Lakers hold off late Bucks rally, win 123-112 in Milwaukee

The Lakers beat the Bucks 123-112 at Fiserv Forum and improved to 11-2. Milwaukee fell to 1-11. Los Angeles built a big lead through three quarters, 94-73, and the Bucks never got closer than nine in the fourth.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. was the player of the game with 25 points and 5 rebounds. Luka Doncic led all scorers with 32 points, and Jake LaRavia had 6 assists.

The late scoring started with Kel'el Ware's alley oop dunk, which made it 108-88 with 5:16 left. Doncic then hit a three and a step back jumper, both set up by LaRavia, to push the lead to 113-90. Milwaukee answered with a 39-point fourth quarter. Ousmane Dieng hit two threes and Gary Trent Jr. hit two more, and the Bucks cut it to 118-110 on a Kasparas Jakucionis layup with 34.9 seconds left. Tyler Herro scored 27 for Milwaukee.

Chirp's Sim gave the Lakers a 78% chance before the game.