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NBA Roundup: Lakers need OT to top Thunder 101-98

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Published: November 4, 2009

Lakers 101, Thunder 98 (OT): Kobe Bryant scored 31 points and hit the go-ahead jumper in overtime as Los Angeles was tested in its first road game of the season, beating Oklahoma City last night.
Bryant connected on a turnaround jumper from the left side with 2:29 to play to give the defending NBA champions a 99-97 lead and then hit two free throws with 18 seconds remaining to push the lead to three.

L.A. LAKERS — Artest 6-8 6-8 20, Odom 6-11 0-2 13, Bynum 10-15 2-4 22, Fisher 4-6 0-0 9, Bryant 9-22 12-14 31, Farmar 0-1 0-0 0, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 2-5 0-0 4, Vujacic 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Walton 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-73 20-28 101.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 10-24 8-8 28, Green 6-12 3-4 18, Krstic 3-8 0-0 6, Westbrook 5-12 2-3 12, Sefolosha 5-9 0-0 12, Thomas 4-7 1-2 9, Ollie 2-6 0-0 4, Harden 3-9 2-2 9, Collison 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-88 16-19 98.

L.A. Lakers 32 20 19 19 11 — 101
Oklahoma City 25 26 22 17 8 — 98

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-11 (Artest 2-3, Odom 1-1, Fisher 1-2, Bryant 1-3, Farmar 0-1, Brown 0-1), Oklahoma City 6-23 (Green 3-5, Sefolosha 2-5, Harden 1-2, Westbrook 0-3, Durant 0-8). Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 51 (Bynum 10), Oklahoma City 45 (Thomas 11). Assists—L.A. Lakers 19 (Artest 6), Oklahoma City 23 (Westbrook 7). A—18,203 (18,203).

Bulls 83, Bucks 81: Luol Deng scored 24 points while grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds, and Chicago rallied from 18 points down to beat visiting Milwaukee last night.

MILWAUKEE — Delfino 3-9 1-1 8, Warrick 5-15 1-2 11, Bogut 8-14 0-1 16, Jennings 10-23 3-4 25, Bell 5-11 0-0 11, Mbah a Moute 2-6 0-0 4, Gadzuric 1-2 0-0 2, Ridnour 2-4 0-2 4, Ilyasova 0-3 0-0 0, Meeks 0-1 0-0 0, Ukic 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 36-91 5-10 81.

CHICAGO — Deng 7-16 9-11 24, Gibson 2-4 1-4 5, Noah 1-4 2-4 4, Rose 6-12 4-4 16, Salmons 3-15 0-0 7, Hinrich 2-9 0-0 4, Miller 4-9 4-8 13, Pargo 4-5 0-0 10. Totals 29-74 20-31 83.

Milwaukee 25 18 17 21 — 81
Chicago 13 16 27 27 — 83

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 4-20 (Jennings 2-5, Bell 1-4, Delfino 1-4, Warrick 0-1, Ilyasova 0-1, Meeks 0-1, Ukic 0-2, Mbah a Moute 0-2), Chicago 5-11 (Pargo 2-3, Miller 1-1, Deng 1-2, Salmons 1-3, Hinrich 0-2). Rebounds—Milwaukee 52 (Bogut 13), Chicago 64 (Deng 20). Assists—Milwaukee 20 (Jennings, Delfino 4), Chicago 18 (Rose 5). A—19,789 (20,917).

Pistons 85, Magic 80: Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 as short-handed Detroit beat visiting Orlando last night, handing the Magic its first loss of the season.

ORLANDO — Carter 6-16 0-0 15, Anderson 2-14 2-2 7, Howard 2-2 4-8 8, Nelson 3-11 0-0 7, Redick 4-12 3-3 14, Gortat 2-4 0-0 4, Bass 3-7 0-0 6, Barnes 5-9 1-1 11, Williams 2-4 2-2 8. Totals 29-79 12-16 80.

DETROIT — Jerebko 0-5 0-0 0, Villanueva 3-11 6-7 12, Wallace 1-2 0-0 2, Stuckey 7-20 6-8 20, Gordon 6-10 11-11 23, Brown 2-5 2-6 6, Bynum 7-15 6-6 20, Wilcox 0-2 0-0 0, Daye 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 27-72 31-38 85.

Orlando 14 27 19 20 — 80
Detroit 19 19 22 25 — 85

3-Point Goals—Orlando 10-35 (Redick 3-6, Carter 3-9, Williams 2-3, Nelson 1-4, Anderson 1-11, Barnes 0-2), Detroit 0-6 (Stuckey 0-1, Daye 0-1, Jerebko 0-2, Villanueva 0-2). Rebounds—Orlando 51 (Gortat, Barnes 7), Detroit 55 (Wallace 10). Assists—Orlando 18 (Nelson 6), Detroit 8 (Gordon, Stuckey 3). A—15,487 (22,076).

Suns 104, Heat 96: Steve Nash scored 30 points and visiting Phoenix used a dominant fourth quarter to beat Miami in a matchup of NBA unbeatens last night.
Amare Stoudemire finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix, which overcame its largest deficit of the season and used a 13-4 run over the middle portion of the fourth to pull away.

PHOENIX — Hill 2-11 6-8 10, Stoudemire 6-9 4-9 16, Frye 4-11 0-0 9, Nash 11-15 4-4 30, J.Richardson 6-13 0-1 14, Dudley 2-6 3-3 8, Amundson 5-7 0-0 10, Dragic 3-5 0-2 7, Collins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-77 17-27 104.

MIAMI — Q.Richardson 7-17 0-0 18, Beasley 4-10 4-4 12, O'Neal 7-12 0-0 14, Chalmers 2-8 0-0 5, Wade 7-18 9-11 23, Haslem 4-11 2-2 10, Anthony 0-1 0-0 0, Arroyo 2-7 0-0 5, Wright 2-4 0-0 6, Jones 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-90 15-17 96.

Phoenix 23 21 31 29 — 104
Miami 26 26 29 15 — 96

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 9-23 (Nash 4-5, J.Richardson 2-7, Dragic 1-1, Dudley 1-3, Frye 1-5, Hill 0-2), Miami 9-24 (Q.Richardson 4-9, Wright 2-3, Jones 1-1, Arroyo 1-1, Chalmers 1-5, Beasley 0-2, Wade 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 55 (Hill 12), Miami 49 (Haslem 13). Assists—Phoenix 21 (Nash 8), Miami 22 (Wade 7). Total Fouls—Phoenix 16, Miami 23. Technicals—Phoenix defensive three second, Miami defensive three second 3. A—15,105 (19,600).

Cavaliers 102, Wizards 90: LeBron James scored 27 points, Shaquille O'Neal added a season-high 21 while wearing out visiting Washington's big men and Cleveland won its third straight game last night.

WASHINGTON — Butler 7-18 7-8 22, Oberto 1-2 1-2 3, Haywood 3-8 2-2 8, Arenas 7-18 7-11 22, Miller 2-3 7-8 12, Blatche 3-7 1-2 7, Stevenson 0-4 3-4 3, McGee 0-1 2-2 2, Foye 3-7 0-0 7, McGuire 0-0 0-0 0, Young 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 27-69 32-41 90.

CLEVELAND — L.James 7-16 11-13 27, Varejao 5-9 0-0 10, O'Neal 7-9 7-10 21, M.Williams 6-14 0-0 15, Parker 2-12 0-0 5, Ilgauskas 1-6 1-2 3, West 2-7 0-1 4, Gibson 5-8 0-1 14, Hickson 0-1 0-0 0, Moon 1-4 0-0 3, J.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-86 19-27 102.

Washington 31 23 19 17 — 90
Cleveland 17 33 28 24 — 102

3-Point Goals—Washington 4-14 (Miller 1-2, Arenas 1-2, Foye 1-2, Butler 1-4, Stevenson 0-4), Cleveland 11-26 (Gibson 4-5, M.Williams 3-4, L.James 2-7, Moon 1-2, Parker 1-6, West 0-2). Fouled Out—Haywood. Rebounds—Washington 55 (Haywood 9), Cleveland 54 (Varejao 10). Assists—Washington 12 (Arenas 5), Cleveland 25 (L.James, M.Williams 6). Total Fouls—Washington 27, Cleveland 25. Technicals—Washington defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

Nuggets 111, Pacers 93: Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help visiting Denver beat Indiana last night, lifting the Nuggets to their best record in 24 years.

DENVER — Anthony 6-17 11-14 25, Martin 2-7 0-0 4, Nene 4-10 8-11 16, Billups 7-15 5-6 24, Carter 2-6 0-0 4, Andersen 3-6 0-0 6, Afflalo 6-10 2-2 15, Lawson 1-3 2-2 4, Graham 2-4 5-6 9, Allen 2-4 0-0 4, Balkman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-82 33-41 111.

INDIANA — Granger 6-16 4-6 18, Murphy 0-4 0-0 0, Hibbert 6-11 2-2 14, Ford 4-7 5-6 13, Rush 4-12 0-0 8, S.Jones 2-8 1-2 5, D.Jones 8-15 4-6 20, Watson 1-4 0-0 2, Head 3-8 2-2 8, McRoberts 1-4 0-0 2, Price 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-91 18-24 93.

Denver 30 25 28 28 — 111
Indiana 13 26 32 22 — 93

3-Point Goals—Denver 8-15 (Billups 5-7, Anthony 2-4, Afflalo 1-2, Carter 0-2), Indiana 3-22 (Granger 2-10, Price 1-2, D.Jones 0-1, McRoberts 0-1, Head 0-2, Murphy 0-2, Rush 0-4). Fouled Out—Ford. Rebounds—Denver 65 (Nene 13), Indiana 51 (Hibbert 12). Assists—Denver 18 (Carter 5), Indiana 13 (Head 3). Total Fouls—Denver 19, Indiana 28. A—10,627 (18,165).

Celtics 105, 76ers 74: Paul Pierce scored 21 points, Rasheed Wallace had 20 and visiting Boston remained unbeaten with a victory over Philadelphia last night.

BOSTON — Pierce 8-13 4-4 21, Garnett 1-7 1-4 3, Perkins 1-3 1-2 3, Rondo 5-7 1-1 11, R.Allen 2-8 1-1 5, Wallace 7-10 0-0 20, Daniels 3-5 0-0 6, S.Williams 5-8 1-2 11, House 4-5 0-0 12, Giddens 1-2 0-0 2, Hudson 2-2 0-0 6, Scalabrine 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 41-72 9-14 105.

PHILADELPHIA — Young 4-16 3-4 11, Brand 2-6 2-4 6, Dalembert 3-5 2-2 8, L.Williams 3-10 1-2 7, Iguodala 7-14 3-4 17, Smith 0-3 2-2 2, Speights 3-11 0-0 6, Kapono 2-4 0-1 4, Holiday 2-2 0-0 5, Green 3-7 1-1 7, Carney 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 29-80 15-22 74.

Boston 19 25 25 36 — 105
Philadelphia 17 19 18 20 — 74

3-Point Goals—Boston 14-20 (Wallace 6-8, House 4-5, Hudson 2-2, Scalabrine 1-1, Pierce 1-3, R.Allen 0-1), Philadelphia 1-16 (Holiday 1-1, Smith 0-1, Green 0-1, Carney 0-1, Kapono 0-2, Iguodala 0-2, Young 0-4, L.Williams 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 47 (Pierce 8), Philadelphia 47 (Speights 9). Assists—Boston 27 (Rondo 5), Philadelphia 15 (L.Williams 5). Total Fouls—Boston 21, Philadelphia 16. Technicals—Wallace, Boston defensive three second, Philadelphia defensive three second. A—11,251 (20,318).

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