Bynum, Bryant power LA’s double OT victory

Memphis, Tennessee — Andrew Bynum had 37 points and 16 rebounds and Kobe Bryant scored 22 of his 34 points after halftime as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 116-111 in double overtime on Tuesday night.

Pau Gasol added 14 points and eight assists for the Lakers, who won their third straight.

Marreese Speights led the Grizzlies with 25 points, while Marc Gasol finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Tony Allen had 18 points, and O. J. Mayo scored 14, but was 7 of 25 from the field. Mike Conley finished with 10 points and 11 assists for Memphis.

The Grizzlies took an early lead in the second overtime, but the Lakers clicked off six straight points, including a pair of baskets by Bynum, for a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Magic 104,

Heat 98, OT

At Orlando, Dwight Howard had 24 points and 25 rebounds, Jameer Nelson scored 25 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter and overtime, to help the Magic rally past Miami.

It was the eighth 20-20 game of the season for Howard and the 40th of his career.

The Magic overcame a 14-point, first-half deficit to win their third straight and fifth in six games.

Dwyane Wade scored 28 points and Chris Bosh 23 for the Heat, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. LeBron James added 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

Nuggets 118, Hawks 117, OT

At Denver, Nene scored 22 points, Ty Lawson had 21 points and seven assists and Denver rallied to beat Atlanta in overtime.

Joe Johnson scored 34 points and Josh Smith had a season-high 33 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who had a chance to win it at the buzzer.

Trailing by one with 3.5 seconds left, Atlanta got the ball to Zaza Pachulia at the foul line with. He drove the open lane before Danilo Gallinari rotated over, and Pachulia missed a layup off the glass as time expired.

Gallinari had 19 points in his best game since returning from a severely sprained left ankle.

Johnson took control in overtime after Smith fouled out, scoring seven straight points in overtime.

Rockets 104, Thunder 103

At Oklahoma City, Courtney Lee and rookie Chandler Parsons each scored 21 points and Patrick Patterson blocked Serge Ibaka’s point-blank putback attempt in the final 2 seconds as Houston charged back from an 11-point deficit in the last 3 minutes.

Lee drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner with 15 seconds left to complete a 13-1 run in the final minutes for Houston that was aided by a technical foul against Oklahoma City All-Star Russell Westbrook.

Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 28 points but missed a turnaround jumper from the top of the key in the closing seconds after fumbling the ball and recovering. OTHER RESULTS: Raptors 96, Cavaliers 88; Pacers 92, Trail Blazers 75; Mavs 107, Wizards 98. /ap

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