Houston Rockets overwhelmed Milwaukee Bucks 132-100, improve to 5-0

The Houston Rockets overwhelmed the Milwaukee Bucks 132-100 on the road Wednesday at Fiserv Forum.

The margin of victory was 32 points, and the two teams combined for 232 points. The win moves the Rockets to 5-0 on the season.

The Bucks fall to 1-4. They are 1-4 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Rockets sit 1st in the Western Conference. The Bucks are 14th in the Eastern Conference.

Across the season so far, the Rockets are scoring 123 points per game and allowing 108.8, while the Bucks are scoring 113.4 and allowing 124.2. That gives the Rockets the better point differential, +71 to -54.

Up next, the Rockets visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, October 30. The Bucks host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, October 31.

The 232 combined points were below the 234.7 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Houston Rockets 132, Milwaukee Bucks 100
• Margin: 32 points · Combined: 232 points
• Rockets: 5-0 overall · 2-0 at home · 3-0 on the road · last 5: W-W-W-W-W
• Bucks: 1-4 overall · 1-2 at home · 0-2 on the road · last 5: L-L-L-W-L
• Venue: Fiserv Forum

Over an 82-game season, NBA standings are about consistency. Finishing in the top six of a conference avoids the Play-In Tournament, where seeds seven through ten compete for the last two playoff places.

After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Houston Rockets (5-0), Memphis Grizzlies (4-0), Portland Trail Blazers (3-0), Los Angeles Lakers (4-1), Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1).

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