Skidding Bucks host Kings at Bradley Center

On Saturday, Eddy Curry ended with 20 points and 11 rebounds and Jalen Rose contributed 19 points to help the New York Knicks to a 103-98 win over the Bucks at the Bradley Center.

Sharp-shooting Michael Redd finished with 23 points and six assists and Joe Smith netted 19 in the loss to New York for the Bucks, who have dropped six of their last eight games overall.

Milwaukee is a respectable 17-12 at home this season. The Bucks have lost three in a row at the Bradley Center.

Sacramento plays the finale of a five-game road trip. It is 3-1 on the current swing. On Monday, Mike Bibby netted 29 points and dished out 10 assists to lead the Kings to an easy 109-84 win over the New Jersey Nets at Continental Airlines Arena.

Brad Miller added 21 points and seven rebounds for the Kings, who have won four of their last five games overall. Bonzi Wells finished with 16 points and 10 boards off the bench, while Ron Artest and Kenny Thomas both netted 11 in the victory.

The Kings are just 10-20 as the visitor this season.

This is the second and final meeting of the season between the squads. On November 18th, Mike Bibby scored 17 points to lift Sacramento to a 103-82 win over the Bucks, 103-82, at ARCO Arena.

Sacramento has won three straight eight of the last nine contests in this series. The Kings have won four in a row at Milwaukee.