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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 [...]

Jason Terry made a 17-footer with 1.4 seconds left, Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points and the Dallas Mavericks handed the Philadelphia 76ers their seventh straight loss, 104-102 Monday night. Jason Kidd chipped in with a season-high 22 points and 11 assists. The Mavericks blew a 17-point lead before winning on Terry's shot.

Andrew Bogut returned with 22 points, 15 rebounds and two big blocks in the closing minutes to rally the Milwaukee Bucks to a 99-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night after squandering a big lead. Brad Miller missed a shot at the buzzer that would've tied it after Derrick Rose, who had 17 [...]

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.

A person with knowledge of their plans says New Jersey Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe will coach the team for the rest of the season. Vandeweghe won't coach his first game with the team until Friday, the person told The Associated Press. The person requested anonymity because the Nets don't plan to announce their plans [...]

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 [...]

Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich will be out one to two weeks with a sprained left thumb, an injury he got during a practice last week while the team was on a West Coast road trip. Hinrich was examined Monday by Bulls head team physician Dr. Brian Cole and hand specialists Dr. John Fernandez and [...]

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 was scheduled to have surgery on [...]

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 [...]

Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers have met to discuss a possible return to the team. Team president Ed Stefanski said in a statement that both parties remain noncommittal about a final decision after a nearly two-hour meeting Monday in Dallas. The 76ers are in town to play the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.