LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, including an astonishing basket from behind the backboard, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 101-85 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.

The defending NBA champions, who squeaked out a 101-98 overtime win at Oklahoma City on Nov. 3, had this one in control throughout with help from Andrew Bynum’s 25 points and nine rebounds. Bryant also had seven assists and six rebounds.

Pau Gasol, playing his second game since coming back from a right hamstring strain, had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists after getting 24 points and 13 boards in Thursday’s 108-93 win against Chicago. The Lakers have won 11 straight against the Thunder-Seattle SuperSonics franchise, and are 9-0 this season when scoring 100 or more points.

Bryant thrilled the sellout crowd late in the first quarter when he made one of those Larry Bird-type fadeaway jumpers from behind the baseline near the Lakers’ bench while hanging in the air as his momentum carried him out of bounds on a drive against rookie guard James Harden.

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 19 points, after getting 30 or more in five of his previous seven games. The Thunder have given up 100 or more points in each of their last three contests, after allowing fewer than 90 in six of their first 11 contests.

Durant, who came in as the league’s fifth-leading scorer with a 27.7-points average and had 28 in the first meeting with the Lakers, missed his first five shots in the rematch while Bynum made his first five to help Los Angeles pull out to a 27-8 lead. Bryant turned a one-bounce offensive rebound into a buzzer-beating bank shot from the foul line to give the Lakers a 35-16 cushion.

In other games on Sunday:

Bobcats 104

Pacers 88

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nazr Mohammed scored 18 points, Boris Diaw added 17 and Charlotte snapped a seven-game losing streak. Rookie Derrick Brown scored a season-high 13 and Stephen Jackson added 10 in his first home game with Charlotte.

Celtics 107

Knicks 105

NEW YORK — Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer, giving Boston a victory over New York. Paul Pierce scored a season-high 33 points, and had all of Boston’s points in overtime until the final shot.

Heat 102

Hornets 101

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade had 31 points, and Udonis Haslem hit a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift Miami. Haslem finished with 14 points off the bench, including both field goals for the Heat in the final minute.

Magic 104

Raptors 96

TORONTO — Vince Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Orlando won its fifth straight. J.J. Redick had 19 points, Jason Williams had 16 and Rashard Lewis added 11 for the Magic, who have won eight of 10.

Suns 117

Pistons 91

PHOENIX — Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points and Steve Nash added 20, then sat out the fourth quarter to watch Phoenix hand road-weary Detroit its fifth straight loss. Nash made seven of eight shots and had nine assists.