LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night....
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Rookie Tyreke Evans scored 18 of his 23 points in the second quarter and Sacramento beat Golden State 120-107 to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a year....
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota 116-93 Sunday night....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday....
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Ben Wallace added 16 rebounds, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 88-81 on Sunday....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Disgruntled Memphis guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to attend to personal business....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Chris Kaman had 26 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-110 on Saturday night for their third straight victory - equaling their longest winning streak of last season....
