![]() The Bucks have played similar teams to the Rockets already this season in Detroit, Oklahoma City, San Antonio and Orlando where the roster is littered with talented – but very young – first round picks. The first also occurred in the state of Texas after a tough road win, when they lost 111-93 to San Antonio two days after a double overtime victory in Oklahoma City. The Bucks haven’t had many of those games this season – in fact this was probably just their second. ![]() It matched the lowest scoring output of the season for Antetokounmpo. But, the Rockets did a good job crowding him from there as Antetokounmpo finished with only 16 points on 7-of-17 shooting. Sunday’s game against one of the worst teams in the NBA would seem like the perfect place for a letdown for the Bucks, especially after a taut 106-105 victory over the Dallas Mavericks late on Friday night.īut Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t have the greatest of games against a physical Mavericks defense, and it appeared he might take it out on the youthful Rockets on Sunday night, opening the game with three ferocious dunks as the Bucks raced out to an early lead. Here are some takeaways from the game: Bucks have a letdown as youthful Rockets close it out Paul Silas won three titles as a player and won 387 games as a head coach for four franchises. The Rockets were without head coach Stephen Silas as his father, Paul, died Saturday at the age of 79. Our defense – again 97 points is enough – you should be able to win a game at that number.” So no, some nights you just don’t play well, some nights you don’t execute, the other team deserves credit. “We didn’t play well but effort – you hold a team to 97 points in today’s NBA, you’re playing defense,” Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said of his team. It was the fourth time this season the Bucks scored fewer than 100 points, and they fell to 1-3 in those games. ![]() ![]() The Bucks fell to 19-7 while the Rockets improved to 8-18. The Milwaukee Bucks split their season series with the Houston Rockets, losing 97-92 at the Toyota Center on Sunday night. Watch Video: Khris Middleton one of Milwaukee Bucks' most creative passers ![]()
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