Lamar Odom scored nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers overcame an 11-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Nuggets 95-89.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 36 points, Caron Butler had 19 in his return to the Dallas lineup and the Mavericks held on for a 108-100 victory.

Rashard Lewis had 22 points, and Vince Carter added 17 to help the Orlando Magic overcame Dwight Howard’s sub-par game in a 96-80 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night.

Kevin Durant scored 29 points, Nenad Krstic had a rare 3-pointer and added 16 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat Toronto 119-99 on Sunday night to send the Raptors to their third straight loss without All-Star Chris Bosh.

Joe Johnson scored nine of his 24 points in overtime, Josh Smith had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks ended Milwaukee’s winning streak at six with a 106-102 victory Sunday night.

Andray Blatche scored a career-high 36 points and had 15 rebounds, and Randy Foye hit two jumpers in the final 44 seconds to lead the Washington Wizards to an 89-85 comeback victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night.

Caron Butler is back in the Mavericks lineup.

Nuggets coach George Karl has undergone five radiation and two chemotherapy treatments since being recently diagnosed for throat cancer, according to his doctor.