The Los Angeles Lakers' woes on the road continued in the NBA on Saturday, while the Houston Rockets maintained their form run.
Superstar Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, but the Lakers slumped to their seventh loss in eight games on the road this campaign - this time a 100-89 defeat at the hands of the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks.
Drew Gooden (23 points), Ersan Ilyasova (15) and Mike Dunleavy (15) led the Bucks, who were without Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson because of injury and suspension respectively.
Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets claimed their ninth win in 10 games with a 97-84 victory over the New York Knicks.
Chase Budinger (19 points) and Samuel Dalembert (14 rebounds) led the way against a Knicks offence struggling without Carmelo Anthony.
The win lifted the Rockets to the top of the Southwest Division, while the Knicks are third in the Atlantic after three straight losses.
Andre Iguodala's eighth career triple-double led the Philadelphia 76ers to a comfortable 95-74 win against the Detroit Pistons.
He netted 10 points, collected 10 rebounds and provided 10 assists as the 76ers eased past the struggling Pistons.
The 76ers remain top of the Atlantic Division, while the Pistons, who had Greg Monroe (16) top score, are bottom of Central with just four wins.
The Utah Jazz held on for a 96-93 win against the Sacramento Kings, who had Tyreke Evans hit a game-high 31 points.
JaVale McGee scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds to help the Washington Wizards to their fourth win of the season, a 102-99 defeat of the Charlotte Bobcats.
It was the second time in a week the Wizards had beaten the Bobcats - who have just three wins - after Matt Carroll's three-point attempt at the buzzer missed.
The Phoenix Suns took just their seventh win of the campaign with an 86-84 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.