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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bucks | 25 | 30 | 24 | 32 | 111 |
 Rockets | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 115 |
MILTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 38-8246.3% | 8-2729.6% | 27-3381.8% | 40 | 17 | 14 |
| HOU | 35-7646.1% | 11-3531.4% | 34-4281.0% | 38 | 16 | 15 |
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Houston Rockets115| 42 | 13 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +3 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 39 | 31 | 8-21 | 4-10 | 11-14 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 38 | 10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +10 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 36 | 25 | 7-13 | 3-8 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 23 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −4.5 | ||||||
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| 30 | 16 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 16 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | −8 | +5.8 | |||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.6 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 35-7646.1% | 11-3531.4% | 38 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 34-4281.0% | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Briante Weber, Bobby Brown, Zhou Qi and Demetrius Jackson (coach’s decision); Clint Capela (injury/illness).
Milwaukee Bucks111| 42 | 28 | 10-22 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 0 | −5 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 19 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 4-7 | 0 | −6 | −7.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 23 | 8-17 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0 | −10 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 32 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | +2 | −5.4 | |||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −1.1 | ||||||
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| 36 | 20 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0 | +9 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 17 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −7 | −0.9 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.1 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.4 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 38-8246.3% | 8-2729.6% | 40 | 17 | 14 | 34 | 27-3381.8% | 8 | 12 | 7 | |||
Bench 36 points on 12 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Tony Snell and Jason Terry (injury/illness); D.J. Wilson (coach’s decision).
Rockets115Bucks111ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
James Harden scored 31 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-111 for their 13th straight win.
Chris Paul’s 2 free throws put the Rockets ahead for good with 1:08 left in the third quarter.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Bucks 9-2. Trevor Ariza scored 4 of the Rockets’ 9 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 2 of his 4 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Bucks run, and the Bucks scored 2 points off them.
Paul had 25 points and 6 assists, and Nene added 16 points (12 in the second quarter) on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench.
For the Bucks, Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals, and Eric Bledsoe went 1 for 7 from 3. Khris Middleton scored 23 points (12 in the fourth quarter). Malcolm Brogdon scored 20 points off the bench. Middleton scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Rockets shot 46.1% from the field and 31.4% from 3 to the Bucks’ 46.3% and 29.6%. The Bucks’ starters were outscored 20-8 in 8 minutes together.
Houston RocketsMilwaukee BucksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
81 points from the field on 75 shots: 1.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-26 | 61.5% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-6 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-9 | 22.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-26 | 34.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Brogdon | 27 | 11 | 4-7 | +2 |
| DeAndre Liggins | 24 | 2 | 1-4 | −6 |
| John Henson | 9 | 4 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bledsoe | 27 | 2 | 1-2 | −4 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Gary Payton II | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| John Henson | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bledsoe | 19 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Sterling Brown | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Ariza 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Paul 6 AST)
Q4 2:24
12.9%
82→95
Paul 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q3 7:47
10.9%
66→77
Gordon 30' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
Q4 10:43
10.9%
66→77
Antetokounmpo 1' Layup (26 PTS) (Henson 1 AST)
Q4 2:42
9.9%
92→82
Brown 8' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q4 10:16
9.5%
77→68
