Pau Gasol earned the Los Angeles Lakers a narrow 88-87 win over the Boston Celtics as he blocked a putback attempt by Ray Allen at the buzzer in overtime.
The Lakers had lost six of their last seven games on the road but snapped a two-game losing streak as Kobe Bryant had 27 points, Gasol finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Andrew Bynum added 16 points and 17 rebounds.
Allen scored 22 points and Kevin Garnett had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Boston who saw a five-game winning streak ended.
The Houston Rockets were too strong for the Phoenix Suns as Luis Scola scored 16 points and Patrick Patterson added 14.
Chase Budinger and Kyle Lowry each scored 12 points as the Rockets won a third straight and fourth in five games.
There was a season-high 21 points from Channing Frye and Marcin Gortat added 16 for the Suns.
Steve Nash celebrated being selected for an his eighth All-Star game by scoring 14 points and also had 13 assists.
The Golden State Warriors delivered a fifth straight loss to the Denver Nuggets who continued on the slide.
The Warriors were 109-101 winners as Stephen Curry scored a season-best 36 points.
Klay Thompson added 19 points, Dorrell Wright 15 and Monta Ellis 14 for the Warriors.
Sacramento Kings staged a late recovery to win 106-101 against Oklahoma City Thunder.
