Although they had a lot of trouble, the Bucks defeated the Rockets 128-119 in Milwaukee and went 14-1 at home to remain atop the East (second at 19-7, behind the Celtics who are 20-5).
THE John Antetokounmpo had 26 points on 5/11 shooting, 9/19 2-pointers and 1/3 3-pointers, as well as 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 turnovers in 39 minutes. The most important thing, however, was how it happened the leading rebounder in Bucks history reaching 17,165 and surpassing him Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Now the 29-year-old ace leads the team in points, rebounds and assists, something only Michael Jordan (Bulls), LeBron James (Cavaliers) and Kevin Garnett (Timberwolves) have achieved.
THE Damian Lillard had 39 points and the Bucks are 9/9 when the 33-year-old guard scores over 30. Valuable contributions were made by Chris Middleton with 14 of his 20 points in the final period.
For Houston, coming off a five-game winning streak, o Fred VanVleet had 22 points and Alperin Sengun 20. O Dillon Brooks added 18 more, but was ejected after flopping and two technical penalties with 38 minutes to go, while the Rockets coach was also ejected with two technical penalties, I’m Udoka.
Twelve minutes: 33-28, 71-60, 100-91, 128-119
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Source: Sport Fm
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