The Pacers trailed by as many as eight points in the fourth quarter, but bounced back to snap a four-game losing streak. They pulled the upset without Jermaine O'Neal, their leading scorer, who sat out with a sore left knee.
Lakers 126, Kings 103
At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 19 points and a season-high 13 assists to lead Los Angeles over sinking Sacramento.
On the way to his ninth double-double of the season, Bryant was content to set up his teammates for most of the game, lobbing passes in to Luke Walton and Kwame Brown or driving and kicking the ball out to the open man.
Nuggets 114, SuperSonics 103
At Seattle, Carmelo Anthony scored six straight points midway through the fourth quarter, Allen Iverson took over in the closing moments and Denver snapped a three-game losing streak.
Anthony finished with 32 points. He scored 17 in the first half, then gave way to Iverson, who finished with 26 points.
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