Los Angeles Lakers @ Milwaukee Bucks
Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI | Game ID: 22400955
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 33 38 31 24 126LAL 29 34 19 24 106
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Bucks withstand Doncic's 45-point effort and end 3-game skid with 126-106 victory over Lakers
MILWAUKEE -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game skid with a 126-106 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
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.
Takeaways Lakers: Injuries left the Lakers at a distinct height advantage, causing them to give 7-footers Alex Len and Christian Koloko and 6-foot-9 veteran Markieff Morris more playing time than usual. They combined to score eight points in 46 minutes.
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.
Key moment The Lakers trailed virtually the whole way but stayed close until Antetokounmpo scored 10 points during a 24-7 run that extended Milwaukee’s lead from 76-70 to 100-77 late in the third quarter.
Key stat With Porter getting his 22 points in just 17 minutes, the Bucks had a 45-20 edge in bench scoring.
Up next The Lakers visit the Denver Nuggets on Friday. The Bucks host the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAL A. Len
AR A. Reaves
CK C. Koloko
DF D. Finney-Smith
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
JG J. Goodwin
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
MM M. Morris
SM S. Milton
MILAG A. Green
AJ A. Jackson Jr.
BL B. Lopez
CL C. Livingston
DL D. Lillard
GA G. Antetokounmpo
GT G. Trent Jr.
JS J. Sims
KK K. Kuzma
KP K. Porter Jr.
RR R. Rollins
TP T. Prince
LAL/MIL 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
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