SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Lakers clinched a playoff spot with a fourth-quarter stand and a Kobe Bryant moment that coach Phil Jackson said didn't feel at all like the postseason.

Sure could have fooled most people watching.

Scoring the last of his 23 points on a 3-pointer with 1:46 left, Bryant and the Lakers became the first team in the West to secure a playoff spot with a 102-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs last night.

The Spurs have been the No. 2 team in the West most of the season, and Los Angeles validated that pecking order with a road win that also wrapped up the Pacific Division with a month to play in the regular season.

Not that Bryant cared in the slightest.

"Oh yeah," Bryant cracked, "we're really big on Pacific Division titles."

Tony Parker and Michael Finley had 25 points apiece for the Spurs, who trailed by as much as 18 before mounting a furious fourth-quarter comeback. Parker hit a 3-pointer with 2:19 left to cut the score to 95-93, but Bryant answered with his 3-pointer in the face of rookie George Hill.

As Bryant left the court, a few dozen fans chanted "M-V-P! M-V-P!" in what is usually hostile territory for the Lakers.

Hill said he was surprised the shot went in.

"I thought it was pretty good defense," Hill said. "But it's Kobe, and he makes great plays. I did the best I could to challenge him ... he's deadly."

Pau Gasol had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers. Lamar Odom had 12 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a one-game suspension for leaving the bench during an altercation in Monday's loss to Portland.

Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, whose lead over the Rockets in the Southwest Division was cut to two games.

CAVALIERS 119, SUNS 111

PHOENIX — LeBron James had 32 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Cavaliers won a road game against the Suns for the first time in a decade. Mo Williams added 30 for Cleveland. Matt Barnes scored 21 points as Phoenix lost its sixth in a row, its longest skid in six seasons.