Metta World Peace scored 26 points and the visiting Lakers, playing their third straight game without the injured Bryant, manhandled the host Spurs underneath to hand San Antonio, the West's second-place team, one of its most embarrassing losses this season.
Bryant is sitting out to heal his sore left shin. There remains no timetable on when Bryant, the N.B.A.'s leading scorer, might return.
Bynum's dominating night surpassed the previous N.B.A. season-high of 25 rebounds, set twice by Orlando's Dwight Howard and Milwaukee's Ersan Ilyasova.
Danny Green led the Spurs with 22 points.
CLIPPERS 100, THUNDER 98 Chris Paul scored 31 points, including the game-winning shot on a layup with 8.8 seconds left, lifting Los Angeles to a victory that kept it in position for home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Kevin Durant missed a 3-pointer that could have won it. Durant led Oklahoma City with 22 points and Russell Westbrook scored 20 on 3-for-14 shooting. The West-leading Thunder have lost four of their last six games.
KNICKS 111, BUCKS 107 J. R. Smith hit a 3-pointer for the lead with 1:04 left, and the Knicks held on to win in Milwaukee in a game that could turn out to be critical to both teams' playoff hopes.
Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 10 rebounds while Tyson Chandler added 19 points for the Knicks, who took a two-game lead on Milwaukee for the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. Smith had 14 points off the bench.
Monta Ellis had 35 points and Brandon Jennings added 22 for the Bucks.
SIXERS 93, RAPTORS 75 Thaddeus Young scored 17 points, and Philadelphia beat Toronto, an important victory in its chase of a playoff berth.
The visiting 76ers avenged a 21-point home loss to Toronto last Wednesday. This time, the 76ers, who strengthened their hold on seventh place in the East, blew the game open in the fourth.
PACERS 104, CAVALIERS 98 Danny Granger scored 23 points, 5 in overtime, and George Hill made a 3-pointer in the extra session, lifting Indiana. The visiting Pacers, clinging to the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference, outscored the Cavaliers, 10-4, in overtime.
David West scored 19 points, Hill had 17 and Roy Hibbert finished with 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks for Indiana, which is 6-1 in its last seven games.
JAZZ 103, ROCKETS 91 Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 29 points and Utah helped its fading playoff hopes.
Paul Millsap added 21 points for the Jazz, who held the No. 10 spot in the Western Conference standings coming into the game.
Houston started the night in the sixth in the West, and had a four-game winning streak snapped.
GRIZZLIES 104, SUNS 93 Rudy Gay scored a season-high 32 points and host Memphis won its fourth straight.
Memphis outscored the Suns, 17-6, after Phoenix tied the game at 87-87 with 6:27 left.
Zach Randolph had 17 points and nine rebounds for Memphis, which won for the ninth time in the last 11 games.
HORNETS 105, KINGS 96 Jason Smith scored 22 points, hitting 10 of 12 shots, to lead New Orleans at home.
Marco Belinelli added 21 points for New Orleans, which shot 55.9 percent (38 of 68) and surged ahead for good with an 18-3 run in the third quarter.
Marcus Thornton led all scorers with 25 points and Tyreke Evans added 19 points for the Kings, who have lost six straight.
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