Milwaukee Bucks @ Sacramento Kings
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22401027
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 25 36 28 19 108MIL 17 32 37 28 114
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Antetokounmpo has 32 points and 17 rebounds in Bucks' 114-108 win over Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks shook off a sluggish start to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Saturday night.
Kyle Kuzma added 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Bucks, who trailed 25-17 after one quarter and were down by 14 early in the third. Brook Lopez scored 21 points, Kevin Porter Jr . had 18 and Taurean Prince added 11.
DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points for Sacramento, which has lost six of eight. Keon Ellis added 20 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Both teams played short-handed. The Bucks were without Damian Lillard (right calf) for a second consecutive game, while the Kings continued to be without injured center Domantas Sabonis (right ankle) and point guard Malik Monk (illness).
Takeaways Bucks: After a sluggish first half, Milwaukee found a nice rhythm in the second to sweep the season series.
Kings: This was another gut-punch to Sacramento, which was still reeling from its loss to Chicago two nights earlier.
Key moment The Kings shot three consecutive airballs and missed two free throws in the final minute.
Key stat The Bucks had only one player — Antetokounmpo — reach double figures scoring in the first half. They finished with six overall.
Up next The Bucks go to Phoenix to face the Suns on Monday. The Kings host the Boston Celtics on Monday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAG A. Green
BL B. Lopez
GA G. Antetokounmpo
GT G. Trent Jr.
KK K. Kuzma
KP K. Porter Jr.
RR R. Rollins
TP T. Prince
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
TL T. Lyles
ZL Z. LaVine
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
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