LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant scored 13 points on 4-of-20 shooting after declaring he will retire at the end of the season, as the Indiana Pacers hung on to send his Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth consecutive defeat, 107-103 Sunday.
Paul George scored the Pacers' final 11 points in the last 1:27, finishing with 39 as Indiana opened a four-game West Coast road trip with its fifth straight victory despite blowing all but one point of a 22-point lead.
Bryant overcame another poor shooting night with two big late jumpers that reflected his vintage offensive skills. His quick-release 3-pointer from straightaway with 11 seconds left trimmed Indiana's lead to 104-103.
After the Lakers got the ball back with a three-point deficit, Bryant shot an airball on a 3-pointer.
In Memphis, Tennessee, Zach Randolph had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the Grizzlies send the Philadelphia 76ers to a record-equaling 18th straight loss to start the season.
The Sixers have lost an NBA-record 28 consecutive games dating to last season and at 0-18 matched the New Jersey Nets' start in 2009-10.
Mike Conley led the Grizzlies with 20 points, while Matt Barnes and Jeff Green finished with 13 apiece as Memphis won for the seventh time in the last nine.
Isaiah Canaan led the Sixers with 16 points, while Robert Covington and Hollis Thompson scored 12 points each.
The Los Angeles Clippers downed the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-99 after Blake Griffin scored 12 of his 26 points in the final 6:32.
Griffin also had eight rebounds and seven assists, Chris Paul added 20 points and nine assists, and J.J. Redick added 18 points for the Clippers.
Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points for Minnesota.
The Suns' Eric Bledsoe had 20 points and 11 assists, and Mirza Teletovic also scored 20 points as Phoenix beat the Toronto Raptor to end a four-game losing streak.
Teletovic was 6 of 7 from 3-point range, Brandon Knight and Jon Leuer each added 16 points for the Suns, and T.J. Warren had 15.
DeMar DeRozan matched a Toronto season high with 29 points. Coming off a victory Saturday night in Washington, the Raptors had won four straight.
Trevor Ariza hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer for Houston with 1:14 left in overtime and Marcus Thornton made two free throws with less than a second left as the Rockets beat the New York Knicks 116-111, while Kemba Walker scored 22 points as the Charlotte Hornets overcame the loss of center Al Jefferson to hold off the Milwaukee Bucks 87-82.
Thaddeus Young had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Detroit Pistons 87-83, and the Orlando Magic defeated the Boston Celtics 110-91.