Milwaukee Bucks @ Houston Rockets

54-13, 25-10 Away

116

54-13, 25-10 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Bucks MIL	29	25	36	26	116
Rockets HOU	32	30	27	31	120

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

42-24, 23-10 Home

120

42-24, 23-10 Home

Matchups

MIL

Season tied

1-1

HOU

117

Game 1@ HOU

Final

111

116

Game 2@ HOU

Final

120

Game Information

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Referee:Zach Zarba

Referee:Tony Brown

Referee:Aaron Smith

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	-	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	8	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	28	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	29	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	41	L2

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

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