The Milwaukee Bucks were bailed out by several plays that went their way and one egregiously missed call down the stretch on Monday, and it was Damian Lillard's layup with 3.9 seconds remaining that gave them a 101-100 skin-of-their-teeth victory over the Houston Rockets.

On Monday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Houston Rockets in Wisconsin. The Bucks won by a score of 101-100 to improve to 5-9 in their first 14 games.

Damian Lillard hit a driving layup with 3.9 seconds left to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 101-100 victory over Houston that snapped the Rockets’ five-game winning streak.

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers praises Damian Lillards courage after his game-winning performance against the Houston Rockets.

Damian Lillard made a driving layup with 3.9 seconds remaining and had a hand in the game’s final seven points as the Milwaukee Bucks eked out a 101-100 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Monday.

The Bucks don't get this win without a big game from Brook Lopez — 27 points and 10 rebounds — while Antetokounmpo scored 20 with 13 rebounds and Lillard had 18 points (but was 0-of-6 from 3). Houston was led by 26 from Fred VanVleet.

The Bucks had an opportunity to win the game, but a late foul call on Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo gave Hornets star guard LaMelo Ball two free throws and, ultimately, th

The Milwaukee Bucks suffered a loss in the final seconds of their game, with an NBA official’s controversial call sealing their fate. Despite the criticism surrounding the decision, Giannis Antetokounmpo did not shy away from addressing the moment.