LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers took sole possession of the Western Conference lead Sunday.

MVP candidate Kobe Bryant had 20 points, five rebounds and five assists before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Lakers routed the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs 106-85 for their seventh win in eight games.

The Lakers (56-25), who clinched their first Pacific Division championship in four years and at least the No. 3 seed in the West on Friday night, are a half-game ahead of New Orleans after beginning the day tied with the Hornets for the top spot in the conference.

Lamar Odom, the only Los Angeles starter to play in the final period, added 17 points and 14 rebounds before coming out for good with 4:26 remaining. Pau Gasol had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Derek Fisher also scored 14, Jordan Farmar added 11 and Ronny Turiaf scored 10.

Tony Parker had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead San Antonio. Tim Duncan added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs.

Magic 104, Bulls 84

CHICAGO – Hedo Turkoglu scored 24 points, and Orlando Magic reached the 50-win mark for the first time in 12 years.

Dwight Howard added 19 points even though he sat out the fourth quarter, and Rashard Lewis added 18.

Orlando got a much-needed win after dropping six of 10 and losing to lottery-bound New York and Minnesota in that span. In between, the Magic captured their most lopsided win of the season when they beat Chicago 115-83 at home on Wednesday.

Cavaliers 84, Heat 76

CLEVELAND – Daniel Gibson made a 3-pointer and three straight free throws early in the fourth quarter to give Cleveland some cushion while LeBron James rested, and the Cavaliers moved closer to the East’s No. 4 seed.

Delonte West scored 18 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 14 and 14 rebounds and James finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who didn’t play well again but had enough to hold off the pathetic Heat.

Pistons 91, Raptors 84

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Rodney Stuckey scored 18 points, Jason Maxiell had 14 as Detroit won without playing its starters in the fourth quarter.

The loss drops Toronto (40-40) into a tie with Philadelphia.

for the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed with two games left, although the Raptors have the tiebreaker. The sixth seed will play Orlando in the first round, while the seventh seed faces Detroit.

The score was tied at 65 early in the fourth, and the Pistons had all five starters on the bench, having already clinched the second seed.

Chris Bosh had 30 points for Toronto.