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Bucks deal short-handed Nets 3rd straight loss

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Brandon Jennings scored 25 points, Monta Ellis added 20 points and a season-high six steals, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets for the 13th straight time, 108-93 on Wednesday night.

nba.com

Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams will not play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night after aggravating his sore right wrist the day before.

Ken Belson, nytimes.com

For five N.B.A. fans from Trieste, Italy, visiting New York, Section 15 at Barclays Center was the perfect place to spend Christmas Day.

Stuart Miller, nytimes.com

The N.B.A. plays fewer intra-division games than any other sport, which means rivalries like Knicks-Nets don't get much time to grow.

Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com

The wisdom of playing on Christmas is still a matter of debate, but in the N.B.A. universe, programming reigns supreme.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

The past year was a good one for LeBron James and the Miami Heat. Championships. Rings. Respect. Fear. They hogged all the goodies. Christmas day was no different. Yesterday’s NBA Finals rematch in Miami between the Heat and Thunder was a rugged, physic…