Kobe Bryant, Lakers
106-99 win vs. Sonics
35 pts, 12-22 FG, 10-12 FT

Ricky Davis, Heat
110-90 win vs. Bobcats
23 pts, 9-14FG, 4-5 3-pt FG, 1-1 FT

Kyle Korver, Sixers
114-99 win at Bucks
20 pts, 8-13 FG, 4-5 3-pt FG

After watching LeBron James fill out his stat sheet on back-to-back nights, is it possible that Jason Kidd decided on Tuesday that he should remind everyone who the NBA's active tripe-double leader actually is? Kidd posted number 91 with 12 points, 15 rebounds and 12 dimes in his best effort to keep New Jersey's three-game win streak alive. However, rookie Juan Carlos Navarro's 16-point, 11-rebound night proved to be too much as Memphis took down the Nets.

Rajon Rondo, Celtics
109-104 loss at Cavs
3 pt, 1-9 FG

Josh Smith, Hawks
90-78 loss at Bulls
12 pts, 2-14 FG

Damien Wilkins, Sonics
106-99 loss at Lakers
10 pts, 3-12 FG

Who says history is doomed to repeat itself? Just over two weeks ago, the Pacers went into Denver and took a 25-point lead into halftime, only to watch the Nuggets pull off an amazing comeback victory, courtesy of a 32-point effort from Carmelo Anthony. Fast forward to Tuesday. The Pacers once again traveled to Denver and opened up hot. Mike Dunleavy and Jamal Tinsley combined for 16 first-quarter points as the Pacers started the game on a 21-3 run. Just like their last meeting, the Nuggets came storming back and again took a seven-point advantage over Indiana. This time, however, the Pacers had a backup plan. Dunleavy regained his first-half touch for a 10-point final period to tarnish the Nuggets' rally and prevent Indiana from suffering another embarassing loss. Anthony again did his best as he dropped in 15 second-half points in the defeat.

Maybe it was his desire to notch his third straight triple-double? Perhaps he wanted to show the Celtics' Big Three that the Cavaliers are the Eastern Conference's defending champs? Or maybe he saw Kevin Garnett ranked ahead of him in this week's Race to the MVP rankings? Whatever it was, LeBron James was clearly motivated on Tuesday. After the King of Cleveland's court scored 27 points in regulation, he turned his game up another notch in overtime as he fired off 11 points in the extra session to lift the Cavaliers to a 109-104 triumph over Boston. The peak of his performance came with 1:51 remaining in OT, when he drained a trey to extend Cleveland's lead to five, an advantage it would never relinquish. Although James fell six rebounds shy of a third triple-double in as many games, he did hand out 13 assists. Ray Allen had a chance to win the game for the Celtics in regulation, but missed back-to-back free throws with 23.1 ticks left.

Outside of Cleveland, was there a more anticipated game on the NBA docket last night than the Sonics-Lakers matchup? With Kevin Durant making his first trip to Los Angeles to take on Kobe Bryant, who didn't want to see the rookie roll up like he owned the joint and help Seattle end its four-game slide? Durant put the Sonics on his back late, scoring 12 of his 25 points in the final 6:05 of the fourth quarter. But Bryant decided to play the role of teacher and give the youngster a lesson in the art of scoring as he rolled off 35 points to help Los Angeles hold off Seattle. "We were a little sloppy in the second half,'' Bryant said. "But we managed to iron it out.''

Before Tuesday night's matchup against the Bobcats, Heat head coach Pat Riley decided to replace Ricky Davis and Jason Williams in starting lineup with Chris Quinn and Penny Hardaway so that Miami would have a more balanced scoring attack off the bench. A one-word description of the move: Brilliant! Davis matched a season high with 23 points, while Williams added 11 and eight assists off the pine to help snap the Heat's four-game losing skid. "I can't remember the last victory we had like this," Dwyane Wade said. "It feels good." Rookie Daequan Cook had the best performance of his career as he fired in 19 off the bench in the win.

I always thought the "D" in D-League stood for developmental, but apparently it stands for drama. With 1.6 seconds left in Tuesday night's game between the Flash and Wizards, Michael Cuffee nailed a 3-pointer that appeared to have the contest set for an extra session. Yet, Kevin Lyde decided he rather make the trip back to the hotel a little earlier. Instead of going down low, the Wizards sent the ball out to Lyde, who quickly put up a 12-footer that found the bottom of the basket to lift Dakota over the Flash and hand the Wizards their first win of the season. Lyde finished with 17 points, while Cuffee posted 25 in the defeat.