Houston Rockets 119, Milwaukee Bucks 128 — Recap

December 17, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 119, Milwaukee Bucks 128. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 28-33 MIL; Q2 HOU 32-38 MIL; Q3 HOU 31-29 MIL; Q4 HOU 28-28 MIL.

Top performers (box score): Damian Lillard (MIL) 39 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 26 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-15 shooting; Khris Middleton (MIL) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIL

Damian Lillard

39 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 5 3PM · 11-19 FG

Scoring · MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

26 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · HOU

Fred VanVleet

22 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 8-16 FG

Season highs

Giannis Antetokounmpo · Season-high 17 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	28	32	31	28		119
MIL	33	38	29	28		128

🧮 How They Scored

HOUMIL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

59.4%Effective FG%59.9%

8.7%Turnover %13.0%

16.7%Offensive rebound %39.0%

0.247Free-throw rate0.372

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	39	22	2	6	1	2	1	8-16	4-8	2-2	-6
Dillon Brooks G-F	35	18	4	1	2	—	2	7-12	2-4	2-2	-15
Alperen Sengun F-C	31	20	8	5	1	1	—	8-15	0-3	4-6	-7
Tari Eason F	30	11	6	1	2	—	—	5-8	1-2	—	-4
Jalen Green G	29	16	2	7	—	—	1	6-11	2-4	2-2	-8
Jabari Smith Jr. F	28	16	5	2	—	1	—	7-13	1-4	1-1	-4
Jae'Sean Tate F	19	—	3	1	1	—	2	0-2	—	—	+4
Jeff Green F	17	16	—	1	—	—	1	4-5	1-1	7-8	-2
Aaron Holiday G	13	—	1	2	1	—	2	0-3	0-1	—	-3

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	39	26	17	3	—	—	6	10-22	1-3	5-11	+11
Damian Lillard G	37	39	5	11	3	—	3	11-19	5-8	12-13	+10
Andre Jackson Jr. G	36	9	6	4	—	—	1	4-6	1-3	—	+3
Brook Lopez C	31	18	6	—	—	1	—	6-13	3-8	3-3	+6
Khris Middleton F	29	20	3	2	—	—	4	7-15	1-5	5-5	+7
Bobby Portis F	25	11	6	—	—	—	—	5-7	1-2	—	+7
Pat Connaughton G	17	5	2	4	1	—	1	2-4	1-3	—	+12
MarJon Beauchamp F	13	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Fred VanVleet	Bench	39	22	65.2	20.7	-5.8	10.8
Alperen Sengun	Bench	31	20	56.7	26.5	-10.9	14.4
Dillon Brooks	Bench	35	18	69.9	20.3	-15.7	8.1
Jeff Green	Bench	17	16	93.9	24.4	-12.4	20.0
Jalen Green	Bench	29	16	67.3	20.3	-17.6	15.6
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	28	16	59.5	22.8	-2.8	11.2
Tari Eason	Bench	30	11	68.8	11.1	-4.2	10.8
Aaron Holiday	Bench	13	—	0.0	16.1	-18.5	-6.7
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	19	—	0.0	9.3	+13.6	-2.7
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Milwaukee BucksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Damian Lillard	Bench	37	39	78.9	28.4	+13.3	26.6
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bench	39	26	48.4	33.0	+13.8	10.0
Khris Middleton	Bench	29	20	58.1	27.6	+9.7	8.4
Brook Lopez	Bench	31	18	62.8	16.9	+7.2	10.5
Bobby Portis	Bench	25	11	78.6	11.5	+13.5	8.7
Andre Jackson Jr.	Bench	36	9	75.0	7.8	+7.5	4.9
Pat Connaughton	Bench	17	5	62.5	11.6	+32.4	10.6
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	-300.0	0.0
MarJon Beauchamp	Bench	13	—	0.0	0.0	+11.2	-1.8
A.J. Green	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	-300.0	0.0
Chris Livingston	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	-300.0	0.0