Lakers 128 - 124 Bucks summary, stats, scores and highlights | NBA

Reaves was huge all night, and when the Lakers needed a big shot in the second OT they went to Austin who was ice cold with the game on the line. 

The Lakers started their road trip with a huge win, but they know they have a lot of work to go if they are going to catch up to the 6th seed and get an automatic playoff spot. 

LA didn't shoot well from three point range, hitting just 14/44 but they hit them when they mattered. The took the lead since the first three minutes of the first quarter well into the overtime period thanks to three from Spencer Dinwiddie, who didn't have a FG all game, and AD who ended the night with 34 and 23 rebounds. 

Reaves was fearless in Milwaukee, taking everything the defense gave him and more and spurred the comeback late in the 4th. 

The Bucks kept the Lakers at a distance for the entire game but the Lakers ended the fourth quarter on a 26-7 run to tie the game up thanks to a brilliant second half from Russell and Austin Reaves who had his second career triple-double on one of the most important nights of the season for the Lakers. He ended the night with 29, 14 and 10 and had some huge shots down the stretch. 

With no LeBron, the Lakers knew it couldn't be just AD leading them to victory and the roll players stepped up in a huge way. D'Angelo Russell had a slow first half but got his teammates involved early on and had a huge third quarter to spark the LA comeback. 

The Los Angeles Lakers started their six game road trip with shocking comeback win over the Milwaukee Bucks from the Fiserv Forum. Anthony Davis had 34 in the double OT marathon win. 

LA was without LeBron James who missed the game win Milwaukee with an ankle injury and it looked like it was going to get ugly in the first quarter. The Lakers scored just 6 points in the first eight minutes of the game, and were trailing by as many as 18.t

Beasley misses the three and it's all over!! 

The Lakers come back from a 19 point fourth quarter deficit and beat the Bucks in double OT!

Davis to the line after the foul on Lillard and he his both FTs!

Beasley in the corner for three after Lillard missed his effort!

TImeout Lakers with 2.1 to go in double OT!

Russell fouled by Lillard and he hits both FTs with 14.7 left. 

Giannis to the FT line after the offensive board but he misses both FTs with 24 to go!

Reaves left all alone and he drills a three ball! He's already got a triple double and he might have hit the game winner with 30 to go!

Dinwiddie to the line after the foul on Lillard and he hits both FTs. 

Giannis off the pick and roll and he stretches to the rim for the lay up. 

Reaves drives baseline and he gets the lay up to go. 

It took over three minutes to have someone score in the 2nd OT and finally its LIllard who steals and slams it to give his team the lead!

LIllard goes to the rack on the left side and he is swatted by Davis!

We are headed to double overtime!

Russell to the line after the foul on Middleton and he hits both FTs!

Timeout with 3.1 to go!

LIllard with the three ball after Davis blocked his shot earlier in the possession and MIL have a two point lead with 13.6 to go!

Timeout Lakers!

Reaves going to the line after the foul on Lillard and he hits both FTs. 

Lillard fouled on a three pointer by Reaves and he hits all three with 41 to go. 

Hachimura drive baseline and he puts it up off the glass and in. Under a minute to go. 

Tip out from Giannis to Beasley who hits the three to tie the game up with 1:30 to go!

Dinwiddie hits his first FG of the night with a three ball to put the Lakers up by 3 with 2:17 to go!

Timeout Bucks.

Davis hits every part of the rim and sees his three ball fall from the top of the key!

Middleton finds Giannis up top on the alley oop!

Hachimura follows the Reaves miss and puts it back in. 

Lillard from the win and he drills the deep two. 

Reaves floats one over Lopez and gets it to go. 

Giannis looks outside to Beasley and he drills the three ball in the corner!

The OT session is underway from MIL. 

Reaves' deep three was halfway down before it popped out!

We are heading to overtime after the Lakers end the 4th on a 26-7 run. 

Alley oop to Giannis out of the timeout and he had a look at it but it never looked like he had it! Timeout out LA with less the 1 on the clock. 

Lakers take their foul to give with 2.6 to go. Bucks ball with a chance to win it at the buzzer. Timeout Bucks. 

The call is reversed! Bucks ball with 12.4 to go. 

Russell went to the lane and had the ball hit out of his hand with 12.4 to go. It was ruled Lakers ball, but the Bucks are going to challenge. 

Prince at the line and he hits both out of the timeout. 

Prince to the line after the foul on Middleton and he'll have a chance to tie this game after the foul timeout with 43.9 to go. 

Reaves pulls up from wayyy down town and drills the three!!!

Davis strokes a three ball from the wing with 2:00 to go. 

Russell to the line and he hits both FTs. 

Middleton drills the catch and shoot three from the corner!

Beasley driving baseline and he lays it up off the glass. 

Reaves splits the defense and he lays it up and off the glass! 16-2 Lakers run to get right back into this ball game!

Timeout Bucks with 4:33 to go. 

Reaves to the basket and he gets it to go off the glass. 

Davis spots up from long range and he hits it!

Giannis stretching for the alley oop and he gets it to go. 

Davis gets the floater in the lane to drop. 

Russell pulls up in transition and hits the three ball from the wing!

Timeout Bucks with under 7:00 to go. 

Davis with the put back off the miss from Russell. 

Russell down the lane and gets the floater to go. 

Lillard on the curl and he hits the elbow jumper. 

Davis to the line after the away from play foul and he makes it. 

Crowder with the reverse off the cross pass feed from Connaughton. 

Timeout Lakers with under 10:00 to go. 

Portis in the lane and he hits the fader to start the quarter. 

Giannis gets the offensive rebound and the put back off the miss from Crowder and that's how the third quarter comes to a close. 

MIL up 14 with 12 to go from Fiserv. 

Reaves hits a big three ball to keep the Lakers hangin around. 

Portis working iso and he steps back on Prince for the mid range jumper. 

Crowder drills the three ball from the corner off the dish from Connaughton. 

Davis in the lane and gets the turn around to go. 

Portis pulls the trigger from behind the FT line and he hits the jumper. 

Lillard gets to his spot and drills the mid range jumper. 

Prince hits the fader in the lane over Portis. 

Lillard finds Giannis and he goes right to the rack for the slam!

Russell to the line after the foul on Reaves and he hits both FTs. 

Middleton answers back with a three ball of his own off the kick out from Giannis. 

Russell drills the three ball from the wing out of the timeout!

Beasley strokes a three ball off the lay off from Giannis and the Lakers need a three with 6:07 to go in the 3rd. 

Davis gets the dump off from Hachimura and the floater goes from the baseline. 

Middleton to the line after the foul on Reaves and he hits both FTs. 

Reaves to the line after the foul on Lopez and he hits both FTs. 

Middleton to the rack in transition after the turnover from Davis. 

Reaves strokes it from downtown and the lead is 7. 

Lopez with the put back off the Giannis miss out of the timeout. 

Russell with the step back and he drills the three ball! He's got 13 in the third quarter after going for 0 in the first half. 

Timeout Bucks with 9:01 to go in the 3rd. 

Dinwiddie looks down low and Davis throws it down from the baseline. 

Lopez was left open and he drills the three ball form the top of the key. 

Reaves with another offensive board, and Russell takes advantage with a three ball!

Giannis going back to the rim and he lays it up over Hachimura and gets the foul! FT is no good. 

Dinwiddie to the line and he hits both FTs after the foul on Beasley. 

Russell drills the three ball of the rebound and kick out from Reaves. 

WE ARE BACK IN PLAY FROM MILWAUKEE!

When Lillard and Giannis are on, this is a tough team to stop. Giannis had 17 and 11 already while Lillard has 13 points. 

Rui Hachimura got the start off the bench and he has delivered filling in for the GOAT. He's got 12 and 5 after two quarters and has kept the Bucks defense of their toes with his size and strength. 

AD came alive at the end of the first quarter, and helped the Lakers get back into the game in the second quarter with 12 points and 9 rebounds. 

Damian Lillard had a couple of his best games with out Giannis in the starting five. Giannis and him have to figure out how to play their best ball while both are on the court. He's got 13 at half. 

Bobby Portis came off the bench and gave the Bucks energy and points in the first half. He's got 12 and 5 as the Bucks six man. 

The Bucks came out and gut checked the Lakers early on. They were up by 19 in the first quarter as LA struggled to get going with LeBron on the bench. 

The Bucks pulled away by 19 in the first, but LA cut the lead down to six before going back down by 16 at the half. 

Lillalrd pull up from wayyyy downtown and he drills the 30+ footer!

Giannis going to the cup and laying it up at the rim. 

Reaves off the pump fake and fake and gets the floater. 

Giannis gets it off the pick and roll from Beasley and he yams it over AD. 

Giannis goes right at Dinwiddie and lays it up in transition. 

Reaves to the line after the foul on Lopez and he hits one of two. 

Timeout Bucks with 2:38 to go in the first half. 

Hachimura missed the lay up but Davis was there for the two handed tip slam. 

Giannis goes coast to coast and lays it up over Reaves. 

Hachimura to the line after the foul on Middleton and he hits both FTs. 

Lillard into the lane and steps back for the short J from the block. 

Lillard steps back and hits it from behind the elbow. 

Lopez back his defender down in the paint and he hits the turn around. 

Russell finds Christie streaking to the lane for the jam. 

Portis in the corner for a deep two and he strokes it. He's got 12 already. 

Russell on the break and he hits Hachimura in stride for the jam!

Davis to the line and he hits both after the timeout. 

Davis to the line after the foul on Beasley and he'll take them after the timeout with under 7:00 to go in the 1st half. 

Hachimura spins on the baseline and finishes off the hesitation move down low. 

Beasley pulls up from the elbow and drills the mid range J. 

Russell to the line after the foul on Green and he hits both FTs. 

Russell pulls up from inside the FT line and he hits his first FG. 

Giannis with the eurostep down the lane and he gets the foul AND 1! FT is no good. 

Prince answers back with a three ball from the win off the dish from Russell. 

Portis from downtown and he hits it off the kick out from Giannis. 

Hachimura spins in the lane and gets the roll off the front of the rim. 

Prince down the lane and he starts the quarter with a finger roll. 

Davis follows up his own miss and tip slams it home as the buzzer sounded!

We are at the end of the first quarter with the Bucks up 16!

Giannis has 7 and 7 to lead the Bucks, Lillard has 6 and Portis has another 7 off the bench. 

LA shot 28% but Davis had 8 late points to bring his team to life. 

Giannis drives down the lane, kicks it out and finds Connaughton in the corner!

Hayes gets the bucket down low and one! FT is no good after the foul on Crowder. 

Davis hits the elbow jumper and he's about the only one doing anything for the Lakers right now. 

Timeout with 2:17 to go in the 1st quarter. 

Lillard steps back and he drills the three ball from the wing over Hayes!

Reaves to the rack and he finally gets an easy bucket to go. 

Portis buries the three off the kickout to the corner from Connaughton. 

Davis hits the floater in the lane down the lane. 

Portis fouled by Lively and he hits both from he line. 

Middleton dumps it down to Lopez on the baseline who lays it up and in from underneath the bucket. 

Middleton from the mid range and he hits the fader over Reaves on the baseline. 

Davis to the line and he's finally on the board with two make FTs. 

Lillard to the line after the foul on Dinwiddie and he hits one of two FTs. 

Beasley on the baseline drive and he lays it up and in. 

Lillard with the bounce pass through the lane to Portis for the lay up. 

Hacihmura gets the dump down from Reaves out of the timeout and he's got both buckets for the Lakers. 

Beasely drills the three from the wing and that brings us to the first timeout of the night!

TO with 7:25 to go after LA score just 2 points in the first 4 minutes and change. 

Giannis to the line after the foul on Reaves and he hits one of two FTs. 

Giannis clears AD out of the way and jams it on him from the baseline!

Lillard to the line after the foul on Dinwiddie and he hits both FTs. 

Dinwiddie finds Hachimura on the baseline for the wide open jam. 

Giannis gets the offensive board and puts it back up and in. 

Giannis with the spin on the baseline on AD and he gets it to go off the glass. 

WE ARE UNDERWAY FROM MILWAUKEE!!!

With no LeBron tonight, it's Rui Hachimura in the starting five with AD, Reaves, Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie who is coming off his best game as a Laker since the mid season trade. 

Doc Rivers has all hands on deck tonight from Fiserv. It's Dame and Giannis, with Beasley Middleton and Brook Lopez tonight.

LeBron out

The Los Angeles Lakers hit the road for a six game east coast road trip as they continue their trek up the Western Conference standings. They visit Milwaukee tonight for a primetime matchup with the Bucks, but LeBron James is listed as out for tonight’s game from Fiserv Forum. 

James played in the Lakers last game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon, but played 38 minutes in the win and comes into tonight with a nagging ankle injury. James has had ankle problems all year, and many times we have seen him listed as questionable on the injury report but he ends up playing the majority of those times. 

NBA Standings

Taking a look at the standings in both conferences we see these two teams in very different positions in the East and the West. The Bucks are sitting in second trying to hold on to that 2 seed trying to hold off the Cavs, Knicks and Magic as they approach the finish line. The Lakers have their sights set on climbing out of the Play-In slots in the West, but they are going to have to make a big jump up the standings. They are in 9th right now, leading the Warriors by 2.5 games, and trailing the sixth placed Kings by three games. Between the Kings and the Lakers sit the Suns and Mavericks, and if the season ended right now we would have stars like Steph Curry, LeBron James, AD, Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant all in a fight to survive the Play-In tournament. 

Giannis needs help 

Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a couple games last week with a hamstring injury. In that time Damian Lillard and Bobby Portis picked up the slack on the scoring end. The Greek is back, and Lillard is still likely to post big numbers, but they need guys like Portis and Khris Middleton to step up on the offensive end while they try to get things sorted on the defensive end. That has been what has plagued the Bucks more than anything this season. It was a big reason Adrian Griffin was fired after a few months, and has been a struggle since Doc Rivers came to the sidelines. Milwaukee brought in Patrick Beverley to try to fill the void left by Jrue Holiday who is currently with the Eastern Conference leading Boston Celtics, but what he brings on the defensive side of the ball, he lacks when the Bucks have the ball. 

AD in beast mode

With LeBron James coming into tonight’s game listed as questionable, the Lakers are going to need Anthony Davis, now and for the rest of the season, more than ever. They aren’t far removed from the championship winning season in which AD carried them in the bubble. They are going to need more of that on a nightly basis. He has had some huge games recently, including games of 27 and 25 rebounds and 36 and 16 last game. Obviously him staying healthy is one of the main recipes for success, but the Lakers want to see the dog that we have seen over the last half month as they head east for their road trip. 

Bucks last game

The Bucks hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder in a battle between two teams in their respective conferences on Sunday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo set the tone in his second game back from a minor injury and posted a monster 30 points and 19 rebound night against the second seeded team in the West. The Bucks were winning by just one at halftime, but they went on a 16-0 run to start the third quarter and kept a double digit lead the rest of the way as Milwaukee out rebounded the Thunder 57-37 and Khris Middleton posted an 11 point double-double. 

Lakers last game 

The Lakers ended their long home stint with a game against the Pacers that was filled with fireworks from start to finish. There were almost 300 points scored in a game that the Lakers posted 150, the most since their showtime days. Anthony Davis led the way with 36 points and 16 rebounds as three other Lakers scored 25 or more points. Both teams exchanged leads in the first half but LA took control in the third quarter, stretching their advantage out to as many as 19, but Indiana came storming back late. Pascal Siakam had 36 of his own and the Pacers scored 46 points in the 4th to close the gap to as little as four in the final minute, but the Lakers were able to hold off to win their final home game for the next week and some change. 

We are live from Fiserv

Hello everyone and welcome to Milwaukee where the Bucks are back home looking to win their third straight game and fourth in their last five. They are targeting the second seed in the East, but almost as important as where they stand in the East is how they are playing. Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo have had almost an entire season to gel, and while we have seen glimpses they still aren’t rolling as many thought they would. The Lakers haven’t left the state of California in the month of March, but embark on an Eastern Conference road trip in which they will play 6 games in the next nine days. They would love to start the swing off with a win against one of the top teams in the East tonight in Milwaukee.

Lakers vs. Bucks

Two recent NBA champions go head to head as each try to position themselves for a playoff push over the next three weeks. The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to climb up the Western Conference standings against a Milwaukee Bucks team that is back to 100% for the final stretch of the regular season. AS English will be with you all season providing live coverage, stats, highlights and analysis of tonight’s game from Fiserv Forum.