Kobe Bryant of the Lakers is fouled by Phoenix's Raja Bell during the first quarter of Los Angeles' win over the Suns. Bryant shot only 8 of 23, but finished with 24 points.

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PHOENIX — Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his three-pointers to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Phoenix Suns, 105-92 on Thursday night.

Bryant shot only 8 of 23, but the Lakers overwhelmed Phoenix with their depth. Six players reached double figures as Los Angeles improved its record to a league-best 9-1.

Radmanovic scored 15, Lamar Odom 13, Jordan Farmar 11, and Andrew Bynum and Trevor Ariza 10 apiece for Los Angeles.

Amare Stoudemire scored 21 for Phoenix on 9-for-21 shooting.

Shaquille O'Neal added 15 points and nine rebounds. Steve Nash was scoreless in the first half and finished with eight points and 10 assists, leaving the court with back spasms with 4:38 to play.

The Lakers made 10 of 21 three-pointers to win in Phoenix for the third straight time.

Los Angeles took the lead for good late in the first half. The Lakers led by 14 in the third quarter and were up 89-71 when Odom sank a three-pointer with 8:34 to play. Phoenix cut the lead to 10 in the final few minutes but got no closer.

The Lakers went on a 14-0 run to end the first quarter and start the second, taking a 32-24 lead on Bynum's 10-footer. The Suns responded with a 12-2 spurt to go up 37-34 when Grant Hill made one of two free throws with 7:05 left in the half.

But Los Angeles outscored Phoenix 17-7 the rest of the quarter to lead 51-44 at the break. The Lakers padded the lead in the opening minutes of the second half. Bryant's fast-break basket made it 63-51 with 7:47 left in the third quarter.

● Celtics 98, Pistons 80: In Boston, Rajon Rondo had 18 points and eight assists, outplaying new Pistons acquisition Allen Iverson and leading the Celtics in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.

Iverson had 16 points and four assists for Detroit, which fell to 4-3 since he was acquired from Denver for Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess.

Kevin Garnett scored 15 in his return from a one-game suspension, and Kendrick Perkins had 10 rebounds.

● Former UA star Gilbert Arenas is already thinking about the possibility of a last-place finish for his Wizards — and finding the silver lining.

With Arenas still working his way back from a third knee operation in 1 1/2 years, the Wizards are off to a 1-8 start.

"I don't want to see them struggle," Arenas said Thursday at Madame Tussauds, where his wax figure was unveiled, "but if this is one of those years where we don't make the playoffs or we finish in last place … that's what happened to San Antonio and that's how they got Tim Duncan and look at them now … and that's for the better."

The Wizards haven't given a timetable for when their All-Star point guard might begin practicing or playing this season.