The Milwaukee Bucks are running out of time to solidify their place in the Eastern Conference hierarchy. At 32-25, they sit fifth in the East, just one game behind the Indiana Pacers for home-court advantage in the first round.

The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, Damian Lillard is not happy with the reason why.

After resuming from the All-Star hiatus with a 111-103 triumph over the New Orleans Pelicans to make it three wins on the spin, the Mavericks saw their momentum take a huge hit courtesy of back-to-back losses against fellow heavyweights the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Damian Lillard scored 28 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points and 16 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks used a strong fourth quarter to rally

Perhaps Victor Wembanyama is due for a pleasant surprise. After his sophomore campaign — on pace to be much stronger than his rookie season — was cut short with a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis in his right shoulder, the San Antonio Spurs' lacking center depth was even more exposed than previously known.