Kobe Bryant collected his 20th career triple-double with 30 points, including six in overtime, along with 12 assists and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles Lakers beat Toronto Raptors 129-122 in overtime on Sunday (Monday AEDT).
Bryant also went into the NBA record books as the first player to reach 30,000 points and 6,000 assists.
Kyle Lowry netted 29 points for visiting Toronto (13-3), playing their first game since losing All-Star DeMar DeRozan to a torn tendon in his left groin.
Zach Randolph did his damage early and Spaniard Marc Gasol stepped up late to help the surging Memphis Grizzlies bear down and squeeze the life out of yet another opponent.
Randolph had 13 of his 22 points in the opening quarter with 12 rebounds, Gasol added 10 of his 18 points in the final frame and the league-best Grizzlies (15-2) held off the short-handed Sacramento Kings 97-85 for their fifth straight win.
"Zach really carried us for stretches in the first half when we were struggling. He was tremendous," Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger said. "Marc kicked it in when we needed it at a point."
Rudy Gay scored 20, reserve Reggie Evans finished with 17 and 20 rebounds for a sloppy Sacramento (9-8), losers of three in a row after committing 23 turnovers resulting in 23 Memphis points.
"It's very frustrating being that I thought we could've won this game," Gay said.
"We never had our heads down. We never thought that we were out of the game. We came back and made a run at it. But (the turnovers) was one of those things that came back to haunt us."
Elsewhere, Draymond Green dropped in 20 points, Stephen Curry added 16 with 10 assists, and the Golden State Warriors (14-2) rolled to their ninth consecutive win, beating Detroit Pistons 104-93.
San Antonio Spurs beat Boston Celtics 111-89 with Danny Green netting 18 points.
The visiting Spurs (12-4) welcomed back head coach Gregg Popovich following a two-game absence for a medical procedure, with their seventh straight win after dominating the Celtics (4-10) 33-16 in the fourth quarter.
Dwayne Wade scored 13 of his 27 points in the final quarter of Miami's 86-79 win against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Wade was returning for the Heat missing after missing seven games with a hamstring strain.
Carmelo Anthony, sidelined the last two games because of back spasms, paced New York (4-14) with 31 points.
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