Los Angeles  - For nearly two-and-a-half quarters, the Los Angeles Lakers couldn't stop the Dallas Mavericks, until finally figuring it out.

Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 35 points, and the Lakers went on a decisive 17-0 run, bridging the third and fourth quarters en route to their sixth straight victory, 114-107 over the visiting Mavericks on Friday night.

"Tonight was a game where it didn't seem like anything was going our way," said Bryant, who had 23 second-half points. "But we made adjustments and we were able to battle through."

Derek Fisher had 19 points, Andrew Bynum contributed 18 with 10 rebounds while backup forward Trevor Aria added all 15 of his points in the second half as the Lakers improved to an NBA-best 13-1 record - their fastest start since a 16-1 mark in the 2001-02 title season.

"In the first half, we couldn't figure them out. I don't know because they run the same play over and over," Bynum said.

"But we were able to have a nice defensive stand in the last six minutes of the third quarter and took it into the fourth quarter that enabled us to win."

The Lakers trailed 69-57, but closed the third quarter on a 23-9 run, including 13 consecutive points to end the period to take an 80-78 advantage.

Baskets by Bynum, Ariza and Lamar Odom to start the fourth quarter, made it a 17-0 burst, that opened up an 84-78 advantage with 9.5 minutes left in the game.

"They attacked us with high screen and rolls, we couldn't stop the penetration," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We just had to bring the intensity up a lot more. Until that moment when we broke the game open, we were on our heels most of the time."

After Bryant's two free throws made it 106-95, Jason Terry scored eight straight points, including consecutive three-pointers, pulling the Mavericks within 110-105 with 55 ticks to go.

However, Bryant made two free throws and hit an 18-foot jumper to seal the come-from behind home win.

Terry scored 29 points off the bench, while German wunderkind Dirk Nowitzki finished with 19 and 12 rebounds for Dallas( 7-8) which had won its last five games.

Elsewhere:

Miami Heat 107, Phoenix Suns 92

Dwyane Wade erupted for a season-high 43 points and the visiting Heat blistered the short-handed Suns.

Brazil's Leandro Barbosa scored 20 points for Phoenix (11-6) which played without All-Star point guard Steve Nash (right thigh contusion).

Detroit Pistons 107, Milwaukee Bucks 97

Allen Iverson came off the bench to score 17 points to lead six teammates in double figures as the Pistons charged past the visiting Bucks.

Before the game, Iverson apologized to his teammates for skipping practice on Wednesday and promised it would never happen again. For his actions, the former league MVP did not start the game and was fined.

Boston Celtics 102, Philadelphia 76ers 78

Ray Allen poured in 15 of his 23 points in the third quarter, Kevin Garnett added 16 and the reigning league-champion Celtics (15- 2) routed the visiting Sixers for their seventh straight victory.

San Antonio Spurs 109, Memphis Grizzlies 98

Frenchman Tony Parker had 15 points and seven assists in his first game back after missing nine with an ankle sprain on November 7, sparking the Spurs to their season-high fourth straight victory.

Roger Mason led the Spurs (9-6) while Argentine Manu Ginobili scored 14, in his third game back from off-season ankle injury.

OJ Mayo scored 32 points for Memphis (4-12) which lost for the ninth time in the last 10 games.

Toronto Raptors 93, Atlanta Hawks 88

Chris Bosh had 30 points, 10 rebounds with seven assists, leading the Raptors (8-7) to their second consecutive win.

Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Golden State Warriors 97

LeBron James had 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers (13-3) won their franchise-record-tying ninth straight home game to start the season by sending the Warriors to their fifth straight loss.

Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Oklahoma City 103

Craig Smith scored 23 points and Mike Miller buried the game- winning jumper from the left corner just before the final buzzer sounded as the Timberwolves (4-10) handed the hapless Thunder (1-16) its franchise-tying 14th straight loss.

Utah Jazz 120, Sacramento Kings 94

Turkey's Mehmet Okur had 20 points with 12 rebounds, while Deron Williams added 13 points and 15 assists as the Jazz improved to 8-1 at home.

Charlotte Bobcats 115, Indiana Pacers 108 (OT)

Raymond Felton matched a career high with 31 points, including a three-pointer in the decisive 7-0 to open the overtime, leading the Bobcats past the visiting Pacers.

Danny Granger topped Indiana (6-9) with a season-best 35 points.

Portland Trail Blazers 101, New Orleans Hornets 86

Brandon Roy had 25 points with 10 assists, and the Trail Blazers (11-6) went on a decisive 17-0 second-half run to stop the Hornets' four-game winning streak. (dpa)