Game ID: 22300945
Milwaukee Bucks @ Sacramento Kings
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 38 37 20 34 129MIL 30 26 22 16 94
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Fox missed 2 since 2/28, returns tonight: 39 min (108% of 36)
OUT Vezenkov missed 8 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 13 min since (78% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Vezenkov missed 9 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 13 min since (78% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Vezenkov missed 10 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 39 min since (109% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 14 min since (79% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Duarte missed 2 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 11 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 38 min since (105% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 15 min since (84% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Duarte missed 3 since 3/06, returns tonight: 11 min (89% of 12)
OUT Vezenkov missed 12 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 37 min since (102% of 36)
SAC availability going into 3/13 · back-to-backOUT Vezenkov missed 13 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 11 min since (89% of 12)
SAC availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Vezenkov missed 14 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 9 min since (77% of 12)
SAC availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 2 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 15 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 6 min since (52% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 3 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 16 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 9 min since (76% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 27 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Middleton missed 10 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 2/25 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 12)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/01 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 11 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 2/25 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 12)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/01 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 12 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/01 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 13 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/01 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 14 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 3/08, returns tonight: 17 min (155% of 11)
OUT Jackson Jr. missed 2 since 3/08, returns tonight: 7 min (65% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 15 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Green back 3/12 after 2, 17 min since (155% of 11)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/12 after 2, 7 min since (65% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/17 · 2 days' restOUT Middleton missed 16 since 2/08, returns tonight: 26 min (91% of 28)
OUT Beauchamp missed 4 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Green back 3/12 after 2, 23 min since (205% of 11)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/12 after 2, 7 min since (65% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/20 · 2 days' restOUT Beauchamp missed 5 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Jackson Jr. missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 3/17 after 16, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Green back 3/12 after 2, 20 min since (184% of 11)
MIL availability going into 3/21 · back-to-backOUT Antetokounmpo missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 35 min (99% of 35)
OUT Beauchamp missed 6 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Jackson Jr. missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 3/17 after 16, 29 min since (103% of 28)
BACK Green back 3/12 after 2, 17 min since (156% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Monk at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 34 and Lillard at 28 a game. Without Middleton (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee minus-1 and the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Sacramento 118, Milwaukee 117, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/04 vs CHI 109-113 — SAC notes
SAC lost 109-113. SAC took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 20 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to CHI's 50%, 11 of 37 from three. SAC turned it over 17 times to CHI's 9, and CHI turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 51-32 for them. Fox led with 20 (8 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 18, Huerter 12. Q1 was theirs, 36-22, but the other 3 periods went 91-73 against them. They led by as many as 22. Monk's -12 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 @ LAL 130-120 — SAC notes
SAC won 130-120. SAC shot 56% (54 of 97) to LAL's 52%, 12 of 31 from three, and got to the line 12 times to LAL's 25. The glass went 46-34 for them. Fox led with 44 (19 of 32, 2 of 6 from three); Monk added 26, Sabonis 16. The hinge was Q2, 44-20: SAC came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 22. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/07 vs SAS 131-129 — SAC notes
SAC won 131-129. SAC shot 51% (52 of 102) to SAS's 51%, 10 of 32 from three. Fox led with 33 (14 of 32, 1 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 31, Monk 18. The hinge was Q2, 41-28: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 20. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/10 vs HOU 104-112 — SAC notes
SAC lost 104-112. SAC shot 45% (39 of 86) to HOU's 46%, 6 of 32 from three. Sabonis led with 25 (10 of 11, 5 of 6 at the line); Monk added 20, Fox 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-23, but the other 3 periods went 89-74 against them. They led by as many as 13. Barnes's -17 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 vs MIL 129-94 — SAC notes
SAC won 129-94. SAC shot 53% (49 of 92) to MIL's 37%, 18 of 40 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 35. SAC turned it over 8 times to MIL's 13. Fox led with 29 (11 of 17, 4 of 5 from three); Monk added 25, Sabonis 22. The hinge was Q4, 34-16: a lead of 17 became 35. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
3/13 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 26 and Russell at 22 a game. Without Vanderbilt (16 straight), Vincent (38 straight), Wood (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 45 percent from three to Sacramento's 33 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-10 a night and the Lakers plus-0. Call it Sacramento 119, the Lakers 116, the Lakers keeping it close.
3/16 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 88, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and DiVincenzo at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Robinson (45 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 88 a night to Sacramento's 112 and the arc, Sacramento at 37 percent from three to New York's 31. Call it Sacramento 111, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
3/18 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Sabonis at 23 a game. Without Lyles (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 19 a game. Without Williams Jr. (4 straight), Stevens (3 straight), Williams (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Sacramento's 11. Call it Sacramento 115, Memphis 107.
3/20 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 23 and Quickley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Barrett (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Without Lyles (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Toronto minus-6 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 104 a night to Toronto's 118. Call it Sacramento 116, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
3/04 vs LAC 113-106 — MIL notes
MIL won 113-106. MIL shot 47% (37 of 78) to LAC's 44%, 15 of 38 from three. Lillard led with 41 (12 of 22, 4 of 9 from three, 13 of 13 at the line); Portis added 28, Beverley 12. The hinge was Q4, 40-25: MIL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 7. MIL trailed 48-55 at the half and won the second half 65-51. Portis was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/06 @ GSW 90-125 — MIL notes
MIL lost 90-125. MIL shot 38% (34 of 89) to GSW's 56%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 15 times to GSW's 7 — 11 points from the stripe to their 4. The glass went 36-50 against them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 23 (8 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Lillard added 20, Portis 20. Q3 was theirs, 23-15, the deficit cut from 20 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 110-67 against them. Portis's -24 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 @ LAL 122-123 — MIL notes
MIL lost 122-123. MIL shot 49% (46 of 93) to LAL's 52%, 16 of 41 from three. Antetokounmpo led with 34 (14 of 23, 1 of 3 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Lillard added 28, Connaughton 17. Q4 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 6 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 96-90 against them. Beverley's -16 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ LAC 124-117 — MIL notes
MIL won 124-117. MIL shot 49% (43 of 87) to LAC's 45%, 17 of 38 from three, and went to the line 27 times to LAC's 10 — 21 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 41-52 against them. Lillard led with 35 (11 of 19, 7 of 13 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Antetokounmpo added 34, Beasley 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: MIL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6. MIL trailed 59-62 at the half and won the second half 65-55. Beasley was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/12 @ SAC 94-129 — MIL notes
MIL lost 94-129. MIL shot 37% (30 of 82) to SAC's 53%, 7 of 39 from three, and went to the line 35 times to SAC's 16 — 27 points from the stripe to their 13. MIL turned it over 13 times to SAC's 8, and SAC turned those into 11 steals. G. Antetokounmpo led with 30 (10 of 17, 10 of 14 at the line); Beasley added 11, Portis 11. Q3 was theirs, 22-20, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 109-72 against them. Lillard's -22 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/14 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 27 a game. Without Middleton (15 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 94 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 22 and Reed at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Embiid (19 straight), Melton (7 straight), Covington (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 102 a night to Milwaukee's 120 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 24 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 18. Call it Milwaukee 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/17 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Middleton (16 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Okogie (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee minus-4 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 17. Call it Phoenix 116, Milwaukee 115, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/20 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 45 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 30 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 24 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 103 a night to Milwaukee's 121 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 16. Call it Boston 122, Milwaukee 112, Boston by 10.
3/21 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 25 a game. Without Antetokounmpo (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Clowney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 43 percent from three to Brooklyn's 35 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 112 a night to Milwaukee's 120. Call it Milwaukee 117, Brooklyn 113, Brooklyn keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAG A. Green
AJ A. Jackson Jr.
BL B. Lopez
BP B. Portis
DG D. Gallinari
DL D. Lillard
GA G. Antetokounmpo
JC J. Crowder
MB M. Beasley
PB P. Beverley
PC P. Connaughton
TA T. Antetokounmpo
SACAL A. Len
CD C. Duarte
CJ C. Jones
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
JS J. Slawson
KE K. Edwards
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
MIL/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
De'Aaron Fox scores 29 points and the Kings snap a 15-game skid against the Bucks with a 129-94 win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — De'Aaron Fox scored 29 points and the Sacramento Kings beat Milwaukee 129-94 on Tuesday night for their first win over the Bucks in more than eight years.
Sacramento had not defeated Milwaukee since Feb. 1, 2016, with the 15-game losing streak being the longest active streak for any team.
“I think defensively we did a great job,” Fox said. "I think that fueled our offense. Obviously we scored 130 points, but even if we didn’t play that well offensively, if we have even below-average game, score 110, we still win this game by 15. ... I think this was one of the most complete games that we’ve played this year."
This game was never in doubt. The Kings never trailed and led by double digits since the midway point of the second quarter and built the lead to 30 points in the fourth quarter.
Domantas Sabonis had 22 points and 11 rebounds, setting a Kings single-season record with his 47th consecutive double-double. Jerry Lucas had set the mark in 1967-68.
“Night in, night out, he's come up big for us,” Fox said. “I think people are immune to it. No one outside of basically us talks about it. But that’s obviously a hard thing to do and there's not many people have done it. He comes ready to play every night.”
Malik Monk added 25 points off the bench.
The Kings have won three of four and trail Phoenix by just a half-game in the race for sixth place in the Western Conference.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 13 rebounds for the Bucks, who went 1/3 on a four-game California swing. Milwaukee shot 36.6% for the game and missed 32 of 39 from 3-point range.
“We deserved it tonight,” coach Doc Rivers said. “It's my fault. I didn’t get them prepared the way I should mentally. At shootaround, guys were talking about planes leaving. As a staff, we talked about it after shootaround that if our focus is not better than this morning, it’s going to be a long day. And it was a long day. So that’s on us.”
The one highlight for Milwaukee was a putback dunk in the closing minutes by rookie Andre Jackson Jr ., whose head got above the rim on the play.
The Kings started fast offensively by making eight 3-pointers in the first quarter and building on the lead from there. Sacramento shot 66% in the first half and opened a 20-point lead late in the second quarter on a dunk by Sabonis.
The Kings led 75-56 at the half and were in control the rest of the way.
Both teams were short-handed, with Keegan Murray missing the game for Sacramento after spraining his left ankle on Sunday in Houston and Khris Middleton missing his 15th straight game for Milwaukee with a sprained left ankle.
Rivers said that Middleton has resumed practicing and is getting closer to making a return.
MarJon Beauchamp was also out for Milwaukee with back spasms and Sacramento's Trey Lyles left in the second quarter with a left knee injury and didn't return.
UP NEXT
Bucks: Host Philadelphia on Thursday night.
Kings: Host Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.