Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won in overtime for the second straight game, beating the host Houston Rockets 103-102 on Wednesday night.

Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza both scored 15 points in their first meeting since they swapped teams in July. Ariza signed with Houston less than a week after Artest left the Rockets to join the Lakers.

Heat 93, Wizards 89: Dwyane Wade wasn't about to take himself out of this game.

The Miami star played every minute of the second half on his way to a 40-point game, including a jumper with 25 seconds left that gave Miami the lead for good.

Magic 122, Suns 100: Former Cal star Ryan Anderson had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and short-handed Orlando defeated previously unbeaten Phoenix.

Celtics 92, Timberwolves 90: Kevin Garnett had 12 points and 11 rebounds in his third game back in Minnesota since he was traded in 2007, helping Boston (6-0) remain undefeated.

Nuggets 122, Nets 94: Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony woke up the Nuggets by leading a 44-point third-quarter assault that carried unbeaten Denver to its fifth straight win.

Hornets 114, Mavericks 107: Peja Stojakovic hit a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation, and Chris Paul scored six of his 39 points in overtime, lifting New Orleans to a victory.

Hawks 113, Kings 105: Joe Johnson


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and Jamal Crawford had 26 points each to help Atlanta beat Sacramento.

Etc: Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was a free man after serving most of a 15-month sentence in a gambling scandal. Pat Berdan, a consultant working with Donaghy, said he was released from Hernando County Jail in Florida. Donaghy had been jailed there since August. ... Nancy Lieberman is set to become the first female head coach of an NBA Development League team. She's expected to be named coach of the Frisco, Texas, franchise a team that will begin play in 2010.