Scouting report: at Milwaukee

When/where: 7 p.m. today; BMO Harris Bradley Center. TV/radio: Root; 790 AM, 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets (34-13) update: They have won six of their last seven games against the Bucks but lost their previous meeting at Milwaukee. … In his last two games, Sam Dekker has averaged 23.5 points on 54.5 percent shooting after averaging 5.8 points on 41.1 percent shooting in the previous 13 games. … Pat Beverley is averaging 12 points on 48 percent shooting in his last five games. … Over the last three meetings, James Harden is averaging 31.3 points on 55.4 percent shooting. … After holding the Grizzlies to 95 points on 37.1 percent shooting, the Rockets are 14th in defensive rating. Bucks (20-23) update: They have a five-game losing streak, including last week’s 111-92 setback to the Rockets at Toyota Center. … Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points in the first meeting with the Rockets after scoring 36 combined in the two games against the Rockets last season. … The Bucks lead the NBA in points in the paint, averaging 50.5 per game. … Milwaukee is tied for ninth in offensive rating. … Jabari Parker, the Bucks’ second-leading scorer with an average of 20.4 points per game, came off the bench in the loss against Miami, with ESPN reporting he was benched for speaking publicly about a team meeting. Statistically speaking: 9 — Shots taken by James Harden while scoring 29 points in Saturday night’s victory at Memphis. It is only the sixth time since 1983-84 that a player has scored at least 29 points on nine or fewer shots.