LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Lamar Odom produced a solid performance to help the Los Angeles Lakers survive a ragged offensive outing in beating the Houston Rockets 88-79 on Tuesday.

Despite missing practice a day earlier through stomach pain, Odom filled in for the injured Pau Gasol and nearly posted a triple-double with 17 points, 19 rebounds, and nine assists.

Center Andrew Bynum had a team-high 24 points and Kobe Bryant added 22, including several key fourth-quarter plays, as the defending NBA champions ground out a fourth straight win.

Carl Landry scored 19 points off the bench and Aaron Brooks chipped in 18 for the Rockets (20-15), who suffered a second straight defeat.

Trailing for a majority of the game, Houston rallied to reduce the deficit to just two points with 3:55 left but Bryant answered with an assist on a three-point play and a jumper before Bynum made a hook shot to push the lead back to 80-73.

All-Star forward Gasol missed the contest for Los Angeles (28-6) after straining his left hamstring in Sunday's win against the Dallas Mavericks.

Grizzlies 109, Trail Blazers 105
In Portland, Oregon, Memphis closed with a 13-1 run over the final four minutes to beat Portland.

O.J. Mayo scored 27 points, hitting 10 of 18 shots including four 3-pointers, as Memphis moved above .500 for the first time this season.

Zach Randolph also scored 27 points and had a game-high 14 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have won four consecutive games.

Brandon Roy hit 9 of 18 shots and scored 27 points to lead Portland.

Suns 113, Kings 109
In Sacramento, California, Phoenix snapped a seven-game road losing skid with a tight win over Sacramento.

Steve Nash had 30 points and 12 assists, and Amare Stoudemire scored 24 for the Suns.

The Kings erased an entire 20-point first half deficit but could never take the lead, falling for the 14th time in the past 16 meetings between the teams.

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

Pacers 97, Magic 90
In Indianapolis, Roy Hibbert scored a career-high 26 points, leading Indiana over Orlando.

Hibbert, a 2.13-meter (7-2) center, added eight rebounds and four blocks. Luther Head had 18 points for the Pacers.

Mickael Pietrus and Jameer Nelson each scored 16 for the Magic, who still lead the Southeast Division despite consecutive losses.

Mavericks 98, Pistons 93
In Dallas, the hosts overcame a slow start to hand Detroit its 10th consecutive loss.

Jason Terry scored 26 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 22 for the Mavericks, who recovered after shooting just 29 percent in the first quarter and trailing by 14 points during the first half.

The Pistons hadn't dropped 10 in a row since the end of the 1993-94 season. They lost their final 13 games that season.

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 points.