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Andrei Kirilenko returned to the floor for the first time since leaving Sunday's win over the Kings in Brooklyn with a sprained right ankle, scoring five points in 12 minutes in the Nets' 101-94 loss to the Wizards at Verizon Center.

Knicks update . You know how every announcer loves to point out that the NBA is a game of runs? Well, look no further than the New York Knicks ' season.

John Wall leads all scorers with 33 points on 10-of15 shooting as Washington sweeps season series from Brooklyn while also gaining a game on the Nets in the standings.

Phil Jackson , who earned two championship rings as a player with the Knicks , then 11 more coaching Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen , Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, will try his hand at running the Knicks.

Jason Collins will play for the Nets the remainder of the season as Kevin Garnett continues to battle back problems.

Phil Jackson is the next man up. First was Isaiah Thomas, then Donnie Walsh, and now Phil Jackson will attempt to resurrect this once proud franchise and bring them back into contention.

The New York Knicks are, even at the most basic level, inherently absurd. They are the only NBA team named for an article of clothing,* which is impressive if for no other reason than there apparently was a discussion once upon a time in which someone essentially suggested naming a basketball team the New York Pants - or the New York Underwear, ... (more)

"I don't mind," Collins said. "You guys have a job to do as the media. You guys ask questions and I try to answer them to the best of my ability.

The New York Knicks have gone from a 54-win playoff team to a sub-.500 team on the outside looking in within the span of just one year, so there are undoubtedly plenty of questions about their makeup as a team.

Steve Kerr has been an NBA champion. He's been an NBA general manager. And he's been an NBA broadcaster.

That's the trait general manager Billy King was searching for after the Nets' inaugural season in Brooklyn ended with a Game 7 loss at home to Chicago in the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs.

The 68-year-old has won 11 titles as a coach and two as a player with none other than the Knicks.

Brooklyn Nets' Marcus Thornton, right, and teammate Paul Pierce celebrate Thornton's 3-point basket against the Milwaukee Bucks The NBA is not an exact science, which is why we can't be sure the Nets are a team on the rise or simply teasing us with their impressive play of late.

The Nets' Monday-night matchup with the Toronto Raptors would have been hard to pick out as a critical game before the season began.

The Grizzlies are 17-6 since Marc Gasol returned from injury, and for the second straight home game the Nets will face a massive size disadvantage in the front court, where Paul Pierce will likely guard either Gasol or Zach Randolph .

Since his arrival to the Big Apple, the offense primarily revolves around New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony .

With a 96-80 win over the Bulls last night in Brooklyn, the Nets improved to 29-29, which prompted Paul Pierce to do some name-calling and Jason Kidd to talk about the importance of getting to .500.

The Nets beat up on one of the Eastern Conference's best Monday night at the Barclays Center.

The Knicks added Jason Kidd, Raymond Felton and Marcus Camby on multi-year deals during the summer of 2012.

After his initial 10-day contract expires Tuesday, the Brooklyn Nets reportedly will sign veteran center Jason Collins to another deal that will keep him with the team for an additional 10 days.