Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Houston Rockets
By Reid Mueller
The Milwaukee Bucks losing streak is over at five, thanks to a win over the Houston Rockets. Here’s what stood out most.
Everything is better in the Cream City after the Milwaukee Bucks protect their home floor with a 127-114 win over the high-flying Houston Rockets.
The Bucks opened the game with a powerful alley-oop from Jabari Parker to Miles Plumlee. As much as your Dad may say ‘still only worth two points,’ the highlight play helped bring some energy to the young Bucks team. They’d ride that wave to finish the first quarter tied at 33 with what many would perceive to be their more illustrious opponents.
During the recent losing streak, the second quarter proved to be rough again and again. On Monday it was much different as the team went on a 14-0 run to start the quarter. They’d hold on to the lead too, going into halftime up four. Jabari returned to his budding star form tallying 20 points, six rebounds, five assists, two steals, and a block at half.
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Opening the second half, the Bucks needed to maintain their lead. The third quarter was contested, but the starting line up held off the Rockets push to maintain a two-point lead heading into the fourth.
The Rockets started the fourth quarter off well, taking a two-point lead with ten minutes to go. In need of a win, the Bucks brought their best basketball of the night and finished the game on a 28-15 run to finish the game.
Let’s dig deeper into the Bucks first win in 10 days.