
Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee Bucks
· National Basketball AssociationBucks withstand Doncic's 45-point effort and end 3-game skid with 126-106 victory over Lakers

The Bucks withstood a 45-point, 11-rebound performance from Luka Doncic, who had 29 points by halftime. His 45 points matched a season high and were his most since joining the Lakers.
Austin Reaves added 28 points for the Lakers, who lost their third straight.
Milwaukee's Brook Lopez scored 23 points, while Damian Lillard and Kevin Porter Jr. each had 22. Lillard also had 10 assists and six rebounds.
Los Angeles’ LeBron James missed a second straight game due to a left groin strain. The Lakers also were missing Jaxson Hayes (right knee bruise) and Rui Hachimura (left patellar tendinopathy).
Lakers coach JJ Redick said all three players had flown back to California and also won’t play Friday at Denver, which concludes a four-game trip. They’ll be day to day when the Lakers return to California to start a five-game home stretch Sunday against Phoenix.
Bucks: Milwaukee bounced back two nights after one of its toughest losses of the season, a 115-114 defeat at Indiana that was decided by Tyrese Haliburton's four-point play with 3.4 seconds left.
Regular Season Series
MIL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 106 - 126 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 106 - 126 |
4th 2.1 | ![]() |
Jericho Sims defensive rebound | 106 - 126 |
4th 5.0 | ![]() |
Dalton Knecht misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 106 - 126 |
4th 8.1 | ![]() |
shot clock turnover | 106 - 126 |
Statistics
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38-87 | FG | 41-86 |
43.7 | Field Goal % | 47.7 |
15-40 | 3PT | 17-40 |
37.5 | Three Point % | 42.5 |
15-18 | FT | 27-33 |
83.3 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
38 | Rebounds | 48 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
33 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
18 | Assists | 30 |
3 | Steals | 9 |
4 | Blocks | 8 |
13 | Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
38 | Points in Paint | 38 |
23 | Fouls | 21 |
2 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 18,017 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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41 | 25 | .621 | - | W1 |
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39 | 28 | .582 | 2.5 | W7 |
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38 | 30 | .559 | 4 | W3 |
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33 | 33 | .500 | 8 | L4 |
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31 | 37 | .456 | 11 | L1 |
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