76ers end record slide, spoiling Kobe Bryant’s Philly finale

With the spotlight on Bryant during the final game of his career in his hometown, the Sixers stole the show and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 103-91 on Tuesday night for their first victory of the season.

The Sixers remain tied for the worst start in NBA history with the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets, who also opened 0-18.

Head coach Brett Brown’s team has long languished at the bottom of the NBA standings and has two losing streaks of at least 26 games in his three seasons.

“I wasn’t expecting that type of reaction, ovation,” said Bryant, who scored 20 points on 7-for-26 shooting for the Lakers (2-15).

The Wizards, who did not trail, scored the first 10 points of the game and went on a 9-0 run to begin the second half in snapping a four-game losing streak.

Deron Williams had a season-high 30 points to help Dallas win in overtime in Wesley Matthews’ first trip back to Portland since signing with the Mavericks as a free agent.

Dirk Nowitzki added 28 points and Matthews finished with 18 points as Dallas snapped a four-game losing streak on the road.

Marc Gasol scored a career-high 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Memphis.

Host New Orleans lost despite the season debut of guard Tyreke Evans (knee surgery).

Evans was the Pelicans’ best offensive player with 20 points and 10 assists, but that wasn’t enough to overcome a Memphis squad that scored 52 points in the paint and missed only one of 26 free-throw tries.

Nikola Vucevic had 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, and visiting Orlando won its fourth straight game.

Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points for Minnesota, but missed a foul shot with 5.6 seconds to play that would have tied the game.