Michael Redd Returns, Jennings Can't Buy One in Bucks' Loss

Home Delivery is your morning roundup of last night's action in the NBA from a fantasy perspective.

Michael Redd returned to action last night after missing the past nine games. Redd played just 11 minutes, scoring four points on 1-of-3 shooting from the floor and 1-of-6 from the free-throw line. Brandon Jennings wasn't much better shooting 6-of-21 from the floor and turning the ball over five times in 31 minutes. The most promising performance came from, you guessed it, Ersan Ilyasova -- 20 points, 8-of-13 from the floor, one three-pointer, four rebounds and four steals. Check and mate.

The Spurs out-rebounded the Bucks 46-29 and shot 51.3-percent from the floor. Tim Duncan was the leader of this joint with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Matt Bonner, yes that Matt Bonner, came alive for the first time in a few weeks with 23 points on 6-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Typical performance. He was on and off the waiver wires last season thanks to his three-point shooting. It's up to you, but I don't think he has standard league value.

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• Tyreke Evans played last night despite him sitting out Saturday's game battling two separate injuries -- finger and ankle. He posted 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting, four rebounds, four assists, a steal and a three-pointer. He also had five turnovers in 38 minutes. All seems to be well with Evans. He should continue to shine as the Kings have three remaining home games this week against the Nets, Knicks and Hornets. Expect big numbers.

• The Grizzlies shot 53.9-percent from the floor last night in their 11-point victory over the Kings. The starters were all on top of their game, scoring 89 of the team's 116 points. Give credit to Mike Conley who had his best game in two weeks with 11 points, seven assists, a steal and a block. The line wasn't overwhelming, but he had a few nice drives against Evans and found Zach Randolph on the baseline a few times. He looked more confident, which is a nice sign for a guy who's seemed pretty shaken most of the season.

• Luol Deng ripped one. He dropped 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting against the Blazers. John Salmons chipped in with 22 points, yet Derrick Rose took a step in the wrong direction going for just 14 points and four assists. Unfortunately, this is the first of only two games for the Bulls this week. So, really it was in your best interest, looking back, to sit any and all of your Bulls. Rose and Joakim Noah included.

• Andre Miller came off the bench for the second straight game. This time he responded with 16 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the free-throw line and five assists in 27 minutes. OK, I can live with that. Miller still isn't a must-start, however. The best case for starting Miller this week was that the Blazers play four times.

• Greg Oden was a beast in the paint scoring 24 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and 10-of-12 shooting from the line against the Bulls. He added 12 rebounds, two blocks and a healthy smile in 28 minutes. Can you believe that Oden, Noah, and Marc Gasol were all 10th round picks this year. Re-do!

• Jonny Flynn brought the energy early on, going for 17 points, five assists, two threes and two steals. He really was one of the lone bright spots for the T-Wolves last night. Sure Al Jefferson's 13 points and 13 rebounds look nice on paper, but he also had eight turnovers and couldn't keep Marcus Camby from dominating the glass -- 18 rebounds for Camby.

• Al Thornton led the Clippers once again with 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, 10 rebounds and a perfect 9-of-9 from the free-throw line. He's averaging 21.8 points over his last five games, while shooting 58.8-percent. Ride the hot streak, is what some would say. Here, I have to agree with those 'some' people.

Lost and Found

• Marc Gasol had two steals and four blocks. Wait, who's Pau Gasol?

• Taj Gibson did his best Tyrus Thomas impression with three blocks and two steals against Portland. His 2-for-10 shooting performance wasn't much help, but the defense looks pretty good. Just don't expect to see five defensive stats from Gibson on a regular basis.

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• Omri Casspi started out the week with a strong performance. He had 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, three rebounds, two steals and a trey. He was ejected in the fourth quarter -- a cheap call if you ask me -- which limited him down the stretch. A nice add, if you ask me.

• Donte Greene saw an uptick in minutes since Jason Thompson picked up his fifth foul six minutes into the third quarter. Greene went for 11 points with two threes and a steal. With Casspi continuing to impress, I wouldn't bite on Greene in standard leagues. His performance for the time being will be dictated by Thompson finding himself in and out of foul trouble. Not necessarily something standard leaguers want to hear about a possible waiver add.

• Martell Webster followed up his 21-point performance on Saturday with a dud last night -- six points on 3-of-10 shooting, four rebounds and an assist. Never bought into Webster, and last night he just reaffirmed my skepticism.

• Sebastian Telfair had a strong game last night. He had 17 points, a steal and two three-pointers in 26 minutes. He was playing well enough for the Clips to keep Baron Davis glued to the bench. Considering Davis shot just 1-of-10 from the floor, I can't imagine there are going to be many more nights when Telfair outplays Davis.

Tonight

• There are six games on the schedule for Tuesday night.

• Golden State is in Dallas without head coach Don Nelson (pneumonia). Assistant coach Keith Smart will call the shots while Nelson is out. The Warriors still have just eight active players on their roster. Let's see how they respond under Smart on Tuesday night.

• Indiana named Troy Murphy and Jeff Foster starters for tonight's game against the Raptors. I assume that Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush will come off the bench with Dahntay Jones moving over to the shooting guard position. Let's see who gets the bulk of the minutes.

• New Jersey is in Denver, where the Nuggets have won 15 in a row. mark this one down for another loss for the Nets.

• Mehmet Okur is active for tonight's game against the Thunder. I don't expect much from him, as he'll more than likely be fatigued after missing a week with the flu.

• The Knicks are in Los Angeles to take on the Lakers. Another moral victory for the Knicks?

Lotto Line

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• Man! I think I was most upset last night about the layup Baron Davis dropped with 8.5 seconds to go in last night's game. I really have no reason for rooting against the guy, but something about seeing an 0-fer from one of the Top 20 fantasy ballers just makes the game a tad more interesting. Nonetheless, Davis shot 1-of-10 from the floor ending the game with two points, six assists, four turnovers and two steals. Oh well, good for him for getting a bucket in the final moment of the game. More than I could say about myself.