The Houston Rockets fell to the Milwaukee Bucks in their home opener despite leading 66-50 at halftime. The Rockets came out flat in the second half and continued the trend of blowing large leads, as they scored a mere 21 points in the third and were outscored 39-24 in the fourth.
After the game ended, James Harden took blame for the loss, saying he wasn’t aggressive enough on the offensive end. While it’s true that Harden only made two of his 13 field goal attempts, he played the role of facilitator, as he had a game-high 14 assists.