Sixers ruin record-setting effort by Kobe

NBA: Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant’s record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Philadelphia.

Williams hit the tying jumper, then followed with the 3 for a 91-88 lead. He hit another floater to make it 93-88, part of a fantastic fourth that saw him hold off Bryant and help the Sixers improve to 13-3 at home.

Bryant scored 24 of his 28 points in the first half. He passed former teammate Shaquille O’Neal and moved into fifth place on the NBA’s career scoring list. O’Neal retired with 28,596 points. Bryant got 24 points in a hurry to pass O’Neal, but stumbled down the stretch and missed nine of his 10 shots in the fourth quarter.

Lakers coach Mike Brown missed the milestone. He was serving a one-game suspension without pay for making contact with an official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner during a loss to the Utah Jazz on Saturday. He was also fined $25,000.

• Thunder top Trail Blazers: Kevin Durant had 33 points, including a dunk with 2.9 seconds left in overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 111-107 in Portland.

Russell Westbrook added 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder, who upped their NBA-best record to 19-5.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 39 points for Portland.

• Lin carries Knicks: Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 28 points in his first career start, Steve Novak added a season-best 19, and the New York Knicks overcame the absence of Amare Stoudemire and early loss of Carmelo Anthony to beat the Utah Jazz 99-88 in New York.

Stoudemire left the team to join his family in Florida after older brother Hazell was killed there earlier Monday in a car crash, then Anthony left after just six minutes with a strained right groin.

• Clippers nip Magic in OT: Chris Paul scored 29 points, including 11 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Los Angeles Clippers slipped by the Orlando Magic 107-102 in Orlando, Fla.

Blake Griffin and Chauncey Billups each added 18 points for the Clippers. But Billups might be out for a while after suffering a left Achilles injury in the fourth quarter.

• Nash sparks Suns’ upset: Steve Nash scored 24 points and the Phoenix Suns broke open a close game with a 24-6 run to close the third quarter and beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-90 in Atlanta.

Nash, whose 38th birthday is today, had 11 assists.

• Cavaliers waive Thompson: The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived rookie guard Mychel Thompson.

Griner, Baylor put hurt on Oklahoma

College basketball: Brittney Griner scored 27 points with eight rebounds and eight blocked shots to help top-ranked Baylor (24-0, 11-0 Big 12) remain undefeated with an 81-54 victory over Oklahoma (15-7, 7-4) in Waco, Texas.

Baylor stretched its home winning streak to 36, this win coming only 11 days after they beat the Sooners 89-58 in Norman, Okla.

• Baylor women unanimous choice: Baylor is once again the unanimous No. 1 choice in the AP Top 25 women’s poll, while St. Bonaventure entered the Top 25 for the first time ever.

St. Bonaventure (22-2) came in at No. 25.

Notre Dame, Connecticut, Stanford and Duke round out the first five.

Gonzaga moved up one spot to 19th.

• Blue Devils women rout Tar Heels: Tricia Liston scored 16 of her 23 points during a decisive first-half run and No. 5 Duke (19-3, 10-0 ACC) romped to a 96-56 win over 22nd-ranked North Carolina (17-6, 7-3) in Durham, N.C.

Richa Jackson added 17 points for the Blue Devils, who claimed their third straight win over their fiercest rivals – and their most lopsided since a 101-58 romp in 2000.

Duke outscored UNC 39-12 during a 10 1/2-minute stretch late in the first half.

• Kentucky men stay on top: Kentucky is on top of the AP Top 25 poll for a third straight week.

The Wildcats received 63 first-place votes from the 65-member panel.

Syracuse, which got the other No. 1 votes, Ohio State, Missouri and North Carolina round out the top five.

Gonzaga and Vanderbilt fell out from 24th and 25th.

• Grizzlies rout Bengals: Will Cherry scored 21 points and Montana (17-6, 10-1) grabbed a share of the Big Sky men’s lead with a 76-40 victory over Idaho State (8-15, 6-5) in Missoula.

Coyotes end 7-game skid against Wings

NHL: Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings in Glendale, Ariz.

Boyd Gordon had a short-handed goal in the first period and Hanzal scored on a power play in the second for Phoenix. Detroit picked up the pressure in the third, but Smith made some difficult saves and Hanzal scored his eighth of the season into an empty net in the closing seconds to give the Coyotes consecutive wins over San Jose and Detroit, two of the Western Conference’s best teams.

• Ducks win shootout: Niklas Hagman scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of a shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary 3-2 for their 14th straight home victory over the Flames.

• Wild reward Prosser: The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Nate Prosser to a two-year contract extension.

The 25-year-old Prosser has six assists in 23 games for the Wild this season. The Wild are 14-7-2 with the rookie in the lineup.

Djokovic, Barcelona win Laureus awards

Miscellany: Novak Djokovic won the top individual honor at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards and Barcelona msoccer captured the team prize.

The top-ranked Djokovic won Sportsman of the Year at the ceremony in London, one week after the Serbian triumphed at the Australian Open to become the fifth man in the Open era to win three Grand Slam titles in a row.

Barcelona was recognized as the best team after a stellar 2011 in which Pep Guardiola’s players won the Spanish league and Champions League.

• Team Garmin wins stage, Farrar second: Garmin won the second stage at the Tour of Qatar in Doha, Qatar, beating Quick Step by 7 seconds in the opening time trial of the season.

The win lifted American Tyler Farrar of Wenatchee into second in the overall standings, behind 2005 world road race champion Tom Boonen.