Eric Bledsoe had 26 points (14 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 13 assists, his first triple-double of the season, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Sacramento Kings 141-140 in overtime for their sixth straight win.
Eric Bledsoe made a layup with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 126, and the Bucks outscored the Kings 15-14 in overtime.
The Kings had the ball down 1 with 51 seconds left, but Brook Lopez blocked Bogdan Bogdanović’s driving layup at the rim, lifting the Bucks’ chance to win from 52% to 57%. It would have put the Kings ahead.
Malcolm Brogdon’s 3-pointer with 16.8 seconds left in overtime made it 137-133.
With 35 seconds left, Harrison Barnes stole the ball from Khris Middleton, and Willie Cauley-Stein’s putback off it put the Kings ahead 126-124.
Brogdon scored a season-high 25 points (11 in the first quarter) on 9 for 11 shooting. Nikola Mirotic added 21 points and 8 rebounds off the bench, and Middleton had 21 points and 7 assists. The Bucks had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Kings, Buddy Hield had 32 points and 3 steals but shot 10 for 29, and Bogdanović added a career-high 28 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Kings forced 11 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Kings’ starters outscored the Bucks 74-58 in 26 minutes together.