George Hill's Status For Bucks-Rockets Game

Coming into the game, the Bucks are 16-10 in their first 26 games of the season after winning the 2021 NBA Championship.  

They once again look a team that should contend for an NBA Championship, and certainly make a deep run the Eastern Conference Playoffs. 

As for the Rockets, they are in a total rebuilding mode after trading 2018 MVP James Harden during the regular season last year. 

They began the season 1-16, but are surprisingly on a seven-game winning streak and beat the Brooklyn Nets in their last game. 

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