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Aaron Brooks swished a jumper with 2.9 seconds left and scored 31 points to help the Houston Rockets rally for a 125-123 victory over Denver on Monday night, snapping the Nuggets’ six-game winning streak. Carmelo Anthony scored 45 points for the Nuggets, but missed a 3-point try at the buzzer. Luis Scola grabbed the final [...]

Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Michael Finley scored 15 points apiece, and Kevin Garnett had 14 points and eight rebounds on Monday night to help the Boston Celtics coast to a 119-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Boston rested its starters in the fourth quarter while beating up on a non-contender for the second straight [...]

Toney Douglas is making a strong case to remain in the starting lineup. The rookie guard from Florida State had a solid all-around effort for the second consecutive game, and the New York Knicks won both of them. Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, Douglas added 20 and the Knicks won their second straight on the [...]

Detroit forward Tayshaun Prince limped off the court with assistance during the first quarter of the Pistons’ game Monday night against Boston. Prince fell backward and was kneed in the back by teammate Jason Maxiell with 4:53 left in the first. Prince stayed on the floor for several minutes, holding his back, while doctors attended [...]

Injured Cleveland center Shaquille O’Neal has rejoined the Cavaliers. O’Neal, who has been out since tearing a ligament in his thumb on Feb. 25 and undergoing surgery, has been resting at home in Florida since the operation. He was back at the team’s facility on Monday, but did not speak to reporters after the Cavs [...]

Injured Cleveland center Shaquille O’Neal has rejoined the Cavaliers. O’Neal, who has been out since tearing a ligament in his thumb on Feb. 25 and undergoing surgery, has been resting at home in Florida since the operation. He was back at the team’s facility on Monday, but did not speak to reporters after the Cavs [...]

An emotional Dorell Wright returned to practice with the Miami Heat on Monday, four days after being arrested on a driving under the influence charge and being suspended by the team for two games. Wright did not speak specifically of the circumstances surrounding him being charged on Miami Beach around 3:30 a.m.

An emotional Dorell Wright returned to practice with the Miami Heat on Monday, four days after being arrested on a driving under the influence charge and being suspended by the team for two games. Wright did not speak specifically of the circumstances surrounding him being charged on Miami Beach around 3:30 a.m.

Gilbert Arenas says he deserves to be punished for bringing guns to the locker room. The suspended Washington Wizards guard told Esquire magazine that he wasn’t using “longevity thinking” when he took out four guns in what he says was an attempt to play a prank on teammate Javaris Crittenton in December.

Phoenix Suns fans booed when the team drafted Steve Nash in 1996. They had no idea how wrong they were. Nash played in his 1,000th NBA game on Sunday night, ever the crafty playmaker with 13 points and 12 assists in the Suns’ 120-106 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. “To play 1,000 games is [...]