The Bucks don’t get this win without a big game from Brook Lopez — 27 points and 10 rebounds — while Antetokounmpo scored 20 with 13 rebounds and Lillard had 18 points (but was 0-of-6 from 3). Houston was led by 26 from Fred VanVleet.

On Saturday, Antetokounmpo was successful in his head-to-head matchup with Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball, but the game’s officials incorrectly whistled him for a foul, awarding Ball two free throws when he tripped over his own feet and fell to the floor.