Bucks face the Rockets, look for 5th straight victory

Milwaukee Bucks (32-24, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (35-22, fifth in the Western Conference)

Houston; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee seeks to continue its four-game win streak with a victory against Houston.

The Rockets are 18-9 on their home court. Houston is last in the Western Conference shooting 34.3% from 3-point range.

The Bucks are 12-15 in road games. Milwaukee is 15-7 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.1 turnovers per game.

The Rockets are shooting 44.7% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 45.2% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bucks score 5.2 more points per game (114.2) than the Rockets give up to opponents (109.0).

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Green is shooting 42.7% and averaging 21.5 points for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.

Brook Lopez is shooting 48.1% and averaging 12.5 points for the Bucks. Damian Lillard is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 3-7, averaging 107.9 points, 47.2 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.8 points per game.

Bucks: 6-4, averaging 112.6 points, 42.3 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.1 points.

INJURIES: Rockets: Tari Eason: day to day (leg), Fred VanVleet: day to day (ankle), Steven Adams: day to day (ankle), Cody Zeller: out (personal), Jae’Sean Tate: day to day (back).

Bucks: Pat Connaughton: out (calf).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.