The Rockets are 5-0 for the first time since the 2014-15 season after Wednesday’s 132-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Houston was without three of its top-nine players, including Alperen Sengun, who missed his first game of the season with low back soreness.

A back-and-forth first quarter ended with the Rockets leading by two, but they outscored the Bucks 34-14 in the second quarter and never faced a serious threat to their lead. Six Rockets scored in double figures, led by Fred VanVleet’s 24 points.

Here are three takeaways from a businesslike performance in Milwaukee:

VanVleet erupts

VanVleet averaged 8.3 points per game on 32 percent shooting through the first three games of his return. He missed all three of his shots in a scoreless first quarter against the Bucks before finding his rhythm.

He scored six points in the final 6:25 of the second quarter before taking over in the third, when he poured in 15 points.…