OGT: Houston Rockdts (12-4) @ Milwaukee Bucks (10-7) 9:00 PM EST

[Milbuck]

The game everyone has been waiting for. The greatest spectacle in all of sports history. Perhaps in all of history, period.

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GAME INFO:


The injuries continue to pile up for the Houston Rockets, who saw another key piece go down last time out.
Short-handed Houston tries to get back on track Saturday night when it visits the surprising Milwaukee Bucks, who are on the verge of their longest winning streak in two seasons.

The Rockets (12-4) had won three in row before falling 102-85 to the Clippers on Friday. Houston entered the game without All-Star center Dwight Howard, Terrence Jones and starting point guard Patrick Beverley before losing Beverley's replacement Isaiah Canaan to a sprained left ankle in the second quarter.
While Howard is making the trip to Milwaukee, he's expected to miss a sixth consecutive game with a knee injury. Beverley and Canaan, meanwhile, aren't traveling with the team and Jones remains out with a leg issue.
Houston was limited to 39.0 percent shooting against Los Angeles, going 10 of 37 from 3-point range.

"Right now we just have to figure out a way to knock them down," said Jason Terry, who had two points on 1-of-6 shooting. "We'd like to find a more consistent way of getting some good looks, but it is what it is. We're down bodies, we just have to scrap and claw and find a way."
James Harden finished with 16 points after averaging 31.3 over the previous three games. Canaan and Trevor Ariza scored 13 apiece while rookie Tarik Black had 11 and nine rebounds.

"We'll be alright," said Harden, whose team is 6-1 on the road. "Great bounce back game for us tomorrow, we have to be ready."
The Rockets have taken three of four from Milwaukee, including both matchups last season thanks to a combined 47 points and 27 rebounds from Howard. Jones scored a career-high 36 in a 114-104 home win Jan. 18.

The Bucks (10-7) aren't to be taken lightly after winning six of eight, including three straight by an average of 15.0 points. Milwaukee hasn't posted four consecutive victories since Feb. 26-March 4, 2013.

The Bucks return home after getting by Detroit 104-88 on Friday, their second win in the series in four days. Ersan Ilyasova posted a season-high 22 points and Jared Dudley added 16 as Milwaukee held a 69-13 edge in bench scoring.
"It's all about being unselfish," Ilyasova said. "We just shared the ball. Spreading out the floor, get opportunities and knocking down those open shots - we did a good job of doing those things. ... We're kind of on a rhythm right now. From this point it's up to us to play the same way tomorrow."

The Bucks, who didn't win their 10th game last season until Feb. 18, shot 50.6 percent and matched a season-high with 30 assists.
"I thought it was a great team effort. All 10 guys found a way to help us win," coach Jason Kidd said. "Everybody is going to find a chance to help pitch in. Going into a back-to-back that really shows the maturity of our team. Our guys are playing at a high level."

Brandon Knight came in averaging a team-leading 18.0 points before scoring a season-low six on 2-of-7 shooting. He averaged 24.5 points on 52.8 percent shooting against the Rockets last season.
Zaza Pachulia missed Friday's game for personal reasons, leaving his status for this one unclear. Fellow big man John Henson is also uncertain to be available due to a foot injury.

[Im Still Ballin]

MILWUAKEE BUCKS vs houston rockets

[Inferno]

Let's go Bucks :applause:

[Smook A.]

No Dwight, Jones, Beverley, or Canaan tonight for Houston. Still looking forward to the matchup doe :rockon:

[pastis]

big win for the bucks.

will be a tough game, but bucks will win this:applause:

[UK2K]

Even with everyone injured, still gotta win these games.

[LoneyROY7]

Giannis posterizes Harden. Millbuck makes a mess in his pants.

[DirkNowitzki41]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dugN9scyd_U

#neverforget

[ronnymac]

No Dwight, Jones,Bev and Cannan. We will be lucky to get within 15 points of the Bucks coming off the beat down we got at the hands of the Clippers last night. Considering a 37 year old Terry will start tonight it will get ugly.

[el_locoteee]

A Sacramento, Golden State, Clippers and Dallas Fan all wanting the Rockets to lose... Humm living rent free in a bunch of fan's head.

[noob cake]

Donuts better channel his inner Hakeem again or we will get blown out.

Harden also can't be poop tonight.

[ronnymac]

Donuts better channel his inner Hakeem again or we will get blown out.

Harden also can't be poop tonight.
Harden and of Cannan have been the only consistent players thus far. Dwight as well. Those three have been regularly good. The only real bad game harden had was the Grizzlies game but that was a collective effort of being poor.

[YouGotServed]

No Dwight, Jones, Beverley, or Canaan tonight for Houston.

what the :biggums:

[noob cake]

Brandon Knight, please save us.

[Smook A.]

what the :biggums:
Exactly. We needa get this team healthy.

[YouGotServed]

Who's gonna the back up PG. That Mexican dude?

[Milbuck]

Brandon Knight, please save us.
Oh will he try. You can bet your house he'll shoot as many deep, contested 2s and fadeaway 3s with 20+ seconds on the shot clock as it takes to keep you guys in the game.

[Smook A.]

Who's gonna the back up PG. That Mexican dude?
Nick Johnson? He's half black/half white. Nephew of Dennis Johnson.

[YouGotServed]

Nick Johnson? He's half black/half white. Nephew of Dennis Johnson.

:biggums:

[Smook A.]

:biggums:
You didn't know that? :lol

[YouGotServed]

He looks Mexican to me.

[MP.Trey]

I ball out with Nick Johnson on 2k. Had him on my MyTeam for the longest time.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

DJ is Mexican, so his statement is still true. First Hispanic to play in the NBA. Big reason why he's in the HOF.

[Smook A.]

Giannis would be what... a freshman in college this year? Damn. In a few years he'll be legit.

Stream link: http://nba-stream.com/live/bucks-live-stream/channel-4/

[MMM]

Isn't this a ISH rivalry

That Sanders and 1 should not count
He was hanging on the rim as it went in

[ronnymac]

Trevor needed that lucky rol

[ronnymac]

Terry can still occasionally get up

[Smook A.]

Too many dumb turnovers for the Rockets, and Harden is being way too passive.

[el_locoteee]

He looks Mexican to me.

:facepalm

[Smook A.]

D-Mo has been playing like a beast so far. I really like his post up game. He just needs to learn how to finish more

[Milbuck]

Gotta hit those

[Milbuck]

****ing finally :applause:

[ronnymac]

Terry you ain't harden. Pass the ball. Move it. Don't stagnant the offense.

[Milbuck]

Great find

[Smook A.]

Garcia, quit ****ing shooting!

[ronnymac]

Common AAriza

[Smook A.]

How do you miss a layup. What the **** man

[ronnymac]

Garcia, quit ****ing shooting!
Garcia needs to quit playing period. He adds nothing.

[Milbuck]

Great sequence :applause:

[ronnymac]

Finally James looking for his.

[Smook A.]

DMo, get on Ilysova dammit

[Uncle Drew]

Runs into people, gets free throws. 1FG, 8 points....

[ronnymac]

Morey was interested in the sharp shooting Turk wasn't he. He would fit great next to Dwight.

[Smook A.]

Good pass

[ronnymac]

Terry finally got his shot on target

[Smook A.]

Harden :applause:

[ronnymac]

Has mayo lost weight? He looks a lot better physically

[ronnymac]

I can't believe without our starting C, PF, PG and backup PG and are still leading.Bucks are a ok team to boot

[navy]

Harden has blocked alot of shots this season.

[Smook A.]

I can't believe without our starting C, PF, PG and backup PG and are still leading.Bucks are a ok team to boot
The lead would be much bigger if all our guys were playing tonight. Nonetheless, the Bucks are a solid team this year and shouldn't be overlooked by any fan.

[YouGotServed]

:facepalm

Eat shit and die f*ggot.

[ronnymac]

Harden has blocked alot of shots this season.
Comes back to defensive awareness. He is not day dreaming about big booty strippers on the defensive end.

[Smook A.]

Harden has blocked alot of shots this season.
Yep. He's averaging the 3rd most blocks this season out of any shooting guard. The 4th leader is Klay Thompson but the margin between him and Harden is huge (1.13 vs .79)

[ronnymac]

The lead would be much bigger if all our guys were playing tonight. Nonetheless, the Bucks are a solid team this year and shouldn't be overlooked by any fan.
Easily. Dwight and Jones upfront would be dominating quiet easily. Knight got by Terry a couple of times so Bev would never get beat like that.

[YouGotServed]

Comes back to defensive awareness. He is not day dreaming about big booty strippers on the defensive end.

:oldlol:

[ronnymac]

Should add jones can guard the Turk at the perimeter and not allow those three open looks

[ronnymac]

:oldlol:
:lol

[Smook A.]

Good recovery, James.

[Smook A.]

Beautiful sequence. Steal by Ariza, great pass from Harden and nice finish from D-Mo!

[ronnymac]

What a pass byharden:bowdown: a

[navy]

James Harden could be a legit MVP candidate if he ever gets his fg% above 40.

[ronnymac]

Air ball festival

[Smook A.]

Nice shot JT

[Smook A.]

4 point play!! Harden!!!

[ronnymac]

The jet still can score in spurts

[PsychoBe]

saw that and-1 a mile away :lol

[ronnymac]

The beard and 1

[Smook A.]

Badass shot from Harden

[ronnymac]

Harden is now on

[rezznor]

3 steals for harDen

[Smook A.]

Harden just made the Dirk 1-legged fadeaway :applause:

[Smook A.]

Harden is god right now. He can't miss

[ronnymac]

You put bayless on harden?:roll:

[PsychoBe]

Harden is god right now. He can't miss

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[ronnymac]

Kidd you might wanna switch bayless on james

[LoneyROY7]

Harden getting that FG percentage closer to 40 percent. :applause:

[Smook A.]

:roll: :roll: :roll:
Look at the box score. 31 pts/6 asts/5 rebs/4 stls/1 blk on 67% shooting in just 3 quarters. MVP numbers

[navy]

Harden getting that FG percentage closer to 40 percent. :applause:
:applause:

[LoneyROY7]

:applause:

Just hit 10k. :applause:

[ronnymac]

God Dorsey is a walking disaster

[rezznor]

Look at the box score. 31 pts/6 asts/5 rebs/4 stls/1 blk on 67% shooting. MVP numbers.
should we send out an amber alert for milbuck? he's gone missing

[Smook A.]

Harden getting that FG percentage closer to 40 percent. :applause:
When the season ends, I think his FG% will be somewhere around 43-45% :applause:

[PsychoBe]

Look at the box score. 31 pts/6 asts/5 rebs/4 stls/1 blk on 67% shooting in just 3 quarters. MVP numbers

whoops quoted the wrong person.

i was laughing at bayless guarding harden :oldlol:

[YouGotServed]

Harden taking over the game. lol

[KingPush]

Milbuck's worst nightmare

[Smook A.]

should we send out an amber alert for milbuck? he's gone missing
I wanna what he thinks of Harden's god-like performance. 31/6/5/4/1 in 3 quarters.

[ronnymac]

Well done big monti

[Smook A.]

Garcia is legit the worst backup SG in the entire league. He also has a case for one of the worst players in the NBA. Total ****ing scrub. Can't shoot for shit and makes retarded turnovers. His ass shoulda retired 3 years ago.

[YouGotServed]

This is D-Mo's way of telling Smook to shut the hell up. :lol

[el_locoteee]

Milbuck's worst nightmare

The guy waited all summer for this game. :roll:

[Smook A.]

Garcia, you ****ing suck. Every shot he takes is a miss.

[rezznor]

The guy waited all summer for this game. :roll:
harDen must read ISH

[ronnymac]

Terry has had a great game. At this stage of his careers did not think I had that in him anymore.

[Smook A.]

Terry quietly had a nice night. 18/6/5 on 50%. And you know Ariza is a damn good defender when he's shooting 4-17 from the field and still has a +18

[YouGotServed]

Garcia is hot garbage. Ship his ass out.

[rezznor]

:oldlol: ariza

[ronnymac]

Larry sanders go sit your ass down

[Smook A.]

Ariza channelled his inner Kobe there

[YouGotServed]

lmfao @ the Greek kid talking trash to Harden after 1 *stop.

Son, Harden tortured your ass all game. You're done. Sit your ass down little boy.

[ronnymac]

Papa facial

[navy]

Who got dunked on?

[Smook A.]

Who got dunked on?
I think it was Jared Dudley. Not sure

[Smook A.]

James Harden was Black Jesus tonight.

34 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 1 block on 64% shooting. Oh and 18 points in the 3rd. Top 5 MVP candidate right now.

[YouGotServed]

I think it was Jared Dudley. Not sure

Papa dunked it on Trashnders.

[Smook A.]

Papa dunked it on Trashnders.
Makes it even sweeter. Karma for talking trash to Harden

[ronnymac]

Huge win. No starting center, power forward, point and backup point and still smoked them. We needed this.ok I did not think Terry can still play this well so that was a pleaseant surprise.Hardent was a beast in the second half and monti was good again.

[KingPush]

RIP in Peace Milbuck

[j3lademaster]

RIP in Peace MilbuckRest in peace in peace?

[Milbuck]

Missed the last 3 quarters of the game, looks like it was a nice team effort by the Rockets tonight, everyone contributing, especially D-Mo with a huge 20 point game. I was dead wrong about this team, they are stacked. If Harden can't win the championship with this cast it'll be one of the most embarrassing collapses in sports history, honestly.

[YouGotServed]

Championship or bust.

[Milbuck]

Championship or bust.
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[noob cake]

Missed the last 3 quarters of the game, looks like it was a nice team effort by the Rockets tonight, everyone contributing, especially D-Mo with a huge 20 point game. I was dead wrong about this team, they are stacked. If Harden can't win the championship with this cast it'll be one of the most embarrassing collapses in sports history, honestly.
:lol :lol :lol What a lie

You gonna miss Harden vs Giannis after bashing Harden all summer?

[Milbuck]

:lol :lol :lol What a lie

You gonna miss Harden vs Giannis after bashing Harden all summer?
I seriously wasn't watching the game, friend. Checked the box score and this thread for periodic updates, but I wasn't home for most of the 2nd quarter and the entire 2nd half. From the looks of it I didn't miss much, just Houston role players going off. Refer to YGS's last post for further details.

[brantonli]

The best thing I liked about this game on NBA League PAss...was the Bucks announers. They are so unbiased compared to Worrel, Bull and Clyde, it was actually refreshing to hear own team announcers criticize their own players lol.

Also, the Rockets have more depth than even Rockets fans realised. I was totally expecting a loss, but D-Mo and Terry stepped up big time, and Harden had his usual ballistic game.

[UK2K]

Hardens third quarter highlights...

Wow

[rezznor]

The best thing I liked about this game on NBA League PAss...was the Bucks announers. They are so unbiased compared to Worrel, Bull and Clyde, it was actually refreshing to hear own team announcers criticize their own players lol.

Also, the Rockets have more depth than even Rockets fans realised. I was totally expecting a loss, but D-Mo and Terry stepped up big time, and Harden had his usual ballistic game.
Domo has really been stepping it up with pt. I was ready to cut him loose

[Xsatyr]

Domo has really been stepping it up with pt. I was ready to cut him loose

Ditto

He looked like the same player from his rookie season early on. Although he showed glimpses of good defense by moving his feet and getting advantageous body position. His defense has been consistent recently and his shots are now falling after putting on his array of moves. Also he is playing more physical which will help greatly in the playoffs.