Fortunately, their defense has more teeth than Golden State's, but that can't mask the fact that the Mavericks have had problems in Milwaukee. They have lost their last two trips to Bradley Center. ... The Mavericks miss Josh Howard (left ankle) against everybody, but especially vs. the Bucks, against whom he averaged 23 points last season. ... Jason Terry continues to sizzle off the bench. He entered Sunday's game at Detroit with 163 points off the bench in nine games, second most in the league behind Atlanta's Jamal Crawford, who has 177.

They are flying high after rookie point guard Brandon Jennings poured in 55 points Saturday against Golden State, despite scoring zero in the first quarter. ... Jennings has given hope to a franchise that hasn't made the playoffs since 2005-06 and hasn't gone past the first round since 2000-01. ... Center Andrew Bogut is averaging 16 points and nine rebounds and has had some large games against the Mavericks.