Feb 26, 2025 09:18 AM IST
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Jalen Inexperienced scored 25 factors, Alperen Sengun added a double-double, and the Houston Rockets held on for a 100-97 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.
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Inexperienced sank two free throws with 8.1 seconds left earlier than Damian Lillard missed a pair of free throws with 3.7 seconds remaining and a 3-pointer on the buzzer after Giannis Antetokounmpo gained a leap ball following a double lane violation on the second Lillard miss on the line.
Sengun paired 23 factors with 11 rebounds however dedicated an inexplicable turnover with 12.5 seconds left and the Rockets main by three factors. Dillon Brooks added 16 factors and grabbed eight rebounds for Houston, matching the whole secured by Inexperienced and Jabari Smith Jr., who tallied 13 factors off the bench. The Rockets posted a 53-37 rebounding benefit.
Amen Thompson added 9 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for the Rockets earlier than being ejected for committing a flagrant-2 foul on Antetokounmpo with 4:27 left and Houston up 92-90.
Antetokounmpo posted 27 factors, 10 rebounds and 6 assists whereas Lillard added 22 factors however on 7-of-22 capturing. Brook Lopez and AJ Inexperienced scored 12 apiece for the Bucks, who had their four-game successful streak snapped. Lopez added eight rebounds and three blocks to his ledger.
Inexperienced and Brooks nailed 3s throughout an 11-1 run that lifted the Rockets to their largest lead of the primary quarter at 22-13 however, regardless of Houston scoring 20 factors within the paint within the interval, the Bucks shaved that deficit to 5 factors getting into the second. That margin vanished when Kevin Porter Jr. sandwiched a pair of steals and transition dunks round a Kyle Kuzma 3 for a 32-30 lead.
The Rockets customary one other rally that includes 3-pointers from Tari Eason and Brooks earlier than a Thompson alley-oop dunk pushed Houston to a 46-36 lead. However the Rockets misplaced Lillard twice in transition, and he nailed 3-pointers that kickstarted a closing surge that resulted within the Bucks securing a 59-57 halftime lead following a Kuzma dunk and a Lillard driving layup.
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