Bogut’s 22 and 15 in return lift Bucks (AP)

November 30, 2009

Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut(notes) is congratulated by Brandon Jennings(notes) (3) after Bogut made a basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Milwaukee. The Bucks won 99-97.

Andrew Bogut felt the Bulls stole a game from the Bucks earlier this year. The former No. 1 pick made sure it didn't happen again. Bogut returned from an injury with 22 points, 15 rebounds and two big blocks in the closing minutes to rally Milwaukee to a 99-97 victory over Chicago on Monday night after squandering another big lead.


Sixers F Brand returns from injury (AP)

November 30, 2009

Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand has returned to the lineup Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks after missing three games with a sore right hamstring. Brand, who was injured last Tuesday against Washington, was the first 76ers player off the bench and entered with 5:46 left in the first quarter.

Thunder Gs Ollie, Weaver undergo surgery (AP)

November 30, 2009

The Oklahoma City Thunder says guard Kevin Ollie underwent successful "minor" surgery Monday to relieve pain in the patellar tendon in his right knee. Ollie has missed three games with the injury and is expected to be out up to four more weeks. Another Thunder guard, Kyle Weaver, also had successful surgery Monday on his separated shoulder, an injury he suffered last week during practice.

Bulls G Hinrich to miss 1-2 weeks (AP)

November 30, 2009

Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich will be out one to two weeks with a sprained left thumb, an injury he sustained during a practice last week while the team was on a West Coast road trip. "It's part of those things you can't control. As soon as Kirk feels like he's able and healthy and there's not a high risk of re-injuring that where he's out a long time, he'll be back,"...

After home slide, Heat hit road (AP)

November 30, 2009

Something about going on the road has always appealed to Miami forward Udonis Haslem. After all, it can't be any tougher than playing at home has been lately for the slumping Heat. Miami has lost six of its last nine games overall, not to mention four of its last six at home -- and both those wins were one-point buzzer-beaters, first over the lowly New Jersey Nets on Nov.

Nets drop to 0-17, tie NBA’s worst start (AP)

November 30, 2009

New Jersey Nets guard Chris Douglas-Roberts(notes), left, goes up for a shot as Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum(notes) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 106-87.

When the New Jersey Nets finally reached an inauspicious NBA record, the Staples Center's public address announcer let the crowd know all about it. At least he had the tact to wait until the Nets were out of earshot after their 17th straight loss. The undermanned, undertalented Nets matched the worst start to an NBA season Sunday night, with Kobe Bryant scoring 30 points in the Los Angeles...


Kings top Hornets for third straight win (AP)

November 30, 2009

Sacramento Kings forward Omri Casspi(notes), right, of Israel, shoots over New Orleans Hornets defender James Posey(notes) (41) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The Kings won 112-96.

Seldom used in the first 12 games of the season, Sacramento Kings guard Sergio Rodriguez is currently making a huge statement for more playing time. A flashy playmaker who played the previous three years in Portland, Rodriguez was a difference-maker off the bench Sunday night for the Kings. Rodriguez scored a career-high 24 points and Jason Thompson had 22 points and 14 rebounds as the Kings won...


Wolves top Nuggets to snap 15-game skid (AP)

November 30, 2009

Minnesota Timberwolves center Al Jefferson(notes), right, blocks a shot by Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony(notes) in the fourth quarter of the Timberwolves' 106-100 victory in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The victory broke Minnesota's 15-game losing streak.

The Minnesota Timberwolves finally put an end to their long losing spell, and they did it against a team that had owned them over the last three years. Ryan Gomes scored 27 points, the most by a Timberwolves player this season, and Minnesota snapped a 15-game losing streak with a 106-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.


Spurs beat 76ers for fifth straight win (AP)

November 29, 2009

Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala(notes), right, jokes with San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan(notes) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. San Antonio won 97-89.

The San Antonio Spurs won their fifth straight behind franchise centerpiece Tim Duncan. The Philadelphia 76ers lost their sixth straight while hounded by speculation that their former star, Allen Iverson, might come back to rescue a deepening dismal start. Duncan led San Antonio in scoring for the sixth time in eight games with 22 points, and the Spurs beat the Sixers 97-89 on Sunday night to...


Garnett helps Celtics rally past Heat (AP)

November 29, 2009

Miami Heat's  Dwyane Wade(notes), left, and Mario Chalmers(notes), right, try to get the ball from Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo(notes) (9) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Miami, on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The Celtics won 92-85.

So much for this notion of the Boston Celtics having a "Big 3." And even Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce would agree, it's probably time for Rajon Rondo to figure somewhere into that designation as well. Garnett scored 24 points on 11 of 12 shooting, Allen hit the clinching 3-pointer with 1:38 left, and Rondo effortlessly ran everything with 13 points and 11 assists as the...


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