Los Angeles center Andrew Bynum, right, drives around New York center Eddy Curry during the first half of Tuesday's game in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 100-90.

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 34 points, Pau Gasol added 11 points and 16 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers exploited a major size advantage in their fourth straight victory, 100-90 over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

Ron Artest scored 17 points for the Lakers, who took control of their eighth win in 10 meetings with New York by scoring 17 consecutive points in the third while holding the Knicks scoreless for nearly 7 1/2 minutes.

Andrew Bynum added 17 points and eight rebounds on an injured right ankle, although he barely needed to jump while helping Los Angeles to a 60-36 rebounding advantage over New York’s undersized front line.

Nate Robinson and Wilson Chandler scored 15 points apiece for the Knicks, who opened a three-game West Coast swing with their fifth straight loss to the defending NBA champions.

Los Angeles led by 24 in the third quarter before New York’s late rally against the Lakers’ reserves trimmed another potential blowout to respectability. Los Angeles also committed 25 turnovers, but the Lakers still haven’t really been challenged in three games since Gasol’s return from injury.

Bryant set a Madison Square Garden record with 61 points in the teams’ last meeting, but the Lakers needed much less help to beat New York on the other coast for their 10th win in 12 games.

Chandler’s five-for-20 shooting performance didn’t help, but size was the most obvious offensive problem for the Knicks. The Lakers’ advantages were obvious from the opening jump ball, when 7-footers Gasol and Bynum looked down on 6-foot-9 center David Lee and 6-10 Danilo Gallinari. Even 6-10 reserve Lamar Odom grabbed 12 rebounds for Los Angeles.

The entire evening got off to a poor start for the Knicks, whose team bus carrying coach Mike D’Antoni didn’t arrive at Staples Center until less than an hour before game time, slowed by Westside traffic from the team’s hotel in Santa Monica.

Los Angeles finished the first half on a 15-4 run to take a 10-point lead. The Lakers then turned a 59-52 advantage into a 24-point margin with a relentless series of baskets and defense, with Bryant leading the way on both ends.

Bryant then hit a fallaway three-pointer and a tough jumper in the final seconds of the quarter, although Robinson made a double-clutch three-pointer from near midcourt at the buzzer to cut Los Angeles’ lead to 21.

Also on Tuesday:

Thunder 104

Jazz 94

SALT LAKE CITY — Kevin Durant scored 28 points and Oklahoma City held off a late surge by Utah. Durant also had eight assists and Jeff Green had 19 points, six rebounds and five assists as the Thunder ended a four-game losing streak in Utah.

Wizards 108

76ers 107

WASHINGTON — Antawn Jamison had 32 points and 14 rebounds to lead Washington past Philadelphia, hours after the death of Wizards owner Abe Pollin.

Nuggets 101

Nets 87

DENVER — Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, Nene added 17 and Denver dealt New Jersey its 14th straight loss to start the season.

Raptors 123

Pacers 112

TORONTO — Chris Bosh had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Jose Calderon scored a season-high 21 points and Toronto handed Indiana its fourth straight loss.

Warriors 111

Mavericks 103

DALLAS — Monta Ellis scored a season-high 37 points, Anthony Morrow added a season-best 27 and short-handed Golden State ended Dallas’ five-game winning streak with a victory over the injury-depleted Mavericks.