After a very defensive-oriented contest, the Houston Rockets outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 100-97. Damian Lillard missed a game-tying 3-point shot at the end of the fourth quarter to give the Rockets the much-needed victory that snapped the Bucks' four-game winning streak.

The Rockets have been inconsistent defensively in 2025, but Tuesday’s win over the Bucks showed why Houston remains an elite unit on the season.

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HOUSTON – The Houston Rockets are celebrating the 30 th anniversary of their 1994-95 championship team this season, so perhaps it was fitting that Tuesday night’s game between the Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks mirrored a mid-90s NBA rock fight as physical defense and poor shooting helped the Rockets win, 100-97, at Toyota Center.

The Houston Rockets are back in Houston on Monday after splitting their latest back-to-back games. After a hard-fought win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday night at the Toyota Center, the Rockets gave up 37 points to the 14-win Utah Jazz in the fourth quarter on their way to a tough loss.

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To open another back-to-back for the Rockets, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks (+3.5) will pay their lone visit of the season to Toyota Center.