Milwaukee picked up a pair of wins this past week as it tried to turn its season around by building momentum against a soft part of the schedule – but Houston’s arrival in town was the big test against a good team midway through this stretch.

While the game was close, the Rockets had the lead for most of the fourth quarter, but with the game on the line (Houston was up by one with :24 seconds left) Giannis Antetokounmpo came through first with the huge block.

Then Damian Lillard hit what turned out to be the game-winner on a driving layup.

Houston had one more chance: Alperen Sengun got open under the basket, but Fred VanVleet’s inbound pass was too high and blew up the play, ending the Rockets’ chance to extend their five-game win streak.

The Bucks don’t get this win without a big game from Brook Lopez – 27 points and 10 rebounds – while Antetokounmpo scored 20 with 13 rebounds and Lillard had 18 points (but was 0-of-6 from 3). Houston was led by 26 from Fred VanVleet.

The Bucks have now won 3 of 4 with a soft schedule remaining for another week. They have a chance to get back into the thick of the race in the East.