Grizzlies and Thunder grab wins

The Memphis Grizzlies secured a dramatic 116-111 victory over the Washington Wizards in overtime on Monday.

The Grizzlies almost squandered a 10-point lead in the final quarter and needed two free throws from Zach Randolph with less than a second left to force overtime.

But they made no mistake in the extra period, outscoring their opponents 14-9 to seal a fourth straight home win.

Elsewhere, Gerald Wallace scored 21 points as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Milwaukee Bucks 94-84.

Oklahoma City Thunder won a third straight game with a 105-89 victory over the hapless New Jersey Nets, Kevin Durant doing the most damage with 40 points.

New Jersey have now lost 10 in a row after squandering a 72-70 lead in the third quarter.

Defending champions the LA Lakers went down to a 118-103 defeat to the Phoenix Suns, despite 34 points from Kobe Bryant.

Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 26 points.

The Philadelphia 76ers eased to a 104-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers thanks to 61 points in the second half.

Elton Brand scored 25 points for the visitors and grabbed nine rebounds.

Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points with eight rebounds but that was not enough for the Denver Nuggets to win at the Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento scored 59 points in the second half to secure a 106-101 success and improve to 14-16.

In the day's final game, the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics by 103-99 with Monta Ellis scoring 37 points.