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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bucks | 26 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 123 |
 Rockets | 23 | 42 | 30 | 19 | 114 |
MILTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 42-8350.6% | 15-3938.5% | 24-3275.0% | 48 | 19 | 15 |
| HOU | 42-8947.2% | 19-4641.3% | 11-2055.0% | 40 | 30 | 16 |
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Milwaukee Bucks123| 37 | 41 | 15-20 | 1-3 | 10-14 | +4 | +18.8 | ||||||||
| 36 | 21 | 6-18 | 5-11 | 4-5 | 0 | +20 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 12 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 6-6 | +10 | −1.0 | ||||||||
| 33 | 21 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 4-6 | +4 | +3.2 | ||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −5.3 | |||||
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| 31 | 16 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +14 | +8.7 | ||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −5.0 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.4 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.0 | ||||
| Team | 123 | 42-8350.6% | 15-3938.5% | 48 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 24-3275.0% | 13 | 11 | 8 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Nwora, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Thanasis Antetokounmpo (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets114| 39 | 23 | 7-13 | 6-11, Career high (his best before, 5) | 0 | 3-5 | −3 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 21, Season high (his best before, 18) | 7-17 | 4-13 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +0.5 | |||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0 | −18 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 21 | 9-19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −3.5 | ||||||
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| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | +11 | +3.7 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.3 | ||||
| 13 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +1.1 | |||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +4 | +0.4 | ||||||
| Team | 114 | 42-8947.2% | 19-4641.3% | 40 | 30 | 16 | 28 | 11-2055.0% | 12 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 29 points on 12 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Daniel Theis (coach’s decision).
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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.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points (28 in the paint) and 17 rebounds, and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks beat the Houston Rockets 123-114.
Antetokounmpo’s hook shot put the Bucks ahead for good with 7:49 left in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets got within 110-109 on Eric Gordon’s corner 3-pointer with 5:09 to play, but Bobby Portis answered with 2 free throws, and the Rockets got no closer.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Rockets 9-0. Khris Middleton scored 5 of the Bucks’ 9 on 2 for 4 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo had 2 of his 3 steals in 32 seconds.
Portis had 21 points and 3 blocks, and Middleton added 21 points and 8 rebounds but shot 6 for 18. Antetokounmpo scored 15 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Garrison Mathews scored 23 points (13 in the second quarter) with 6 3-pointers, and Armoni Brooks added 21 points. Christian Wood had 21 points and 13 rebounds. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bucks went 24 for 32 at the line to the Rockets’ 11 for 20 and outscored them 27-5 on the fast break.
Milwaukee BucksHouston RocketsPS, 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. The Bucks’ chance bottomed out at 18% (4th quarter, 11:05 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 83 shots: 7.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-28 | 75.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 5-12 | 41.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 7-10 | 70.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-29 | 27.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae'Sean Tate | 23 | 14 | 6-8 | +4 |
| Christian Wood | 12 | 9 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Garrison Mathews | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Eric Gordon | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 31 | 15 | 7-9 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 36 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 17 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Garrison Mathews | 14 | 2 | 1-6 | −2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Christian Wood | 13 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 9 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | 25 | 6 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Armoni Brooks | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Eric Gordon | 7 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 5 | 2-6 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
G. Antetokounmpo 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 8:39
17.6%
58→40
Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Augustin 7 AST)
Q4 8:24
17.6%
40→58
G. Antetokounmpo 4' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (32 PTS) (Middleton 5 AST)
Q4 7:49
14.9%
58→43
Middleton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 3:51
13.1%
21→7
Middleton 3' Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 4:10
12.5%
34→21
