Milwaukee Bucks vs. Houston Rockets

(10-7)                           (12-4)

Preview: In this matchup, the Bucks are coming into it on a 3-game win streak while the Rockets are entering the game after a tough loss, in front of their home crowd, to the Clippers on Friday Night. The 3-game streak that the Bucks are on may seem slightly impressive, however, all 3 wins were against teams at least 7-games under .500 which shows this should be nothing to be impressed by. This season, the Rockets have looked very good on the defensive end allowing only 92.2 points per game which is best in the NBA which is surprising as James Harden is known to be one of the worst defensive 2-guards in the NBA. Recently though, Harden has looked surprising well on defense and even has blocked a few shots. If the Rockets want to continue their hot start to the fresh season, they will need to either keep emphasizing their key defensive work or pump up their offense as they only score 96.3 PPG which is good for 22^nd in the NBA (slightly worse than the Bucks at 96.6). The Bucks are a good passing team and will need to get some easy points by distributing the ball if they want to pull off a surprising ‘W’ here.

Prediction: I think the Rockets will pick up an easy win here as their defense has looked just too strong this season and the Bucks have no real “star” players that could take the game into their own hands and force some double teams to get other players open, such as James Harden.

Per Game Leaders:

HOU – James Harden (24.7 PPG) MIL – Knight (17.3 PPG)

Rebounds Per Game Leaders:

HOU – Dwight Howard (11.3 RPG) MIL – Sanders (6.8 RPG)

Assists Per Game Leaders:

HOU – James Harden (6.7 APG) MIL – Knight (6.1 APG)