Milwaukee Bucks vs. Houston Rockets
October 28, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Rockets beat the Bucks 132-100 on 2026-10-28 on the road against the Bucks. The Bucks started Myles Turner, Kyle Kuzma, Tyler Herro, Ryan Rollins, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 5 points (2/9) in his matchups, with Kyle Kuzma as his primary defender. Tyler Herro (Bucks) scored 4 points (2/6) in his matchups, with Jabari Smith Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
100
Did not play: Caris LeVert (DNP - Coach's Decision)
HOU
Houston Rockets
132
Did not play: Alperen Sengun (DND - Injury/Illness), Marcus Smart (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Tyler Herro · Ryan Rollins · Jaime Jaquez Jr. Starter 10.4 min
- Jericho Sims · Ousmane Dieng · AJ Green · Brayden Burries · Nate Ament 5.1 min
- Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Ryan Rollins · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · AJ Green 3.7 min
- Gary Trent Jr. · Kel'el Ware · Bogoljub Marković · Brayden Burries · Nate Ament 3.1 min
- Myles Turner · Tyler Herro · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Ousmane Dieng · Kasparas Jakučionis 2.8 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Fred VanVleet · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson Starter 12.0 min
- Kevin Durant · Tari Eason · Oscar Tshiebwe · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 8.4 min
- Clint Capela · Bogdan Bogdanović · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 4.5 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Fred VanVleet · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 4.3 min
- Bogdan Bogdanović · Jae'Sean Tate · Oscar Tshiebwe · Isaiah Crawford · Bruce Thornton 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Bucks defense
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Kevin Durant 5 pts (2/9) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Kyle Kuzma (32 %, 0 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (18 %, 0 pts) · AJ Green (12 %, 3 pts)
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Amen Thompson 6 pts (2/8) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Tyler Herro (34 %, 4 pts) · AJ Green (17 %, 0 pts) · Ryan Rollins (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Tyler Herro | Amen Thompson: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Fred VanVleet: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Tari Eason: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| AJ Green | Amen Thompson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Fred VanVleet: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nate Ament | Reed Sheppard: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Myles Turner | Clint Capela: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | Reed Sheppard: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Fred VanVleet: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kel'el Ware | Clint Capela: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/5) · Tari Eason: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brayden Burries | Bogdan Bogdanović: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Reed Sheppard: 6 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Ryan Rollins | Fred VanVleet: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Amen Thompson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kyle Kuzma | Kevin Durant: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tari Eason: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Jabari Smith Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tari Eason: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gary Trent Jr. | Bogdan Bogdanović: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bruce Thornton: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bogoljub Marković | Jae'Sean Tate: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Crawford: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jericho Sims | Oscar Tshiebwe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Clint Capela: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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Tyler Herro 4 pts (2/6) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (31 %, 2 pts) · Amen Thompson (25 %, 2 pts) · Fred VanVleet (11 %, 0 pts)
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Kel'el Ware 12 pts (5/7) in 34 possessions
Guarded by: Clint Capela (49 %, 2 pts) · Oscar Tshiebwe (12 %, 0 pts) · Reed Sheppard (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | AJ Green: 16 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 16 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Kevin Durant | Kyle Kuzma: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Tyler Herro: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Fred VanVleet | Ryan Rollins: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 8 poss., 6 pts (1/2) |
| Tari Eason | Myles Turner: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Reed Sheppard | Brayden Burries: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Clint Capela | Kel'el Ware: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Myles Turner: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | Brayden Burries: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | Jericho Sims: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Myles Turner: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Crawford | Gary Trent Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ousmane Dieng: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bogoljub Marković: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kel'el Ware: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bruce Thornton | Gary Trent Jr.: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brayden Burries: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |