The unbeaten Rockets beat the Bucks 132-100 on Wednesday and built a lead that reached 35. Milwaukee is 1-4 and 13th among Eastern Conference teams, with three days to regroup before Cleveland.
Opening week
The new era opened with three straight losses, to Washington, Chicago and Philadelphia, by 12, 7 and 11 points. Monday brought the first win, 110-102 over Indiana, with Herro posting 23 points and 10 rebounds and Rollins scoring 19. The power rankings noticed, moving Milwaukee from 25th to 22nd by October 28.
October 28
Houston came in 4-0 and without Alperen Sengun and Steven Adams, and it still controlled the night. The second quarter settled it: Houston outscored Milwaukee 34-14 and led 57-35 at the break. Fred VanVleet scored 24 and Amen Thompson 23. Herro made 9 of 13 shots for 23 and Jaquez added 19, but Rollins shot 2 for 14 and Ware finished minus-31 in 17 minutes.
October 29
The loss leaves Milwaukee two games behind sixth-place Charlotte and one behind Indiana in tenth. Over five games, this team's pace points to a 16-66 finish, which says more about the start than the season. Trent made his season debut with 6:55 left, the Journal Sentinel's Jim Owczarski noted. Downtown was busy elsewhere: the paper reported the Brewers won the World Series.
October 31
Cleveland visits Saturday. Then come trips to Minnesota on November 2 and Boston on November 4, and Toronto on November 6 in the Emirates NBA Cup. The open question is the rotation. Turner was minus-2 in 23 minutes, the team's best mark, while Ware, Burries and Jakucionis took the worst of it. Saturday will show whether Taylor Jenkins reshapes those minutes.
What was the score of Bucks vs Rockets on October 28?
Houston won 132-100 in Milwaukee. The Rockets outscored the Bucks 34-14 in the second quarter and led by as much as 35.
When do the Bucks play next?
Milwaukee hosts Cleveland on Saturday, October 31. After that, the Bucks visit Minnesota on November 2 and Boston on November 4.
