Kobe Bryant scored 28 points to surpass 32,000 in his career and helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks, just their second victory this season.
Lakers 114, Hawks 109
Bryant joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Michael Jordan as the only players to surpass 32,000 career points.
Bryant needs 291 more points to catch the third-placed Jordan, who has 32,292.
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Bucks 117, Knicks 113
Jerryd Bayless made five of six free throws in the final minute and Ersan Ilyasova scored 20 points as Milwaukee held off a furious fightback by New York.
Ilyasova scored 11 of his points in the final quarter.
New York got 26 points from Carmelo Anthony and 24 from Tim Hardaway Jr.
Milwaukee led by as many as 26 in the second half and scored the first seven points of the final quarter to take a 102-84 lead before the Knicks rallied.
