The Milwaukee Bucks need all the wins they can get after starting off the 2024-25 season on the wrong foot.

Entering their Monday night clash against the Houston Rockets, the Bucks have a paltry 4-9 record — and what stood in front of them was one of the hottest teams in the association in the 10-4 Rockets. In the end, the Bucks managed to pull out a 101-100 win, thanks to Damian Lillard’s game-winning driving layup with just 3.2 seconds left on the clock.

However, the Bucks’ win did not come without its fair share of controversy. What set up Lillard’s layup was an emphatic block from Giannis Antetokounmpo against Alperen Sengun; as the Bucks retrieved possession and Antetokounmpo received the ball to initiate the offense, it definitely looked as though he stepped on the opposing baseline out of bounds line — which should have given the Rockets back the ball with a 100-99 lead in their possession.

Indeed, plenty of Rockets fans rushed to social media to express their infuriation over what looked like a blatant missed call that directly led to a Bucks win.

“Not only was Giannis out of bounds I don’t think he ever reestablished himself inbounds before Lopez passed him the ball. Ref on the baseline isn’t even watching the play🤦🏻,” wrote @jrhutch6 on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“I know I’m just triggering myself at this point, but did Giannis even re-establish himself inbounds? Besides the obvious of starting the possession while out of bounds, he was out prior to Lopez passing it to him and never even re-established, IMO. It’s not just the heel,” @BenDuBose added.

An out-of-bounds call that was missed has previously benefited Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. Although it did come at the cost of a Rockets club who gave it their all on the second night of a back-to-back, the Bucks need things to go their way for once.