Brown out in L.A. after 5 games

Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, Pau Gasol added 14 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers responded to coach Mike Brown's firing earlier Friday with a 101-77 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors.

Jordan Hill scored 14 points for the Lakers, who had just a few hours to absorb Brown's dismissal after just 18 months on the job. Following a bumpy first half under interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff, they pulled away in the third quarter with a 25-9 run led by Bryant, who also had nine rebounds and seven assists.

With the talented veteran club off to a Western Conference-worst 1-4 start after a winless preseason, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and owner Jim Buss abruptly dismissed Brown, informing the players during their morning shootaround.

Nets 107, Magic 68: Brook Lopez had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Brooklyn at Orlando.

Bucks 101, Wizards 91: Monta Ellis scored 22 points, leading Milwaukee at Washington.

76ers 106, Celtics 100: Evan Turner scored 25 points, leading Philadelphia at Boston.

Heat 95, Hawks 89: LeBron James scored 21 points, including the clinching jumper with 13.6 seconds remaining, and Miami won at Atlanta.

Knicks 104, Mavericks 94: Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points and New York beat visiting Dallas.

Timberwolves 96, Pacers 94: At Minneapolis, Chase Budinger converted a layup on a feed from Andrei Kirilenko with 0.8 seconds to go, lifting Minnesota past Indiana.

Grizzlies 93, Rockets 85: Zach Randolph had 15 points and 14 rebounds, leading Memphis past visiting Houston.

Hornets 107, Bobcats 99: Anthony Davis had 23 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in his first game back after a concussion, and host New Orleans beat Charlotte.

Thunder 105, Pistons 94: Serge Ibaka scored a career-high 25 points and Oklahoma City beat visiting Detroit.

Suns 107, Cavaliers 105: Shannon Brown scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as host Phoenix rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat Cleveland.

Spurs 97, Kings 86: Tim Duncan had 23 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks to lead San Antonio at Sacramento.

Nuggets 104, Jazz 84: Corey Brewer scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lift Denver past visiting Utah.