Houston Rockets vs. Milwaukee Bucks
April 1, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Rockets beat the Bucks 119-113 on 2026-04-01 at home. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Reed Sheppard. The Bucks started Gary Trent Jr., Jericho Sims, Ousmane Dieng, Pete Nance, and AJ Green. Cormac Ryan (Bucks) scored 22 points (5/10) in his matchups, with Reed Sheppard as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 23 points (7/13) in his matchups, with Pete Nance as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
HOU
Houston Rockets
119
Did not play: JD Davison (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dorian Finney-Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
113
Did not play: Kyle Kuzma (DND - Injury/Illness), Bobby Portis (DND - Injury/Illness), Myles Turner (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard Starter 12.6 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 5.8 min
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 5.8 min
- Kevin Durant · Aaron Holiday · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson 4.5 min
- Aaron Holiday · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.5 min
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Gary Trent Jr. · Jericho Sims · Ousmane Dieng · Pete Nance · AJ Green Starter 5.8 min
- Jericho Sims · Ousmane Dieng · Pete Nance · AJ Green · Cormac Ryan 15.6 min
- Ousmane Dieng · Pete Nance · AJ Green · Andre Jackson Jr. · Cormac Ryan 8.2 min
- Jericho Sims · Ousmane Dieng · AJ Green · Andre Jackson Jr. · Cormac Ryan 6.5 min
- Jericho Sims · Pete Nance · AJ Green · Andre Jackson Jr. · Cormac Ryan 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Rockets defense
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Cormac Ryan 22 pts (5/10) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Reed Sheppard (23 %, 6 pts) · Amen Thompson (16 %, 2 pts) · Aaron Holiday (15 %, 3 pts)
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Ousmane Dieng 17 pts (7/14) in 83 possessions
Guarded by: Kevin Durant (39 %, 6 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (14 %, 3 pts) · Amen Thompson (13 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Ousmane Dieng: 32 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Cormac Ryan: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Amen Thompson | AJ Green: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Jericho Sims: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Reed Sheppard | AJ Green: 24 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Cormac Ryan: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Pete Nance: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jericho Sims: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Alperen Sengun | Jericho Sims: 19 poss., 11 pts (4/4) · Pete Nance: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Tari Eason | Pete Nance: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · AJ Green: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Okogie | Pete Nance: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cormac Ryan: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Aaron Holiday | Cormac Ryan: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Andre Jackson Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Clint Capela | Jericho Sims: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pete Nance: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Andre Jackson Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · AJ Green: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Bucks defense
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Kevin Durant 23 pts (7/13) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Pete Nance (26 %, 8 pts) · Ousmane Dieng (20 %, 5 pts) · Cormac Ryan (12 %, 5 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 21 pts (9/18) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Jericho Sims (48 %, 1 pts) · Andre Jackson Jr. (13 %, 2 pts) · AJ Green (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| AJ Green | Reed Sheppard: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Amen Thompson: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Amen Thompson: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Kevin Durant: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Pete Nance | Kevin Durant: 18 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Jericho Sims | Alperen Sengun: 24 poss., 1 pts (0/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Cormac Ryan | Reed Sheppard: 23 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Aaron Holiday: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | Kevin Durant: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Alperen Sengun: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Gary Trent Jr. | Amen Thompson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Reed Sheppard: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Antetokounmpo | Kevin Durant: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Alperen Sengun: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |