Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) - James Harden scored 34 points to go along with eight assists and six rebounds as the Houston Rockets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-103, on Saturday. Donatas Motiejunas netted 20 points, Jason Terry had 18 and Trevor Ariza chipped in with 14 points and 10 rebound

Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) - James Harden scored 34 points to go along with eight assists and six rebounds as the Houston Rockets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-103, on Saturday. Donatas Motiejunas netted 20 points, Jason Terry had 18 and Trevor Ariza chipped in with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who have won four of their last five. We had some pretty good ball movement, said Rockets coach Kevin McHale. We had a lot of different guys get some assists and we had a lot of good looks. Jabari Parker led the Bucks with 19 points, Ersan Ilyasova dropped in 18 and Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 17 with seven rebounds. Milwaukee had its three-game winning streak snapped. They had a lot of pressure on us, said Bucks center Larry Sanders. Thats a game we can build off of but there are definitely issues we have to address. Houston made over 50 percent of its shots in the first quarter, limiting the Bucks to 40.9 percent, and led 28-23 after 12 minutes. 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Thats because Eakins only had a brief role in a drama that was going on well before he arrived in Edmonton, and one that shows no signs of slowing down. Sadly, Oilers fans can only see this story heading in one direction. Its unclear if its comedy or tragedy, but whatever it is its unlikely to get rave reviews. Eakins lasted only 113 games behind the Oilers bench, but that was more of a chance the club gave Ralph Krueger, who served as coach for 48 games before getting the ax following the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season. Even the late Pat Quinn only lasted 82 games before getting let go after the 2009-10 season. For the time being, the Oilers have gone back to the man who preceded Quinn behind the Edmonton bench, as general manager Craig MacTavish is taking over for Eakins on an interim basis. Before taking the GM job in April of 2013, MacTavish coached the Oilers for eight seasons from 2000-01 to 2008-09 and he was at the helm for Edmontons one shining moment in the 21st century. But its been a long time since MacT shocked the hockey world by taking an eighth-seeded Oilers club to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2006, and Edmonton seems as far away as ever from even returning to the postseason. This time, MacTavish is only planning to coach for a brief period while Todd Nelson prepares to take over the reins. Nelson was promoted from his job as coach of Edmontons American Hockey League affiliate in Oklahoma City and will serve as an assistant under MacTavish before transitioning into the head job. But just like it isnt really about Eakins, this isnt about Nelson either. Whether hes behind the bench or not, the focus is centered around MacTavish, as is the ire of a disgruntled fan base. While facing the media Monday after announcing the coaching changes, MacTavish seemed to finally realize he needs to own every bit of this debacle. 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