National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 133, Sacramento 124
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, March 13, 2023
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#37 Eric Dalen, #55 Bill Kennedy, #77 Karl Lane
Attendance:
18111
By Field Level Media
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 46 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks used a 14-5 run late in the fourth quarter to defeat the host Sacramento Kings 133-124 on Monday.
Khris Middleton scored a season-high 31 points and dished out nine assists for the NBA-leading Bucks, who came into Monday's contest with the streaking Kings having gone nearly two months without consecutive losses. After dropping a Saturday visit to Golden State in overtime, Milwaukee appeared in jeopardy of falling again throughout the first half at Sacramento.
Sacramento built a lead of as many as 15 points before intermission behind Domantas Sabonis, who shot 8 of 12 from the floor in the first half. Sabonis recorded a triple-double with 23 points and game highs of 17 rebounds and 15 assists but was held to just 3-of-11 shooting in the second half.
Milwaukee chipped away at the deficit before taking a lead in the third quarter that it only relinquished sparingly the rest of the way.
Sacramento threatened late behind big second-half performances from De'Aaron Fox, who finished with 35 points, eight rebounds and two steals, and Kevin Huerter, who scored 28 points on 8-of-11 3-point shooting.
When Harrison Barnes scored three of his 14 points on an and-one play with just over four minutes remaining, the Kings pulled within 116-114. But Milwaukee responded with its decisive run, pushing the advantage to double digits, and the game was out of reach.
Middleton shot 4-for-6 from the floor in the fourth quarter to close out what was his best offensive performance of the season.
Antetokounmpo's double-double was his 11th of 40-plus points and 10-plus rebounds on the season, and Brook Lopez added 23 points and eight rebounds before an ejection in the closing seconds. Lopez and Sacramento's Trey Lyles got into a shoving match shortly before the buzzer, and both players were tossed.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Milwaukee |
|
Sacramento |
|
Giannis Antetokounmpo 46 |
Scoring |
De'Aaron Fox 35 |
|
Khris Middleton 9 |
Assists |
Domantas Sabonis 15 |
|
Giannis Antetokounmpo 12 |
Rebounds |
Domantas Sabonis 17 |
|
Khris Middleton 8 |
Free Throws Made |
De'Aaron Fox 4 |
|
Giannis Antetokounmpo 1 |
Steals |
De'Aaron Fox 2 |
|
Brook Lopez 3 |
Blocks |
De'Aaron Fox 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Milwaukee
|
133 |
58.1 |
15-33 |
18-22 |
29 |
43 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
| Sacramento
|
124 |
44.2 |
21-50 |
11-15 |
31 |
45 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Kings have a W/L % of .585 after a win and .615 after a loss.
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Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Phoenix. The Bucks have a W/L % of .708 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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