At Salt Lake City, Al Jefferson had 20 points and nine rebounds and the Utah reserves outscored their Memphis counterparts by 30 points.

Thunder 109, Rockets 94: Kevin Durant scored 26 points, top reserve James Harden added 23 and host Oklahoma City eased into its only stretch of three games on consecutive nights by beating Houston.

Pacers 87, Celtics 74: Danny Granger had 15 points and Roy Hibbert scored 11 with 12 rebounds as Indiana won at Boston for the first time since 2007.

Hawks 102, Bobcats 96, OT: Atlanta went to overtime for a second straight night, pulling out a victory at Charlotte behind 23 points and 13 rebounds from Josh Smith.

Knicks 99, Wizards 96: Carmelo Anthony made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 15.5 seconds to play and scored 37 points, and New York rallied for a victory that kept visiting Washington winless (0-7).

Nets 97, Raptors 85: Deron Williams had 24 points and nine assists, Anthony Morrow also scored 24 and New Jersey snapped a six-game losing streak with a win at Toronto.

76ers 96, Pistons 73: Spencer Hawes had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Jodie Meeks scored 21 points, and Philadelphia beat visiting Detroit.

Bulls 97, Magic 83: Derrick Rose and Luol Deng each scored 21 points and Chicago held off a fourth-quarter surge at Orlando to beat the Magic for its sixth straight victory.

Cavaliers 98, Timberwolves 87: At Minneapolis, Antawn Jamison had 22 points and six rebounds to help Cleveland beat Minnesota.

Nuggets 96, Hornets 88: Danilo Gallinari scored 23 points and Denver went on a 19-0 run spanning the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth to win at New Orleans.