Kobe Bryant had 34 points and eight rebounds, Lamar Odom just missed a triple-double, and the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-99 on Sunday night for their fifth win in six games.

Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant celebrates after their win over the San Antonio Spurs during the second half of their NBA game in Los Angeles December 10, 2006. [Reuters]

Odom had 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Luke Walton added 17 points for the Lakers (14-6), who snapped San Antonio's four-game winning streak and handed the Spurs just their third loss in 11 road games this season.

Bryant showed no ill effects of a sprained right ankle that caused him to sit out the Lakers' 106-95 victory over Atlanta on Friday night.

Kwame Brown scored all 11 of his points in the second half and Smush Parker added 10 for the Lakers.

Manu Ginobili came off the bench to lead the Spurs (15-6) with 23 points. Tony Parker added 21 points and nine assists, Tim Duncan had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Bruce Bowen scored 16 before fouling out with 21 seconds left.

Duncan scored four points during a 10-3 San Antonio run that trimmed the Lakers' lead to three points midway through the fourth quarter. But that's as close as the Spurs would get.

A basket by Brown gave the Lakers a six-point advantage, and Brown blocked a shot by Parker, leading to a three-point play by Walton that made it 99-92 with 2:46 left.

Then, Duncan was called for a technical foul after being tied up by Bryant, whose free throw with 2:21 to play put the Lakers up by eight.

The Lakers turned the ball over twice in the next minute, but the Spurs couldn't take full advantage as Duncan missed two free throws and Parker missed another pair down the stretch.

The Lakers trailed by five points before outscoring the Spurs 24-6 in the last five minutes of the third quarter for an 83-70 lead, and they were on top the rest of the way. Odom scored nine points and Bryant and Walton added five each during the spurt.

The Spurs were outscored 37-22 in the third period despite making 9-of-14 shots including 2-of-3 from 3-point range. That's because they committed nine turnovers, leading to Los Angeles 19 points. San Antonio committed only one turnover in the final period.

The Lakers shot 48.9 percent to San Antonio's 51.4 percent and outrebounded the Spurs 42-33.

Bowen, averaging 7.1 points, scored 14 of his team's first 20, making three 3-pointers without a miss. The Spurs led 28-17 before Andrew Bynum made three baskets during a 13-2 run that tied the game 30-all, and Bryant scored his team's next 10 for a 40-38 Los Angeles lead.

Ginobili scored eight points in the final 2 1/2 minutes of the second quarter, helping the Spurs take a 48-46 halftime lead.