Jalen Green had 25 points and Alperen Sengun added 23 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 100-97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in a game where Amen Thompson was ejected for a hard foul on Giannis Antetokounmpo.

After a very defensive-oriented contest, the Houston Rockets outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 100-97. Damian Lillard missed a game-tying 3-point shot at the end of the fourth quarter to give the Rockets the much-needed victory that snapped the Bucks' four-game winning streak.

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After reopening their 2024-25 season with a bang — a six-point win over the Minnesota Timberwolves — it looked like the Rockets might re-claim the coveted No. 2

The Houston Rockets, the No. 5 team in the West, open a three-game homestand at Toyota Center against the Milwaukee Bucks, the No. 5 team in the East.

Before Tuesday night, the Bucks were winners of four straight games since Feb. 12. However, the winning streak only masked their existing issues. A 100-97 loss to the Houston Rockets was the culmination of two factors that played to Milwaukee’s disadvantage, the most glaring of which was their dismal fourth-quarter offense.

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The Houston Rockets are back in Houston on Monday after splitting their latest back-to-back games. After a hard-fought win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night at the Toyota Center, the Rockets gave up 37 points to the 14-win Utah Jazz in the fourth quarter on their way to a tough loss.

Houston is 23-4 overall and first place (15-1 record) in the Big 12 Conference entering Monday's game at Texas Tech. Three of Houston's losses have come in overtime.

BOX SCORE:Rockets 100, Bucks 97 Milwaukee’s (32-25) four-game win streak was snapped while Houston improved to 36-22 overall. It was the second tightly contested game between the two teams ...

The Dallas Mavericks continued their three-game homestand with the second game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. The Mavericks lost to the Bucks 132-117 at the American Airlines Center on Los Mavs Night,