Milwaukee Bucks @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22500500
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 26 18 25 29 98MIL 28 34 23 30 115
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Antetokounmpo scores 37 in Bucks' 115-98 victory over Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points and 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks sailed to a 115-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.
Antetokounmpo made 13 of 17 shots from the field and 11 of 13 at the free-throw line in 31 minutes as the Bucks won for the fifth time in their last seven games. Kevin Porter Jr . added 25 points and 10 assists, while Myles Turner scored 15 points.
Russell Westbrook had 21 points and Zach LaVine had 20 for the Kings, who have lost five games in a row.
Antetokounmpo scored on a layup, and A.J. Green made a technical foul shot to put the Bucks up 62-42 late in the second quarter. Antetokounmpo made 6 of 7 shots from the floor and all three attempts at the foul line for 15 points in the first half.
After shooting 54.5% in the first quarter, the Kings descended to 26.1% in the second for 18 total points.
Behind by 24 points in the third quarter, the Kings went on a 29-8 run, capped with a basket by Drew Eubanks to cut the Bucks’ lead to 88-83 . Milwaukee responded with an 18-5 run, completed with two free throws by Antetokounmpo.
LaVine returned to the lineup after missing the last nine games due to a left ankle sprain, but was not part of the starting five.
Up next Milwaukee Bucks: At the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.
Sacramento Kings: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDD D. DeRozan
DE D. Eubanks
DS D. Schröder
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MR M. Raynaud
NC N. Clifford
PA P. Achiuwa
RW R. Westbrook
SC Schroder
ZL Z. LaVine
MILAG A. Green
BP B. Portis
GA G. Antetokounmpo
GH G. Harris
GT G. Trent Jr.
KK K. Kuzma
KP K. Porter Jr.
MT M. Turner
RR R. Rollins
TA T. Antetokounmpo
SAC/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