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Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets

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32-25, 12-16 Away
Final
97 - 100

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Green has 25 points as Houston Rockets hold on for 100-97 win over Milwaukee Bucks

Amen Thompson ejected after violently pulling Giannis down to the floor

The game was tied at 95-all when Sengun made 1 of 2 free throws to put Houston on top. He made two more free thors with 30 seconds left to make it 98-95.

Brook Lopez missed a 3-pointer, but a turnover by Sengun gave the Bucks the ball back and a dunk by Antetokounmpo cut the lead to one with 8.1 seconds to go.

Green added two free throws to make it 100-97 and Damian Lillard was fouled and missed the first free throw before a double lane violation on the second one triggered a jump ball.

Lillard came away with the ball and his 3-point attempt bounced off the rim.

The Bucks were down by 2 with about 4 1/2 minutes left when Thompson pulled Antetokounmpo down from behind by the head and neck as he went up for a shot in the lane. The play was reviewed and determined to be a flagrant foul 2 and Thompson was ejected.

Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bucks, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Takeaways Bucks: Milwaukee needs to work on offensive consistency after failing to score in the fourth quarter until Lillard made two free throws with about six minutes to go.

Rockets: Houston needs to do a better job of capitalizing on offense when its defense shuts teams down. They only scored seven points in the first six minutes of the fourth when they held Milwaukee scoreless.

Key moment Sengun’s free throws that put the Rockets up for good.

Key stat Milwaukee scored 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Up next The Rockets host San Antonio on Wednesday night and the Bucks host Denver on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 59.6%
Bucks: 40.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 97 - 100
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 97 - 100
4th 0.0 Bucks offensive team rebound 97 - 100
4th 0.0 Damian Lillard misses 32-foot three point shot 97 - 100
4th 3.1 Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Alperen Sengun (Damian Lillard gains possession) 97 - 100

Statistics

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34-85 FG 37-91
40.0 Field Goal % 40.7
12-37 3PT 12-35
32.4 Three Point % 34.3
17-23 FT 14-18
73.9 Free Throw % 77.8
37 Rebounds 53
4 Offensive Rebounds 16
33 Defensive Rebounds 37
19 Assists 18
11 Steals 6
5 Blocks 9
13 Turnovers 15
2 Team Turnovers 2
15 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
18 Fast Break Points 13
34 Points in Paint 46
13 Fouls 17
4 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 53 10 .841 - W13
Milwaukee 36 26 .581 16.5 L1
Indiana 35 27 .565 17.5 L2
Detroit 35 29 .547 18.5 L2
Chicago 26 38 .406 27.5 W2

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis - 24 W1 0.61904764 39
Houston 0.5 25 W2 0.609375 39
Dallas 7.5 32 L4 0.5 32
San Antonio 12 35 L1 0.4262295 26
New Orleans 22.5 47 L3 0.265625 17
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