Well, no one ever said it was going to be easy, but a win is a win, and the Rockets got their 17th in a row Wednesday night in Milwaukee by defeating the Bucks 110-99. Despite the double-digit final tally, this was just a five-point game with a little more than a minute to go, after the Rockets shot 6-21 from the field on tired legs in the fourth quarter.
But Chris Paul hit an acrobatic shot with 45 seconds remaining, and the Rockets finished the night hitting their free throws, and they got out of Milwaukee with their league-leading 51st victory of the year.