12 Steals, 10 Blocks: Clint Capela and Houston's Defense Took the Rockets to 5-0

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The Houston Rockets' box score from Milwaukee on Wednesday night has two numbers that explain it: 12 steals and 10 blocks. Clint Capela supplied three of the steals and two of the blocks in 22 minutes off the bench, and Houston was plus-23 with him on the floor.

The Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-100 at Fiserv Forum to improve to 5-0. Milwaukee fell to 1-4.

Clint Capela's 10 and 8, and a Bucks Offense Held to 40 Percent

Capela made 5 of 6 shots for 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds. With Houston's length everywhere, the Bucks shot 37 of 92 (40 percent) and 12 of 41 from three. Kevin Durant and Tari Eason had three blocks each, per the ESPN box score. Houston led for 90 percent of the game, and by as many as 35.

Fred VanVleet and Amen Thompson Did the Scoring

Fred VanVleet scored 24 on 7 of 14 shooting with four 3-pointers, six rebounds and five assists. Amen Thompson added 23 on 10 of 16. Bogdan Bogdanovic hit 4 of 5 threes for 16 off the bench. Houston shot 55 percent and 17 of 38 from deep.

The ball moved, too: Houston had 27 assists to Milwaukee's 19. Oscar Tshiebwe made all three of his shots and grabbed five rebounds in 14 minutes, and Jabari Smith Jr. was plus-23 as a starter. Milwaukee was minus-31 in Kel'el Ware's 17 minutes.

Tyler Herro led Milwaukee with 23 on 9 of 13 shooting, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 19.

Houston plays at the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. Dallas is 3-2 after beating Oklahoma City 120-96 on Wednesday. More NBA coverage is on our NBA page.