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(From the Associated Press) - Bogut scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and Jennings hit a critical jumper late in the fourth quarter to lead the Bucks to an 84-81 victory over the Pacers on Monday night. Jennings finished with 16 points and six assists for the Bucks, who snapped a three-game skid and won their first road game since Nov. 21. Milwaukee’s last three losses came by a combined five points, including a one-point overtime loss to the Lakers...“We lost this one, but we can’t dwell on it,” said Pacers forward Troy Murphy, who finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. “This game must be put behind us and we must move on to the next one.” Roy Hibbert had 16 points and seven rebounds, and Hansbrough scored 11 for the Pacers, losers of three straight and four of five.
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(By ANTONIO GONZALEZ From the Associated Press) - J.J. Redick called Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on Monday morning to wish him a Merry Christmas and instead got some basketball advice from his college coach. Redick put the message to work. The former Blue Devils star had 20 points, Rashard Lewis scored 18 and the Orlando Magic blew past the Utah Jazz 104-99 on Monday night with some potent 3-point shooting...Paul Millsap had 23 points and Deron Williams added 18 for the Jazz, who put Dwight Howard in foul trouble early but couldn’t slow Orlando’s outside shooters.
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(From the Associated Press) - The buzzer sounded, the 35-point comeback was complete and both the ecstatic Sacramento Kings and the stunned Chicago Bulls had trouble describing what had just happened. “Wow! All I can say is, ‘Wow!”’ Tyreke Evans said after dominating down the stretch and leading the Kings to a 102-98 victory Monday night. “We fought to the end. It was amazing.”...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the biggest rally since Utah overcame a 36-point deficit to beat Denver on Nov. 27, 1996. The Jazz trailed 70-34 in the second quarter before winning 107-103...“This game was absolutely crazy,” ex-Bull Andres Nocioni said. “I’ve played in many games with national teams and many games in the NBA and I’ve never seen anything like that. I don’t know if we won the game or the Chicago Bulls lost the game.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Tony Parker had 19 points and Roger Mason Jr. helped give San Antonio a decided bench advantage Monday night in a 103-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers...Mason finished with 12 points, including 10 in a 9:40 stretch of the second quarter, as San Antonio’s reserves outscored their Los Angeles counterparts 41-27...For the first time since Nov. 19, that bench group included McDyess, replaced in the Spurs’ starting lineup by rookie DeJuan Blair. McDyess totaled 10 points and six rebounds...Chris Kaman had 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Clippers. “It’s the story of our season, as far as towards the end of the game, not being able to finish,” Kaman said. “We’ve had some games where we played well. Tonight wasn’t one of them. The Spurs are a good team. They have veterans that know how to play the game.”
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(By BOB BAUM From the Associated Press) - Nobody has been able to beat the Suns in Phoenix, except the Cavaliers. LeBron James and his Cleveland teammates made it two in a row in the desert with a 109-91 triumph on Monday night...James scored 29 and Williams 24 as the Cavs shot 53 percent one night after a tough loss at Dallas...Steve Nash had 18 points and 10 assists for Phoenix...Shaquille O’Neal didn’t get much of a reaction from the fans in his first game in Phoenix since the Suns traded him to Cleveland, just a smattering of cheers and boos when he was introduced...The Suns’ Amare Stoudemire, also plagued by foul problems, had 14 points and 12 rebounds. “We didn’t have a real winning mentality tonight,” Nash said. “I thought we were hesitant and a little doubtful rather than bold and aggressive and determined. I think that was the difference.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Bogut scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and Jennings hit a critical jumper late in the fourth quarter to lead the Bucks to an 84-81 victory over the Pacers on Monday night. Jennings finished with 16 points and six assists for the Bucks, who snapped a three-game skid and won their first road game since Nov. 21. Milwaukee’s last three losses came by a combined five points, including a one-point overtime loss to the Lakers...“We lost this one, but we can’t dwell on it,” said Pacers forward Troy Murphy, who finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. “This game must be put behind us and we must move on to the next one.” Roy Hibbert had 16 points and seven rebounds, and Hansbrough scored 11 for the Pacers, losers of three straight and four of five.
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(By ANTONIO GONZALEZ From the Associated Press) - J.J. Redick called Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on Monday morning to wish him a Merry Christmas and instead got some basketball advice from his college coach. Redick put the message to work. The former Blue Devils star had 20 points, Rashard Lewis scored 18 and the Orlando Magic blew past the Utah Jazz 104-99 on Monday night with some potent 3-point shooting...Paul Millsap had 23 points and Deron Williams added 18 for the Jazz, who put Dwight Howard in foul trouble early but couldn’t slow Orlando’s outside shooters.
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(From the Associated Press) - The buzzer sounded, the 35-point comeback was complete and both the ecstatic Sacramento Kings and the stunned Chicago Bulls had trouble describing what had just happened. “Wow! All I can say is, ‘Wow!”’ Tyreke Evans said after dominating down the stretch and leading the Kings to a 102-98 victory Monday night. “We fought to the end. It was amazing.”...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the biggest rally since Utah overcame a 36-point deficit to beat Denver on Nov. 27, 1996. The Jazz trailed 70-34 in the second quarter before winning 107-103...“This game was absolutely crazy,” ex-Bull Andres Nocioni said. “I’ve played in many games with national teams and many games in the NBA and I’ve never seen anything like that. I don’t know if we won the game or the Chicago Bulls lost the game.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Tony Parker had 19 points and Roger Mason Jr. helped give San Antonio a decided bench advantage Monday night in a 103-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers...Mason finished with 12 points, including 10 in a 9:40 stretch of the second quarter, as San Antonio’s reserves outscored their Los Angeles counterparts 41-27...For the first time since Nov. 19, that bench group included McDyess, replaced in the Spurs’ starting lineup by rookie DeJuan Blair. McDyess totaled 10 points and six rebounds...Chris Kaman had 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Clippers. “It’s the story of our season, as far as towards the end of the game, not being able to finish,” Kaman said. “We’ve had some games where we played well. Tonight wasn’t one of them. The Spurs are a good team. They have veterans that know how to play the game.”
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(By BOB BAUM From the Associated Press) - Nobody has been able to beat the Suns in Phoenix, except the Cavaliers. LeBron James and his Cleveland teammates made it two in a row in the desert with a 109-91 triumph on Monday night...James scored 29 and Williams 24 as the Cavs shot 53 percent one night after a tough loss at Dallas...Steve Nash had 18 points and 10 assists for Phoenix...Shaquille O’Neal didn’t get much of a reaction from the fans in his first game in Phoenix since the Suns traded him to Cleveland, just a smattering of cheers and boos when he was introduced...The Suns’ Amare Stoudemire, also plagued by foul problems, had 14 points and 12 rebounds. “We didn’t have a real winning mentality tonight,” Nash said. “I thought we were hesitant and a little doubtful rather than bold and aggressive and determined. I think that was the difference.”
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