DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks overcame the absence of Caron Butler to beat the the Los Angeles Lakers 101-96 on Wednesday in a clash of NBA divisional leaders, extending their NBA winning run to five games.

Butler, a key part of a seven-player trade with Washington this month, missed the game because of a bad reaction to medication. Without Butler, Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry picked up the slack by scoring 22 of the Mavericks' final 23 points. Nowitzki finished with 31 and Terry with 30.

Los Angeles' Kobe Bryant scored 20 points and moved into 13th place on the career scoring list. Bryant, who passed Reggie Miller, has 25,298 points.

Bryant missed a 3-pointer that could have tied it with 25 seconds left.

Magic 110, Rockets 92

In Houston, Dwight Howard was 11 for 11 from the field and had 30 points and 16 rebounds to help Orlando beat Houston.

Howard scored all of his points in the last three quarters, as he sat out almost the entire first period after committing two quick fouls. He had his 19th straight double-double to break a tie with Shaquille O'Neal for the franchise record.

Aaron Brooks led Houston with 24 points.

Spurs 95, Thunder 87

In San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and made a spectacular block on Kevin Durant's would-be dunk late in the fourth quarter, leading San Antonio over Oklahoma City.

Ginobili's crucial block in the final minutes helped stop Durant's streak of scoring 25 points or more at 29 games. Durant had 21 points and 12 rebounds.

Tim Duncan had 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs.

Trail Blazers 101, Raptors 87

In Toronto, Andre Miller had 18 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead Portland over Toronto.

Brandon Roy added 20 points for the TrailBlazers.

Hedo Turkoglu scored 24 points for the Raptors who failed to top 100 points for the first time in 21 games — a streak that had extended back to Jan. 6.

Jazz 102, Bobcats 93

In Salt Lake City, Carlos Boozer scored 20 of his 33 points in the second half to help Utah defeat Charlotte.

Deron Williams added 20 points and 12 assists for the Jazz, which has won 14 of its past 16 games to move within half a game of Northwest Division-leading Denver.

Gerald Wallace scored 27 points for Charlotte.

Bucks 115, Hornets 95

In Milwaukee, Andrew Bogut had 26 points and 13 rebounds to continue his string of dominant performances for Milwaukee, sinking New Orleans.

The Australian had his fourth straight double-double in Milwaukee's fourth straight win.

The Bucks are tied for seventh in the Eastern Conference and back at .500 for the first time since Dec. 12. It's the first time Milwaukee has been .500 or better after the All-Star break since 2005-06, when they last made the playoffs.

Marcus Thornton had 25 points for New Orleans.

Suns 106, 76ers 95

In Phoenix, Steve Nash had 20 points and 13 assists in his return to Phoenix's lineup after missing a game to rest back and abdomen injuries, boosting the Suns to victory over Philadelphia.

Jason Richardson scored 24 points for the Suns, who have won four straight and moved 13 games over .500 for the first time since 2007-08.

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 20 points.

Hawks 98, Timberwolves 92

In Atlanta, Josh Smith scored a season-high 27 points as Atlanta overcame Minnesota.

Joe Johnson had 21 for the Hawks.

Kevin Love had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota.

Bulls 120, Pacers 110

In Chicago, Luol Deng scored a season-high 31 points as Chicago beat Indiana after blowing an early 23-point lead.

Derrick Rose added 23 points, eight assists and nine rebounds for the Bulls.

Brandon Rush had 21 points for Indiana.

Grizzlies 99, Wizards 94

In Washington, Memphis extended its run of road wins to three by downing Washington.

Zach Randolph had 22 points, and Rudy Gay and Marc Gasol each added 20 for the Grizzlies. Gasol made his first 10 shots and finished 10 of 11 from the field.

Andray Blatche led Washington with 24 points.

Clippers 97, Pistons 91

In Los Angeles, Chris Kaman had 21 points and 15 rebounds to help lift Los Angeles over Detroit.

Drew Gooden added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won three straight following a six-game losing streak.

Rip Hamilton led Detroit with 21 points, but missed all three free throws after getting fouled on a 3-point attempt with 7.9 seconds left.

Source: AP