MILWAUKEE — — Damian Lillard hit a driving layup with 3.9 seconds left to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 101-100 victory over Houston, snapping the Rockets’ five-game winning streak Monday night.

Lillard scored 18 points after missing the previous three games while in the concussion protocol.

The Rockets rallied from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to take the lead early in the fourth quarter and stayed in front until Lillard’s decisive basket. Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked a shot from Houston’s Alperen Sengun with 20 seconds left.

Houston called a timeout after Lillard’s layup. After the Bucks fouled with two seconds left, Houston’s Fred VanVleet tried to get the ball to Sengun, who couldn’t catch it cleanly under the basket. VanVleet tried unsuccessfully to pass to Jabari Smith Jr. while the horn sounded.

Brook Lopez had 27 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo had 20 points and 14 rebounds.

VanVleet scored 26 points, Jalen Green 21 and Sengun 18 for Houston.

Takeaways

Rockets: On a night after a 143-107 win in Chicago in which they fell one point short of the NBA’s highest scoring total this season, the Rockets were held to their fewest points of the season.

Bucks: Since a 2-8 start, Milwaukee has won three of four. Lopez briefly went into the locker room after taking a hard fall early in the second quarter, but he returned later that period and delivered one of his best games of the season.

Key moment

The Bucks trailed 100-96 when AJ Green buried a 3-pointer to cut the margin to one with 1:17 remaining.

Key stat

Houston shot just 9 of 32 on three-pointers and had the lowest field goal percentage (.400) of the season.

Next

Both teams play Wednesday, with the Rockets hosting Indiana and the Bucks hosting Chicago.

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