Kevin Durant scored 31 points and made a tiebreaking basket with 1:42 remaining to put the Houston Rockets ahead for good in a 122-115 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are suddenly looking shaky. After a 4-1 start to the 2025-26 NBA season, Giannis Antetokounmpo and company have alternated wins and losses, going 2-3 in the next five outings, including Sunday’s 122-115 loss at the hands of Kevin Durant and the visiting Houston Rockets at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

In Sunday’s thriller, Houston (6-3) battled back from a 14-point deficit at Milwaukee (6-4) and secured its first victory over a winning team.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are off to a solid 6-3 start in the 2025-26 season, but they’re set as home underdogs on Sunday against the Housto

Yes, the Bucks broadcast is on Channel 86 and the Rockets broadcast is on the Sirius XM app. Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Nov. 9

While the Rockets rank eighth in defensive rating at 111.3, they've been vulnerable to opposing 3-point shooters. Houston has allowed the fourth-most 3-pointers made, and Milwaukee attempts the 11th-most threes.

Kevin Durant led the Houston Rockets to a 122-115 win over the Milwaukee Bucks behind 31 points and seven assists, besting Giannis Antetokounmpo on a night in which he posted 36 points and eight boards. It was also a historic night for Durant, who moved to 13th all-time in three pointers made, surpassing Kyle Lowry.

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Houston Rockets, November 9 game updates, including prediction, probable starting lineups, and injury updates.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is liseted as probable on the injury report before the Milwaukee Bucks play the Houston Rockets.