(My Sportsbook) - The Los Angeles Lakers conclude a quick two-game tour of Texas Wednesday when they face the San Antonio Spurs in a battle of division leaders at the AT&T Center.

The matchup kicks off the season series for the two teams that have dominated the Western Conference for the past decade, combining for nine of the last 10 conference titles and seven NBA titles.

LA eliminated the Spurs to win the Western Conference last year before falling to Boston in the NBA Finals.

The Pacific-leading Lakers opened their Texas two-step on a positive note Tuesday when Kobe Bryant scored 33 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists, as Los Angeles outlasted Houston, 105-100.

Trevor Ariza notched 14 points off the Lakers' bench, Vladimir Radmanovic donated 12 points and six rebounds and Pau Gasol joined Andrew Bynum with 11 points.

Lamar Odom returned from a three-game absence due to a knee injury to score 10 points in just over 27 1/2 minutes for LA, which has won four in a row and 10 of 11 overall.

The Spurs, who are on top of the Southwest Division, lost for the first time in five games on Sunday when Orlando's Dwight Howard continued to crank out double-doubles with 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Magic won another matchup of division leaders, 105-98.

Tony Parker scored a game-high 31 points but failed to convert a pair of uncontested layups in the waning moments of the fourth as the Spurs fell to 1-1 on their three-game homestand and 14-7 on the season at the AT&T Center.

Tim Duncan posted 18 points and 10 rebounds while Manu Ginobili also scored 18 in the loss.

The Lakers, who are 11-4 as the visitor on the year, have dropped two straight regular season games to the Spurs in the Alamo City.