Wizards 89, Nets 74

Washington held the Brooklyn without a field goal for nearly nine minutes during the first half, survived a second-half slump and held on for an victory Friday night in their latest win over a team near the top of the standings.

Nene had 20 points and 11 rebounds, John Wall added 15 points and nine assists, and Martell Webster scored 16 points for the Wizards, who have one of the worst records in the NBA but have nevertheless taken eight of their last nine at home.

Deron Williams scored 20 points for the Nets, who lost to a sub-.500 team for only the second time this season. They fell apart quickly in this one: After a first quarter that included 10 lead changes, Brooklyn went 0 for 12 from the field to start the second and trailed 51-31 at halftime.

Lakers 100, Bobcats 93

Kobe Bryant shrugged off a scoreless first half to finish with 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and Los Angeles overcome a 20-point second-half deficit to beat Charlotte.

The Lakers avoided a costly defeat to the NBA's worst team and pulled within three games of .500.

Bryant attempted only two shots in the first half and didn't bother coming out for warmups to start the second half.

But he provided the jolt the Lakers needed in the third quarter and scored 14 points in the final period, including a driving layup with 40 seconds left to push the lead to five.

Steve Nash and Earl Clark each had 17 points and Dwight Howard had 12 points, all in the first half, and 11 rebounds for the Lakers (24-27).

Byron Mullens and Gerald Henderson each had 20 points for the Bobcats, who have lost six straight.