The Los Angeles Lakers held off a late charge from the New York Knicks to post a 100-90 victory in the NBA on Tuesday.

The Lakers looked to be cruising when 83-62 ahead going into the final period, but the Knicks turned up the heat to give their opponents a fright.

Kobe Bryant was the star player with 34 points as the Lakers recorded their fourth successive win.

The Golden State Warriors made it two wins on the bounce as they overcame the Dallas Mavericks 111-103.

Dallas had been leading at the end of the third period, but the Warriors turned things around by outscoring their opponents 33-21 in the final quarter.

Monta Ellis scored a game-high 37 points for Golden State while Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavericks in a losing cause.

The Washington Wizards halted a two-game losing streak with a narrow 108-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Antawn Jamison scored 32 points for Washington, who had learned of the death of owner Abe Pollin earlier on Tuesday.

Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets piled more misery on the New Jersey Jets with a 101-87 success.

Anthony poured in 27 points for Denver as the Nets slumped to their 14th straight loss in the competition.

The Indiana Pacers slipped to their fourth successive defeat with a 123-112 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Jose Calderon led the way with 21 points for the Raptors with Jarrett Jack adding 18.

Kevin Durant scored 28 points and had eight assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a 104-94 victory over the Utah Jazz.