Milwaukee Bucks News

Rudy Gay watched from a sky box seat as his new Sacramento teammates easily handled the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.

The former Milwaukee Bucks guard was back for the first time after signing as a free agent with Dallas in the off-season, and he left the court a winner after the Mavericks held off a second-half Bucks comeback to prevail, 91-83.

Just when it appeared the Warriors had solved their disturbing dysfunction to begin games, they once again showed up dead on arrival Monday night for far too long after the opening tip.

Dec 7, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Reggie Bullock is helped off the court in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena.

Sources told ESPN.com that Jackson, who has been searching for a new team since his sudden release by the Spurs shortly before last season's playoffs in April, has emerged as a prime candidate for the Clippers to sign as early as this week after a series of injuries have decimated L.A.'s depth.

Feb. 24, 2013; Phoenix, AZ, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Stephen Jackson walks up the court in the game against the Phoenix Suns in the second half at US Airways Center.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ The Kings took a bold step away from the frugal ways of the last ownership group by agreeing to acquire forward Rudy Gay as part of a seven-player trade Sunday.

Andrew Bogut can become Australia's first NBA All-Star if he stays healthy for the Golden State Warriors, according to Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown.

Khris Middleton played 37 minutes in Saturday's home-court loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Nov 29, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward Rudy Gay carries the ball past Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers at the Air Canada Centre.

Following a statement 108-106 road win against the Portland Trail Blazers , it's clear that Dirk Nowitzki is still an NBA alpha dog who can carry the Dallas Mavericks , but Monta Ellis is just what this team needed to contend for a playoff berth.

When the Bulls easily handled the Miami Heat last Thursday, it seemed like the kind of victory that could help the team put together a string of wins.

SOME of the NBA's best and worst teams battled Saturday night with Detroit snapping its losing run in Chicago, the Pacers beating the Spurs and the Mavs winning at the buzzer over the Blazers.

Dec 7, 2013; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Sacramento Kings shooting guard Ben McLemore drives while defended by Utah Jazz point guard Alec Burks during the first half at EnergySolutions Arena.

Klay Thompson scored 30 points and David Lee finished with 23 to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 108-82 Saturday night.

Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, despite shooting 7 of 16 on the night as the Warriors ended an 11-game skid against the Grizzlies.

Whether it's their inability to look even remotely competent, Jason Kidd's "coaching" on the sidelines or the sadly humorous Kevin Garnett commercials , they've emerged as the NBA 's premier laughingstock.

Will the Real Monta Ellis Please Stand Up? Is he the heavy-minutes, high-usage king of the NBA 's gunners that we saw over the last few years with the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks ? Is he the picture of efficiency that we've seen so far this season, the one whose partnership with Dirk Nowitzki has sparked the Dallas Mavericks back ... (more)

Jason Kidd and the struggling Brooklyn Nets try to put an embarrassing loss behind them when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday at the Bradley Center.

It's been a while since we've done a roundtable post here at Saving the Skyhook, so this one is a bit lengthy, but we've got a lot to talk about.