Lakers 90, Spurs 86
In San Antonio, Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 21 points in the final period when the Los Angeles Lakers erased a nine-point deficit to post their third win of the season over San Antonio.
The Lakers trailed 71-62 after three quarters but made eight of their final 16 shots. Karl Malone, who finished with 16, shot 4-for-4 in the fourth, while Shaquille O'Neal recorded five of his nine blocked shots.
The Spurs shot just 3-for-17 in the final 12 minutes and stumbled to their fourth straight loss. The defending NBA champions are now 9-10. They have not been below .500 this late in the season since 1996-97 -- before the team drafted Tim Duncan.
Rockets 107, Jazz 101, OT
In Houston, Cuttino Mobley had a season-high 32 points as Houston took control of Utah in the first 3 1/2 minutes of overtime.
Eric Piatkowski had five points and Steve Francis made three of four free throws as the Rockets opened the extra period with a 10-2 run to end a three-game losing streak. Yao Ming had 20 points and Francis finished with 19.
Matt Harpring and Andrei Kirilenko led the Jazz with 19 points each. Aleksandar Pavlovic, subbing for the ill DeShawn Stevenson, had a career-high 18 points -- 14 in the first quarter -- as the Jazz had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Nuggets 117, Warriors 109
In Oakland, California, Voshon Lenard had 26 of his career-high 38 points in a brilliant first quarter, and Carmelo Anthony added 26 points to lead Denver over Golden State for its fifth straight win.
Anthony converted an acrobatic three-point play with 1:20 remaining and Lenard hit a 3-pointer on the Nuggets' next possession as they snapped Golden State's four-game winning streak and moved into a tie for first place atop the Midwest Division.
Lenard had the best quarter ever by a Golden State opponent, going 9-of-11 from the field, and Anthony scored nine points in the fourth quarter.
Speedy Claxton scored a season-high 21 points for the Warriors, who couldn't guard either member of the Nuggets' dynamic duo.
Trail Blazers 97, Pacers 95, OT
In Portland, Oregon, Zach Randolph scored a career-high 34 points in Portland's win over Indiana, after apologizing to his teammates for his recent arrest.
Reggie Miller made a 3-pointer with 28.5 seconds left to put the Pacers up 95-94 before Damon Stoudamire answered with 4m jump shot.
Randolph, 22, was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants early Tuesday.
Stoudamire had 17 points and five assists for the Blazers, who improved their home record to 9-2.
Clippers 90, Cavaliers 80
In LA, Quentin Richardson scored 25 points, and Corey Maggette had six of his 22 points in the final 1:16 as the Los Angeles Clippers handed Cleveland its 33rd consecutive road loss. The losing streak is the third-longest in NBA history behind Sacramento's 43-game streak in the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons, and New Jersey's 34-game streak in the 1989-1990 and 1990-1991 campaigns.
It was the eighth consecutive loss overall for the Cavaliers since they beat the Clippers 103-95 in Cleveland on Nov. 18.
Rookie Chris Kaman had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won two successive games after losing six straight.
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