76ers' victory spoils Kobe milestone party

Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant moved past Shaquille O'Neal to become the NBA's fifth highest scorer on Monday but it was a bitter-sweet moment for the Los Angeles guard as the Lakers lost 95-90 to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Bryant finished with 28 points to reach a career total of 28,601, moving past O'Neal's 28,596. The all-time leader in points scored is Kareem Abdul Jaber with 38,387.

Philadelphia trailed 86-79 with four and a half minutes to go when Lou Williams sparked a 14-2 run to send the Wells Fargo Centre crowd into a frenzy.

Fast start

"He's our closer," team-mate Spencer Hawes told reporters. "When he comes in at the end, he has the ability to make plays."

Williams scored ten of his team-high 24 points during the spurt, including seven straight, to give the Atlantic Division-leading 76ers (18-7) their sixth win in seven games. Los Angeles (14-11) lost their second in a row as they reached the halfway point of a six-game road trip. The Lakers are just 3-9 away from home this season.

Lakers' Andrew Bynum had 20 points and 20 rebounds.

Bryant roared out to a fast start by netting 24 first-half points, but Philadelphia quickly began double-teaming the All Star to derail his night. Bryant would make just two of his final 14 shots and was unable to stop the Los Angeles slide in the fourth.

RESULTS

• WAS'TON 111 Toronto 108
• LA Clippers 107 ORLANDO 102
• P'DELPHIA 95 LA Lakers 90
• Phoenix 99 ATLANTA 90
• Chicago 108 N.JERSEY 87
• NY KNICKS 99 Utah 88
• San Antonio 89 MEMPHIS 84
• Sac'mento 100 N.ORLEANS 92
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