Milwaukee Bucks at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationGreen has 25 points as Houston Rockets hold on for 100-97 win over Milwaukee Bucks
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.
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.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 97 - 100 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 97 - 100 |
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Bucks offensive team rebound | 97 - 100 |
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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
MIL |
HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-85 | FG | 37-91 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 12-37 | 3PT | 12-35 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 17-23 | FT | 14-18 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 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 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 26 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Trent Jr., G | Out | Dec 26 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo, F | Out | Dec 20 |
| Taurean Prince, F | Out | Nov 13 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Antonio |
23 | 7 | .767 | - | W8 |
Houston |
18 | 10 | .643 | 4 | W1 |
Memphis |
14 | 16 | .467 | 9 | W1 |
Dallas |
12 | 20 | .375 | 12 | L1 |
New Orleans |
8 | 23 | .258 | 15.5 | L1 |
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