Houston Rockets @ Milwaukee Bucks: Oct 28, 2026

Updated
Regular Season
Houston RocketsRockets
5-0 · Away
132–100
Final
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Milwaukee BucksBucks
1-4 · Home

Rockets vs Bucks final: the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-100 on October 28, 2026 at Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee.

Score by Quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets23343837132
Bucks21143431100

Top Performers

Rockets

Bucks

Rockets vs Bucks Box Score

Houston Rockets
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Kevin Durant F3018540335-92-36-7+6
Fred VanVleet G2924652037-144-96-6+19
Tari Eason F305911332-61-30-0+12
Jabari Smith Jr. F2914221104-123-63-3+23
Amen Thompson G33234310110-160-23-4+13
Bench
Clint Capela C2110813225-60-00-0+23
Bogdan Bogdanović G1516232015-64-52-2+23
Jae'Sean Tate F40000000-00-00-0+5
Isaiah Crawford F43000001-11-10-0+8
Bruce Thornton G35000002-21-10-0+5
Reed Sheppard G237340002-91-82-2+13
Oscar Tshiebwe FC137521113-30-01-2+10
Milwaukee Bucks
PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Myles Turner CF224221222-70-50-0-2
Kyle Kuzma F174611012-60-20-0-3
Tyler Herro G2723301029-134-61-1-12
Jaime Jaquez Jr. F2719421017-133-62-2-14
Ryan Rollins G174451012-140-30-0-8
Bench
Jericho Sims C60000000-00-00-0+3
Gary Trent Jr. GF63000001-31-20-0-11
AJ Green G249120013-53-50-0-18
Ousmane Dieng F134001002-50-10-0-8
Kel'el Ware C166800012-90-32-2-31
Bogoljub Marković F52100001-10-00-0-9
Kasparas Jakucionis G184250031-30-22-4-18
Nate Ament F198401122-71-43-4-11
Brayden Burries G1710511023-60-24-5-18

Rockets vs Bucks Recap

The Rockets beat the Bucks by outscoring Milwaukee 34-14 in the second quarter. Houston is 5-0 after the win, while the Bucks fall to 1-4.

A 2-point lead after one quarter became 22 by halftime, with Rockets 57-35 over Bucks. Houston stretched it to 95-69 after three quarters. The Rockets shot 46 of 84 from the field, while Milwaukee made 37 of 92.

Fred VanVleet led Houston with 24 points and 5 assists, and Amen Thompson added 23 on 10 of 16 shooting. Tyler Herro matched that pace for the Bucks with 23 points on 9 of 13. Milwaukee turned the ball over 16 times and Houston 14, but the Rockets made 17 three-pointers to the Bucks' 12.

The number to know: 35. That was Houston's largest lead, while the Bucks never led by more than 3.

Team Stats

RocketsStatBucks
46-84Field Goals37-92
54.8%FG %40.2%
17-383-Pointers12-41
44.7%3P %29.3%
23-26Free Throws14-18
88.5%FT %77.8%
44Rebounds40
8Off. Rebounds14
25Assists18
12Steals8
10Blocks3
14Turnovers16
16Fouls19
35Biggest Lead3

Four Factors

TeamEffective FG%Turnover %Off. rebound %FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Rockets64.9%12.8%23.5%0.274
Bucks46.7%13.8%28.0%0.152

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Game Flow

Bucks leadRockets lead
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Lead changes
5
Times tied
6
Bucks largest lead
3
Rockets largest lead
35
Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Rockets-Bucks.

1st Quarter 23 scoring plays
  • 0:43RocketsAmen Thompson +223-21
  • 0:56RocketsAmen Thompson +121-21
  • 1:16BucksKasparas Jakucionis +220-21
  • 1:26RocketsBogdan Bogdanović +120-19
  • 1:26RocketsBogdan Bogdanović +119-19
  • 1:50RocketsAmen Thompson +118-19
  • 1:50RocketsAmen Thompson +117-19
  • 2:26BucksAJ Green +316-19
  • 3:16BucksTyler Herro +216-16
  • 3:58BucksTyler Herro +216-14
  • 4:11BucksTyler Herro +116-12
  • 4:24RocketsReed Sheppard +316-11
  • 4:49RocketsClint Capela +213-11
  • 5:04BucksMyles Turner +211-11
  • 6:32BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +211-9
  • 7:46RocketsAmen Thompson +211-7
  • 8:24BucksRyan Rollins +29-7
  • 8:34RocketsAmen Thompson +29-5
  • 9:05RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +27-5
  • 9:17BucksKyle Kuzma +25-5
  • 10:11RocketsAmen Thompson +25-3
  • 10:53RocketsKevin Durant +33-3
  • 11:20BucksTyler Herro +30-3
2nd Quarter 25 scoring plays
  • 0:03RocketsFred VanVleet +357-35
  • 0:14BucksTyler Herro +254-35
  • 0:43RocketsKevin Durant +154-33
  • 0:43RocketsKevin Durant +153-33
  • 1:17RocketsKevin Durant +352-33
  • 1:31BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +349-33
  • 1:41RocketsClint Capela +249-30
  • 2:04BucksTyler Herro +247-30
  • 2:19RocketsClint Capela +247-28
  • 2:51RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +345-28
  • 3:36RocketsFred VanVleet +142-28
  • 3:36RocketsFred VanVleet +141-28
  • 3:36RocketsFred VanVleet +140-28
  • 4:19BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +239-28
  • 5:44RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +339-26
  • 6:12BucksTyler Herro +236-26
  • 7:12RocketsOscar Tshiebwe +236-24
  • 8:23RocketsOscar Tshiebwe +134-24
  • 8:55RocketsAmen Thompson +233-24
  • 9:43BucksAJ Green +331-24
  • 10:10RocketsTari Eason +231-21
  • 10:49RocketsKevin Durant +229-21
  • 11:15RocketsAmen Thompson +227-21
  • 11:35RocketsKevin Durant +125-21
  • 11:35RocketsKevin Durant +124-21
3rd Quarter 39 scoring plays
  • 0:30RocketsAmen Thompson +295-69
  • 1:25BucksNate Ament +193-69
  • 1:25BucksBrayden Burries +193-68
  • 1:25BucksNate Ament +193-67
  • 1:34RocketsReed Sheppard +293-66
  • 1:58BucksKasparas Jakucionis +191-66
  • 1:58BucksKasparas Jakucionis +191-65
  • 2:10RocketsClint Capela +291-64
  • 2:45RocketsAmen Thompson +289-64
  • 3:08BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +387-64
  • 3:17RocketsClint Capela +287-61
  • 3:35RocketsReed Sheppard +185-61
  • 3:35RocketsReed Sheppard +184-61
  • 3:56RocketsAmen Thompson +283-61
  • 4:18RocketsFred VanVleet +181-61
  • 4:18RocketsFred VanVleet +180-61
  • 4:18RocketsFred VanVleet +179-61
  • 4:41BucksTyler Herro +378-61
  • 5:00RocketsFred VanVleet +278-58
  • 5:35RocketsFred VanVleet +376-58
  • 5:46BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +273-58
  • 5:57RocketsFred VanVleet +273-56
  • 6:15BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +371-56
  • 6:34BucksKel'el Ware +271-53
  • 6:54RocketsFred VanVleet +271-51
  • 7:26RocketsFred VanVleet +369-51
  • 7:34BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +166-51
  • 7:34BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +166-50
  • 8:08RocketsAmen Thompson +266-49
  • 8:38BucksTyler Herro +364-49
  • 8:54RocketsKevin Durant +264-46
  • 9:15BucksRyan Rollins +262-46
  • 9:46BucksKyle Kuzma +262-44
  • 10:12BucksTyler Herro +362-42
  • 10:23RocketsKevin Durant +162-39
  • 10:23RocketsKevin Durant +161-39
  • 10:41BucksJaime Jaquez Jr. +260-39
  • 10:58RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +360-37
  • 11:22BucksMyles Turner +257-37
4th Quarter 33 scoring plays
  • 0:02BucksGary Trent Jr. +3132-100
  • 0:14RocketsBogdan Bogdanović +3132-97
  • 0:28RocketsBogdan Bogdanović +3129-97
  • 0:38BucksBogoljub Marković +2126-97
  • 0:49RocketsBruce Thornton +2126-95
  • 1:09BucksKel'el Ware +2124-95
  • 1:26RocketsOscar Tshiebwe +2124-93
  • 1:42BucksBrayden Burries +2122-93
  • 2:23RocketsBruce Thornton +3122-91
  • 2:40BucksBrayden Burries +2119-91
  • 2:51RocketsIsaiah Crawford +3119-89
  • 3:04BucksBrayden Burries +1116-89
  • 3:13RocketsBogdan Bogdanović +3116-88
  • 3:33BucksOusmane Dieng +2113-88
  • 4:25RocketsBogdan Bogdanović +3113-86
  • 4:39BucksKel'el Ware +1110-86
  • 4:39BucksKel'el Ware +1110-85
  • 4:55RocketsFred VanVleet +3110-84
  • 5:52RocketsBogdan Bogdanović +2107-84
  • 6:55RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +1105-84
  • 6:55RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +1104-84
  • 6:55RocketsJabari Smith Jr. +1103-84
  • 7:15BucksNate Ament +2102-84
  • 8:00BucksAJ Green +3102-82
  • 8:28BucksOusmane Dieng +2102-79
  • 9:02RocketsKevin Durant +2102-77
  • 9:40BucksNate Ament +1100-77
  • 9:55RocketsTari Eason +3100-76
  • 10:11BucksBrayden Burries +297-76
  • 10:51BucksNate Ament +397-74
  • 11:14RocketsOscar Tshiebwe +297-71
  • 11:30BucksBrayden Burries +195-71
  • 11:30BucksBrayden Burries +195-70

Rockets vs Bucks Game Info

Date & time
Wednesday, October 28, 20268:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT
TV
Local TV onlyLocal: Rockets Space City Home Network · Bucks My24 / Bucks+
Arena
Fiserv ForumMilwaukee
Season
2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Rockets vs Bucks Season Stats 2026-27

Rockets 5 GPBucks 5 GP
123.0#4
Points per game
113.4#18
108.8#7
Opponent points
124.2#28
51.4%#2
Field goal %
45.0%#21
40.4%#3
Three-point %
34.0%#16
84.7%#3
Free throw %
71.6%#28
45.0#12
Rebounds
49.6#2
28.0#6
Assists
24.6#23
10.2#4
Steals
5.8#29
6.2#6
Blocks
4.0#23
15.8#19
Turnovers
16.8#22

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head
2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season
2025-26 season seriesRockets 2-0

Previous meetings

More NBA Games on Oct 28, 2026

That covers Rockets vs Bucks: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Rockets visit the Mavericks Oct 30; Bucks host the Cavaliers Oct 31.

Rockets vs Bucks FAQs

Who won Rockets vs Bucks on Oct 28, 2026?

The Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-100 on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Fred VanVleet led the Rockets with 24 points.

What are the Rockets and Bucks records?

After this game the Rockets were 5-0 and the Bucks were 1-4 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Rockets vs Bucks?

Fred VanVleet scored 24 for the Rockets. Tyler Herro scored 23 for the Bucks.

How did Rockets vs Bucks go last season?

The Rockets won the regular-season series 2-0 in 2025-26.

Who won the last Rockets vs Bucks game?

The Rockets beat the Bucks 119-113 on Apr 1, 2026 at home.

Where was Rockets vs Bucks played?

At Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, the home arena of the Milwaukee Bucks.

What was the score by quarter in Rockets vs Bucks?

Rockets-Bucks: Q1 23-21, Q2 34-14, Q3 38-34, Q4 37-31.

What is next for the Rockets and Bucks?

Rockets visit the Mavericks on Friday, October 30 at 8:00 PM ET; Bucks host the Cavaliers on Saturday, October 31 at 8:00 PM ET.