The Milwaukee Bucks (19-13, 4th in the Eastern Conference) will be welcoming the Houston Rockets (10-21, 14th in the Western Conference) to town on Wednesday December 22nd. The Bucks have been playing well at home with a record of 10-5 in their first 15 home games, while the Rockets have continually struggled on the road, posting a record of 3-14 in 17 games played on the road. This will be the second time the teams have met this season, with the Bucks taking the first matchup by a score of 123-114. Giannis led all scorers in that game with 41 points while also grabbing 17 rebounds. The Bucks will be without some key players for this matchup including: Donte Divencenzo (COVID Protocol), Bobby Portis (COVID Protocol), Wesley Matthews (COVID Protocol), Brook Lopez (Back), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (COVID Protocol). Khris Middleton is day-to-day with a knee injury, and Rodney Hood is day-to-day with an achilles injury. Tip is set for 7:00 P.M CT from the Fiserv Forum.