Houston Rockets at Milwaukee Bucks
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Fred VanVleet and Amen Thompson lift undefeated Rockets past Bucks, 132-100
Center Alperen Sengun, the leading scorer for Houston (5-0) at 24.5 points per game, sat out with low back soreness.
VanVleet, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, hit 7 of 14 shots, including 4 of 9 from deep. He scored 15 consecutive points for Houston midway through the third quarter, hitting three free throws to put the Rockets up 81-61.
Thompson hit 10 of 16 shots as the Rockets shot 54.8%. Kevin Durant added 18 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 16 points in 15 minutes. Houston made 23 of 26 free-throw attempts.
Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 for Milwaukee (1-4).
Houston took control with a dominant second quarter, outscoring the Bucks 34-14 for a 57-35 halftime lead.
The Rockets scored the first eight points of the period to go in front 31-21. Clint Capela’s tip-in extended the lead to 49-30.
Milwaukee hit just 4 of 24 from beyond the arc in the first half and made its only free-throw attempt, while the Rockets were 13 of 15 from the line.
Rockets center Steven Adams sat out with a with a right calf strain and guard Marcus Smart missed his third straight game with a left forearm strain.
Bucks: Host Cleveland on Saturday.
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Regular Season Series
HOU leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 132 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 132 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Rockets offensive team rebound | 132 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Bogdan Bogdanovic misses heave jump shot | 132 - 100 |
| 4th 1.6 |  |
Gary Trent Jr. makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot | 132 - 100 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-84 | FG | 37-93 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 17-38 | 3PT | 12-41 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 23-26 | FT | 14-18 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 35 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 90 | Percent Led | 4 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Tshiebwe, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Clint Capela, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Nov 9 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 12,232 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
9 | 2 | .818 | - | W9 |
 Houston |
8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | W1 |
 Memphis |
7 | 3 | .700 | 1.5 | W1 |
 Dallas |
7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | W3 |
 New Orleans |
4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | L3 |
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