Mike Dunleavy, Pacers
114-107 win vs Sonics
32 pts, 10-16 FG, 4-5 3-pt FG

Lamar Odom, Lakers
117-108 win vs Raptors
20 pts, 9-12 FG, 2-2 3-pt FG

Gordan Giricek, Suns
132-111 win vs Grizzlies
18 pts, 9-14 FG

Amare Stoudemire was one of many Suns to put up numbers on Tuesday night. After all, the Suns ran away with it early in a 132-111 blowout of the Grizzlies, then sat the starters and gave the bench a chance. Despite being limited to just 30 minutes of action, though, Stoudemire managed 29 points on 12-of-17 from the floor. He also collected a team-high 13 rebounds and trespassed on Steve Nash's turf a tad, with four assists. Trespassed, case you missed it.

Juan Carlos Navarro, Griz
132-111 loss at Suns
5 pts, 1-9 FG, 1-5 3-pt FG

Charlie Bell, Bucks
105-97 loss at Wizards
6 pts, 2-10 FG, 1-6 3-pt FG

Jarrett Jack, Blazers
103-96 win at Timberwolves
4 pts, 1-8 FG

Tuesday was Kobe Bryant Blog Day. A Kobebration of Kobebryant, if you will. Catch is, though, the only Kobe sentiments allowed are the nice ones. Hardwood Paroxysm started it, and chose Tuesday because he was facing the Raptors, against whom he once scored 81 points in a game; NBA.com's Dave McMenamin joined the fun, pledging 24 posts in 24 hours in honor of No. 24. Bet he wishes the idea had struck before Kobe switched from No. 8—could have left work a little early. He's also probably glad nobody declared it Ron Artest Blog Day. That ish would take forever! He'd be working on 93 'til infinity!

But back to the subject: To celebrate his big blog day, Kobe led his Lakers to their 17th win in 20 games as they beat the Raptors, 117-108, at the Stapler on Tuesday night. He was solid, well-rounded and, at the expense of the spectacle, uninterested in matching his 81-point night. He scored a team-high 34 on 12-of-20 shooting, and added seven assists, seven rebounds and four steals. And, as if you don't already know, Maurice Brooks still has him first in the Race to the MVP.

The Rockets rested on Tuesday night, so their 19-game winning streak was safe. Same with the Celtics' nine-game streak. So what was the longest streak on the line Tuesday night? Five games, property of the Jazz. Three of the last four wins had come in Utah, which makes sense: They have the best home record in the NBA, at 28-3. (Celtics are close, but no Red's cigar: 28-4.) Dorothy said it: "There's no place like home."

But don't the Jazz know it when they leave! On Tuesday night, they lost to a not-that-tough Bulls team, 108-96, dropping their road record to 14-20. Not exactly 28-3, is it? Maybe the Jazz just pay impostors—look-alikes—to travel non-stop and play their road games. Like a bunch of VPs sending proxies to the board meeting because they don't want to bother—you know, better things to do. Well, that, or more likely, they just haven't figued out how to play well away from home. They step off the bus, the plane, whatever, and say it with dejection, with a sigh: "Damn, we're not in Utah anymore."

Though the Lakers did pull out a win, T.J. Ford kept the Raptors close in the second half. What, you think the picture to the right is Adobe Photoshopped? Get with it: Guy's got a glow about him. On Tuesday, naturally, he lit up the Lakers. He came off the bench in place of Jose Calderon at point and scored a team-high 28.

With any luck, this is an indication that he's back to full health and capacity, just three years removed from his spinal cord injury. Career-threatening injuries are one thing; quality of life-threatening injuries are another.

Nick Young'un had himself a game on Tuesday night. The rookie Wizard (think: Harry Potter, circa '97) dipped into his bag of tricks and dropped a career-high 22 points on 9-of-15 from the floor. He added five rebounds and three steals as his Wiz beat the Bucks in Milwaukee, 105-97.

Kevin Durant had a nice Tuesday night, too, with 27 points in a loss to the Pacers. But novelty makes headlines. So, while Young set a career high, it was the 32nd time in 62 games that Durant reached 20 points. KD can wake us when he hits 35. Maybe 40 to be safe.

DerMarr Johnson entered the night averaging 17 points per game this season for the Austin Toros. On Tuesday, against the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, he exceeded that average by 26 points. (If math isn't your thing, and the suspense is killing you: That's 43 points.) His Toros fell in OT, 137-134, despite his 12-of-18 shooting, and incredible 7-of-10 from three.

Opposite him, for Albuquerque, Julius Hodge finished just one assist shy of a triple-double, collecting 12 rebounds and scoring 34 points on 13-of-20 from the floor.