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Los Angeles ? Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000 to lead the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies yesterday.
Ron Artest had 19 points and seven assists in the fourth straight win for the defending NBA champions, who played without injured big men Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol.
Lamar Odom managed just three points before fouling out on his 30th birthday, but Bryant carried the Lakers while reaching his latest scoring milestone 38 days before Wilt Chamberlain did. With a second-half surge, he even overtook Grizzlies guard Allen Iverson for 16th place on the NBA?s career scoring list.
Cavs 100, Knicks 91
At New York, LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading Cleveland over New York.
James added nine assists and eight rebounds, but fell just short of passing Kobe Bryant as the active scoring leader at the Garden. James improved his average to 30.4 points, with Bryant averaging 30.5 in 11 visits, according to STATS LLC
James had scored 50 or more in two of his last three visits, joining Michael Jordan as the only visiting players with multiple 50-point games at the current building.
Blazers 96, Spurs 84
At Portland, Oregon, Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, and Steve Blake added 15 points as Portland got a lift from its new-look lineup.
Richard Jefferson had 19 points, Manu Ginobili had 17, and Tim Duncan added 14 points.
Clippers 118, Warriors 90
At Oakland, California, Chris Kaman had 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes as the Los Angeles Clippers ended a seven-game losing streak in the Oakland Arena. OTHER RESULTS: Suns 110, Celtics 103; Magic 110, Pistons 103; Bucks 87, Wolves 72; Heat 96, Nuggets 88; Pacers 102, Wizards 86; 76ers 97, Nets 94; Raptors 107, Hornets 90; Bobcats 103, Hawks 83; Rockets 105, Thunder 94. /ap
