On Saturday, Antetokounmpo was successful in his head-to-head matchup with Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball, but the game’s officials incorrectly whistled him for a foul, awarding Ball two free throws when he tripped over his own feet and fell to the floor.

The Milwaukee Bucks were bailed out by several plays that went their way and one egregiously missed call down the stretch on Monday, and it was Damian Lillard's layup with 3.9 seconds remaining that gave them a 101-100 skin-of-their-teeth victory over the Houston Rockets.

Lillard’s game winner, a driving layup with 3.9 seconds left on the clock, enabled the Weber State alum to end an up-and-down-game on a high note.

Damian Lillard hit a driving layup with 3.9 seconds left to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 101-100 victory over Houston that snapped the Rockets’ five-game winning streak.

The Bucks don’t get this win without a big game from Brook Lopez — 27 points and 10 rebounds — while Antetokounmpo scored 20 with 13 rebounds and Lillard had 18 points (but was 0-of-6 from 3). Houston was led by 26 from Fred VanVleet.

Damian Lillard returned to action for the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday after missing three games while in concussion protocol.

Damian Lillard returned to action for the Milwaukee Bucks after missing three games while in concussion protocol.

Damian Lillard has dealt with all kinds of injuries through his 13 seasons in the NBA, but he’d never had to worry about recovering from a concussion before. His return from concussion protocol put the Milwaukee Bucks guard in a much more familiar situation.