PHOENIX — Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were dominant forces on the same court where they were All-Star Game co-MVPs three weeks ago.

Give this one to Shaq and the Suns.

O’Neal scored 33 points and Phoenix overcame Bryant’s 49-point performance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 118-111 on Sunday.

Matt Barnes added 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the Suns, without Steve Nash for the third straight game because of a sprained right ankle, defeated the Lakers for the first time in four tries this season.

Pau Gasol added 30 for Los Angeles, loser of two in a row for just the third time this season.

“We’re going through a period right now where everybody’s just kind of tired a little bit,” Bryant said. “It happens. … Everybody kind of goes through it a little bit. And these two games, we’ve been playing lethargic. It’s that point in the season where we kind of hit it. The key for us is to snap out of it.”

After his 45-point game against Toronto on Friday night, O’Neal has consecutive 30-point games for the first time since March 5-7, 2004.

Also on Sunday:

Pistons 105

Celtics 95

BOSTON — Richard Hamilton had 25 points, Tayshaun Prince scored 15 and each hit a three-pointer in the final 80 seconds to help the Pistons beat the Celtics.

Cavaliers 88

Hawks 87

ATLANTA — LeBron James scored 26 points, including the winning free throw with 1.6 seconds left, and the Cavaliers won for the seventh time in eight games.

Mavericks 109

Raptors 98

DALLAS — Jason Kidd handed out 15 assists to become the fourth player in NBA history with 10,000 for his career, and Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Mavs.

Hornets 99

Nets 96

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — David West scored 32 points and Chris Paul made two key steals in the final minute to lead the Hornets to their fourth straight win.

Rockets 105

Timberwolves 94

MINNEAPOLIS — One night after blowing a 17-point lead in the final six minutes, Yao Ming had 17 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in the Rockets’ victory.

Pacers 100

Nuggets 94

INDIANAPOLIS — Jarrett Jack had 28 points and eight assists, Troy Murphy had 22 points and 18 rebounds and the Pacers hung on to beat the Nuggets.

Jazz 112

Warriors 104

OAKLAND, Calif. — Mehmet Okur scored 23 points, Deron Williams had a season-high 20 assists and the Jazz won their eighth straight.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville guard Andre McGee stripped the ball from Marquette’s Jerel McNeal, darted toward the basket and — seeing nobody giving chase — decided to go for it.

It takes a lot for the 5-foot-10 McGee to get to the rim. But in a senior season dwindling down to precious few games, the decidedly grounded McGee opted to take flight. He slammed home a rare two-handed dunk, the defining moment in No. 6 Louisville’s gritty 62-58 victory over No. 8 Marquette on Sunday.

“I can jump pretty good, but I’m getting old,” McGee said with a laugh. “My legs are getting tired.”

They didn’t look it.

McGee finished with a season-high 16 points in 28 energetic minutes as the Cardinals (23-5, 14-2 Big East) kept their hopes for a conference title alive by suffocating the Golden Eagles (23-6, 12-4), who hung tough despite playing without injured star guard Dominic James.

Louisville survived behind the play of McGee and forward Terrence Williams, who had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

The senior co-captains’ heady play helped Louisville keep its composure following a muddled nonconference season. Now the Cardinals are right where they expected to be all along: heading into the final week of the regular season with a shot at the conference title.

“We’ve been fighting a lot,” coach Rick Pitino said. “These teams have to fight a lot and the guys are doing a great job at it.”

Louisville wore white throwback uniforms honoring the late-1960s teams of Wes Unseld, and Pitino drew a roar when he walked onto the floor in a flashy white suit, a tip to the school’s “white-out” promotion.

Louisville’s play wasn’t nearly as pretty as Pitino’s sartorial choice, but the Cardinals have developed a knack for winning in all sorts of ways. They started their five-game winning streak by pouring in 99 points against DePaul, then took a decidedly more rugged approach to slowing the Big East’s highest scoring team.

Wesley Matthews led Marquette with 19 points, but Louisville harassed the Golden Eagles into a season-low 34 percent shooting.

In other Sunday games:

No. 9 Michigan State 74

No. 20 Illinois 66

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. —Michigan State won the Big Ten regular season championship, holding off a late charge by Illinois. Kalin Lucas led the Spartans (23-5, 13-3) with 18 points. Raymar Morgan added 14 points and Delvon Roe had 10.

No. 15 Kansas 90

No. 11 Missouri 65

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Sherron Collins scored 25 points and dished out key assists during an early 18-1 run, and Kansas stretched its nation-leading home court streak to 40 straight wins.