David West stole the ball from Dirk Nowitzki with two seconds left to ensure a 99-97 New Orleans win over Dallas in the NBA on Wednesday.
Trailing 98-97, Dallas were trying to set up a potential game-winning shot when West stole the ball and made one of two free throws for the final margin.
Chris Paul had 20 points and 11 assists as New Orleans avenged their first loss of the season on Monday against the Mavs.
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Nowitzki had 29 points and nine rebounds.
In San Antonio, Tony Parker scored 21 points, hours after his Hollywood actress wife Eva Longoria filed for divorce, to lead San Antonio to their eighth straight win, 103-94 over Chicago.
Actress Eva Longoria filed court papers earlier on Wednesday to divorce Parker, citing irreconcilable differences between the "Desperate Housewives" star and the point guard.
A swarm of media before the game waited for Parker, who called the divorce a private matter.
Derrick Rose scored 33 points for the Bulls, whose win streak ended at four.
Kobe Bryant scored 33 points without playing in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles downed Detroit 103-90.
Rodney Stuckey scored 18 points for the Pistons, who had to cope with the early ejection of Richard Hamilton.
In Boston, the home team were able to rest their starters in the fourth quarter of a dominant 114-83 win over Washington.
Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Rajon Rondo had 12 points and 13 assists for the Celtics.
Nick Young scored 20 points for the Wizards, who were without No.1 overall draft pick John Wall, who sat out because of a foot sprain.
In Miami, Chris Bosh scored a season-high 35 points before sitting out the fourth quarter as the Miami Heat ran away from Phoenix, 123-96.
LeBron James had 20 points for Miami, who snapped the Suns' three-game winning streak.
Steve Nash had 17 points, but only two assists, matching his lowest total in his past 141 games.
Also, Utah held off New Jersey 98-88, Oklahoma City registered their biggest win over the season in a 116-99 thrashing of Houston and New York snapped a six-game losing streak 113-106 over Sacramento.
In a battle of the two worst teams in the Eastern Conference, Toronto overcame Philadelphia 94-86, while Michael Beasley hit the winning jump shot with 2.3 second left in Minnesota's 113-111 win over the Clippers.
