MVP candidates James Harden (23/10/7) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (19/14) battled to a draw, but Milwaukee (56-19) had a deeper supporting cast as Houston's Eric Gordon and PJ Tucker combined for 3 points on 1/16 shooting in Tuesday's loss.
Despite the defeat, Chris Paul (19/9), Clint Capela (17/11), and Danuel House (5 three-pointers) each showed flashes. Houston (47-28) now falls a game back of Portland in the loss column in the race for the West's No. 3 seed.
Wednesday's episode of Locked on Rockets explores lessons learned from the Milwaukee loss, along with postseason ripple effects from the season-ending injury by Portland's Jusuf Nurkic. Tune in: