Houston Rockets (5-3, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (6-3, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Milwaukee; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee plays the Houston Rockets after Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points in the Milwaukee Bucks’ 126-110 win over the Chicago Bulls.
Milwaukee went 48-34 overall a season ago while going 28-14 at home. The Bucks averaged 115.5 points per game while shooting 48.6% from the field and 38.7% from 3-point range last season.
Houston finished 52-30 overall, 31-21 in Western Conference games and 23-18 on the road last season. The Rockets averaged 8.4 steals, 5.0 blocks and 13.0 turnovers per game last season.
INJURIES: Bucks: Kevin Porter Jr.: out (ankle), Taurean Prince: day to day (neck).
Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day (ankle).
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