Maybe there is something to this Sam Cassell Theory after all.

It's not really an "As Cassell goes, so go the Bucks" sort of thing. But it's close.

Coach George Karl is a faithful subscriber to that train of thought, and Cassell's teammates are certainly advocates.

Cassell returned to the Bucks lineup Wednesday night after missing Monday's game against Charlotte and provided the impetus for the Bucks' 115-76 white-washing of the Houston Rockets at the Bradley Center. Milwaukee led pretty much from beginning to end in posting its most lopsided victory of the season and its biggest victory ever against the Rockets.