The Houston Rockets (13 - 4) defeated the Milwaukee Bucks (10 - 8) 117 - 103 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Saturday. With Dwight Howard (knee), Isaiah Canaan (ankle) and Patrick Beverley (hamstring) missing from action, James Harden lead the injury - ridden core. Harden finished with 34 points (9 - 14 FG, 4 - 5 3Pt, 12 - 13 FT), six boards, eight assists and four steals. The Rockets also had solid contributions from Donatas Motiejunas, who had 20 points (9 - 13 FG, 2 - 3 FT) and Jason Terry with 18 points (7 - 15 FG, 4 - 8 3Pt). Off the bench, rookie forward Kostas Papanikolaou scored an incredibly efficient 12 points (5 - 6 FG, 2 - 2 3PT). For Milwaukee, they were lead by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 17 points (7 - 12 FG, 3 - 3 FT), seven rebounds and two blocks. Antetokounmpo's teammate Jabari Parker had a near double - double performance with 19 points (3 - 7 FG, 13 - 14 FT, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals. Off the Bucks bench, Ersan Ilyasova helped out with 18 points (7 - 14 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT). The Bucks will travel to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers on Tuesday, while the Rockets will head back home to square off against the Grizzlies on Wednesday.
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