Thursday's National Basketball Association Capsules

Nov 20, 2009 - 6:25 AM LOS ANGELES(AP) -- Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds in his season debut, and Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Lakers' career scoring chart in Los Angeles' 108-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

Ron Artest added 15 points for the Lakers, who finally had their full starting lineup intact for their ninth victory in 12 games to start the season. The defending NBA champions had little trouble with the Bulls, opening a 20-point lead in the third quarter before beating them for the eighth time in nine meetings.

Derrick Rose had 20 points and John Salmons scored all 18 of his points in the first half for the Bulls, who lost on the second stop of a taxing six-game road trip.

With a free throw in the third quarter, Bryant passed Abdul-Jabbar (24,276) for second place on the Lakers' career scoring list, leaving him trailing only Jerry West (25,192).

Hornets 110, Suns 103=

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance in New Orleans' victory over Phoenix.

Devin Brown and rookie Marcus Thornton each scored 19 for the Hornets, who won their second straight under new head coach Jeff Bower.

The score was tied at 96 when Stojakovic and rookie Darren Collison hit back-to-back 3s, and New Orleans held on from there. Collison had 15 points, putting both Hornets rookies in double figures.

Amare Stoudemire had 23 points and Jared Dudley, who was 5 of 6 on 3-pointers, scored 17 for Phoenix. Channing Frye added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Jazz 90, Spurs 83=

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Deron Williams scored 21 points and Utah ended its decade-long misery in San Antonio.

Utah had not won a regular-season game in San Antonio since 1999, a losing streak that spanned 20 games. Paul Millsap added 20 points for the Jazz.

Tim Duncan scored 21 points, and he has seldom seen San Antonio struggle at the start of a season like this. The Spurs revamped their roster this summer, but they are 4-6 and have their first losing record after 10 games since 1996.

Carlos Boozer scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and had 11 rebounds.

Utah won back-to-back games for the first time this season and did it by carrying only nine players for the second consecutive night.