Bogut, Bucks shot down
7/03/2007
Andrew Bogut was held to zero points and just three rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks went down to the Orlando Magic 99-81.
Bogut was coming off three back-to-back double-doubles but made no impact against the Magic.
For Orlando, Hedo Turkoglu scored a season-high 25 points, while Michael Redd was Milwaukee's top scorer with 15 points, just one day after he scored 52 points in an overtime loss to Chicago.
The San Antonio Spurs held their opponents to 74 points for the third consecutive game as they defeated the LA Clippers 88-74 to extend their winning streak to nine games.
Manu Ginobili and Beno Udrih combined for 30 points for the Spurs, while the Clippers were led by Corey Maggette's 19 points.
Mehmet Okur scored 32 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 120-95 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats for the first time at home.
For Charlotte, Gerald Wallace hit 33 points but no other Bobcat scored more than 12 as they lost their sixth straight match.
The Golden State Warriors ended a six-match losing streak with a 111-93 win over the Detroit Pistons.
The Warriors were led by Jason Richardson with 29 points. Six of his team-mates reached double figures as Golden State became the first team to score 100 points against the Pistons since early February.
Veteran Eddie Jones scored 14 of his season-high 21 points in the final quarter, while Shaquille O'Neal added 14 points, as the Miami Heat downed the Atlanta Hawks 88-81.
Chinese centre Yao Ming struggled in his return to the court after missing more than two months with a leg injury as the Houston Rockets went down to the Cleveland Cavaliers 85-91.
LeBron James scored 32 points for the Cavs, while Ming finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds and five turnovers.
NBA results for Monday (US)
Milwaukee 81 Orlando 99
San Antonio 88 LA Clippers 74
Charlotte 95 Utah 120
Golden State 111 Detroit 93
Atlanta 81 Miami 88
Houston 85 Cleveland 91