The Milwaukee Bucks earned their day off today, knocking off the Houston
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Rockets 105-99 in Houston on Wednesday night.
A team that couldn’t win on the road to start (losses in 1st 8 road games), the Bucks have now won 3 of their last four games overall with all three wins coming on the road.
The Bucks started the game by jumping out to a 12-0 lead. Houston eventually chipped away and took a lead into the locker room at halftime. But the Bucks used a big 20-0 run in the second half to reclaim the lead and hang on for the win.
Stephen Jackson and Brandon Jennings scored 20 points each and Ersan Ilyasova pulled down a career high 19 rebounds in the win. The Bucks (7-10) snapped an 11-game losing streak at Houston. The last Bucks victory came back in 1999.
Kevin Martin scored 29 points to lead the Rockets, who saw their 7-game win streak come to an end.
The Bucks are in Chicago on Friday night to face the Bulls.
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The Bucks lost big man Andrew Bogut in the 1st half with an ankle injury. Injuries came up negative, but Bogut was scheduled to undergo an MRI today.