Dallas Stars defeat LA Kings 3-2 (OT). After withstanding a Dallas flurry at the start of the second period, the Kings scored twice in just over 30 seconds: Mike Richards extending his career-high five-game goal streak and Kevin Westgarth with his first career goal. The last King to have a five-game scoring streak was Dustin Brown who had a six-game streak from Jan. 17 to Jan. 31, 2009. But with 20 seconds from a win, Loui Eriksson scored off of a neutral zone faceoff win to send the game to overtime. Steve Ott gave the Stars the overtime win. more ›

LA Lakers defeat Phoenix Suns 105-92. Missing easy buckets don't lead to victories. Ask the Suns forward Amare Stoudemire. All night Stoudemire and the Suns missed easy dunks, putbacks and layups to give the Lakers a fight. And when you make mistakes against the best team in the league, you just don't win. Meanwhile Vladimir Radmonovic got his stroke back shooting 5-for-6 beyond the arc. Jordan Farmar, Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza all scored double-digits coming off the bench. Meanwhile the Andrew Bynum-Shaquille O'Neal showdown was basically a push. more ›