On January 7, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. The Houston Rockets are at home and take on the challenge of the Milwaukee Bucks. In this game, the Rockets led all the way from the first quarter, and they withstood the Bucks' crazy comeback in the final quarter. In the end, the Rockets narrowly defeated the Bucks 112-108 at home.
Rockets (18-16): Shin Kyung 21 points and 11 rebounds, Jalen Green 16 points, Jeff Green 16 points, VanVleet 14 points and 7 assists, Holiday 11 points, Smith 14 points and 12 rebounds, Whitmore 12 points.
Bucks (25-11): Antetokounmpo 48 points, 17 rebounds and 2 assists, Lillard 18 points and 8 assists, Middleton 10 points and 5 assists.
In the first quarter, the Rockets scored eight points in a row to lead the Bucks 12-7, Beasley and Portis hit three-pointers successively, and the Bucks took a 13-12 lead. In the final two minutes, the Rockets went on a 13-0 run to give the Rockets an 11-point lead at 29-18 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Brother Alphabet and Connaughton scored seven points in a row, and the Bucks narrowed the gap to four points. Whitmore's 2+1 and Jeff Green's three-pointer helped the Rockets regain a double-digit advantage. In the second half, the Rockets played another scoring climax, stretching the margin to more than 20 points. At halftime, the Rockets led the Bucks 63-43.
In the third quarter, the Bucks launched a wave of 12-1 attacks, and at 9:01, he scored a layup with a dragon, and the Bucks trailed by only 10 points at 57-67. After that, the gap between the two sides remained at about 10 points, and in the last three minutes, the Rockets scored seven consecutive points to widen the difference, and the Rockets led by 16 points 89-73 in the third quarter.
In the final quarter, the Bucks went on a 10-0 run to chase points, once chasing 85-93 by only eight points. Jalen Green hit a three-pointer to help the Rockets stabilize the situation. Lillard and Gotetokounmpo scored seven points in a critical moment, and the Bucks trailed 99-105 at 1:50. In the final 25 seconds, he made a layup to make it 103-108, Jalen Green hit two free throws, and Connaughton hit a three-pointer from the buzzer in the final minute but it was too late, and the Bucks lost to the Rockets 108-112.
Source: ALL Sports