The Lakers keep rolling. In Milwaukee, they secured their seventh consecutive victory and improved to 11-2, the best record in the NBA. With Austin Reaves back after missing the Atlanta game due to illness, JJ Redick's team dominated the Bucks for three quarters and only eased up in the fourth when already leading by 24.
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Bucks Compete for Only One Quarter
The Bucks, with Tyler Herro back after missing two games with a knee contusion, competed in the first quarter and led by as much as five, but the Lakers closed it out ahead (30-28). The second quarter (31-22) opened up the first gap, and at halftime the Lakers led 61-50. Dončić had already done damage from three-point range, and the team capitalized on every Milwaukee turnover: he finished with 28 points as the Bucks committed 19 turnovers.
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A Third Quarter to Break the Game Open
The third quarter belonged to the Lakers (33-23), who entered the fourth with a 21-point lead (94-73). Late in the quarter there was a brief scuffle that resulted in technical fouls for Herro and Ziaire Williams. The lead reached 24 points, and the Bucks, with a 13-0 run in the final stretch, only made the final score look better.
Dončić finished with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals, and didn't have to play the final minutes. Mamukelashvili repeated his 23 points from the Atlanta game, again with 5 three-pointers, and Reaves added 18 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Walker Kessler recorded his fourth consecutive double-double (10 and 11). For the Bucks, Herro scored 27 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 25, his best mark of the season. Milwaukee is 1-11.