The Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-100 on Wednesday at Fiserv Forum, improving to 5-0. Fred VanVleet led Houston with 24 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Amen Thompson added 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting.
Houston outscored Milwaukee 34-14 in the second quarter to build a 57-35 halftime lead. Milwaukee never got closer than three points all night and fell to 1-4. Tyler Herro led the Bucks with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19.
Key Moments: How The Rockets Pulled Away
Houston led 23-21 after one quarter, with Amen Thompson’s dunk off a Bogdan Bogdanovic assist with 42.7 seconds left setting the pace. The second quarter flipped the game. Kevin Durant opened with two free throws and assisted on a Thompson dunk, then finished his own driving dunk off Reed Sheppard to make it 29-21.
Houston kept building. Clint Capela converted an alley-oop layup from VanVleet to make it 47-28, and VanVleet made all three free throws on a four-point play sequence earlier in the quarter. Jabari Smith Jr. hit back-to-back three-pointers, and Durant closed the half with a 24-foot three-pointer to send Houston into the break up 57-35.
Milwaukee shot 40% from the field and 29% from three. The Rockets forced 17 Bucks turnovers while committing 15, and led by as many as 35 points. Milwaukee’s largest lead was 3.
Top Performers
VanVleet paced Houston with 24 points on 7-of-14 shooting, six rebounds and five assists in 29 minutes. Amen Thompson shot 10-of-16 for 23 points, four rebounds and three assists. Kevin Durant had 18 points, five rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes. Jabari Smith Jr. added 14 points on 3-of-6 from three.
Tari Eason had nine rebounds and five points. The Rockets shot 55% from the field and 45% from three, outscored Milwaukee 48-46 in the paint and 17-10 on fast breaks.
Tyler Herro led Milwaukee with 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 points on 7-of-13. Kel’el Ware had eight rebounds and Kasparas Jakucionis dished six assists.
What It Means
Houston leads the Southwest Division at 5-0, a half-game ahead of Memphis. Milwaukee fell to 1-4 and is tied for last in the Central Division.
What’s Next
Houston continues its strong start. Milwaukee will aim to bounce back and climb out of the Central Division basement.
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