Matt Carroll scored 24 points, Emeka Okafor had 20 points and 18 rebounds, and the Bobcats beat the Lakers 106-97 in overtime Friday night.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 32 points, becoming at 28 years and 156 days the youngest player in NBA history to reach 18,000 points. Wilt Chamberlain did so at 28 years and 166 days, followed by Michael Jordan at 28 years and 359 days.