Charlotte Hornets vs. Milwaukee Bucks

FINAL

Jan 2, 2026

11-23CharlotteHornets

121

15-20MilwaukeeBucks

122

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	38	22	31	30	121
MIL	24	27	36	35	122

Game Recap

The Bucks stopped Hornets on final possession and won the game, 122-121. Bucks have now won 3 of their last 4 to move to 15-20.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	33	9-16	3-8	5-7	4	3	0	0	3	2	-2	26
0Miles BridgesPF	36	8-17	5-10	4-5	6	2	1	0	3	3	-22	25
16PJ HallC	18	1-4	0-0	2-2	8	1	0	2	1	2	-22	4
24Brandon MillerSG	30	6-15	4-7	3-4	7	4	0	0	5	4	-7	19
1LaMelo BallPG	25	4-12	2-7	2-2	2	7	2	0	0	0	-9	12
31Tidjane Salaun	22	4-5	2-3	2-2	4	1	0	1	0	3	+26	12
4Sion James	27	3-4	1-2	0-0	6	3	1	0	0	1	+6	7
10Josh Green	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+11	0
8Collin Sexton	27	5-8	1-2	5-6	0	6	1	0	2	2	+10	16
33Liam McNeeley	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+4	0
21Pat Connaughton	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Tre Mann	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	40-8248.8%	18-4045.0%	23-2882.1%	39	27	5	3	14	18	-	121

BUCKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20AJ GreenSF	40	4-13	3-10	1-2	0	3	1	0	1	4	+4	12
34Giannis AntetokounmpoPF	29	11-18	0-0	8-8	10	5	1	0	3	1	+21	30
3Myles TurnerC	22	0-4	0-2	1-2	4	2	0	2	0	1	+6	1
7Kevin Porter Jr.SG	36	4-14	0-4	2-2	4	10	2	0	1	4	+1	10
13Ryan RollinsPG	36	11-13	6-7	1-1	4	8	3	1	1	3	+12	29
5Gary Trent Jr.	17	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-17	0
18Kyle Kuzma	31	7-10	3-5	1-1	6	1	0	0	2	6	-7	18
9Bobby Portis	22	7-11	4-6	2-2	6	1	0	1	2	1	-8	20
00Jericho Sims	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-7	2
43Thanasis Antetokounmpo	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Cole Anthony	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Amir Coffey	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Andre Jackson Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8751.7%	16-3743.2%	16-1888.9%	36	31	7	4	11	23	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAMIL

(11:55) Jump Ball Turner vs. Hall: Tip to Ball
(11:38) MISS Knueppel 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:34) Rollins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) MISS Rollins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:22) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:18) Bridges 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
20
(11:00) MISS G. Antetokounmpo 3' Driving Layup
(10:59) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:59) MISS G. Antetokounmpo Tip Layup Shot
(10:58) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (10:57) G. Antetokounmpo Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:41) MISS Miller 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:35) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:28) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:24) Hornets Rebound
(10:19) MISS Hall 16' Floating Jump Shot
(10:15) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) Miller P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Dalen)
+3 (10:05) Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Turner 1 AST)
25
(9:55) MISS Miller 5' Driving Layup
(9:55) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:55) Hornets Rebound
(9:53) Rollins P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Dalen)
+2 (9:40) Ball 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
45
(9:26) Hall P.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Dalen)
+2 (9:17) G. Antetokounmpo 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
47
(9:02) MISS Ball 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:00) Hall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (8:58) Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
77
+3 (8:40) Rollins 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
710
(8:19) MISS Ball 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:16) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:08) Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:08) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:02) Bridges 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
1010
(7:45) Hall S.FOUL (P2.T3) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (7:45) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1011
+1 (7:45) G. Antetokounmpo Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1012
+3 (7:32) Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
1312
+3 (7:14) Rollins 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (G. Antetokounmpo 1 AST)
1315
+2 (7:05) Miller 1' Alley Oop Dunk (5 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
1515
(6:50) MISS Turner 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:46) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:42) BUCKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:33) Miller 15' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1715
(6:09) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:05) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:44) MISS Bridges 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:41) James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:31) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:27) G. Antetokounmpo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (5:16) G. Antetokounmpo 2' Reverse Layup (8 PTS)
1717
+3 (5:08) Salaun 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
2017
(4:46) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:43) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:39) MISS Green 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:36) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:29) MISS Green 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:26) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:18) Bridges Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:18) G. Antetokounmpo STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:15) G. Antetokounmpo 1' Running Dunk (10 PTS)
2019
(4:15) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:56) Salaun 7' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Knueppel 2 AST)
2219
+3 (3:35) Rollins 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
2222
+2 (3:22) Sexton 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
2422
(3:10) MISS Rollins 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:10) Salaun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:06) James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:03) Knueppel 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
2722
(2:37) MISS Green 35' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:34) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:28) Knueppel 2' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
2922
(2:20) Knueppel P.FOUL (P1.T4) (Z.Zarba)
(2:20) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (2:09) Sims 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Portis 1 AST)
2924
+2 (1:54) Salaun 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (7 PTS) (Sexton 3 AST)
3124
(1:41) Sims OFF.Foul (P1) (Z.Zarba)
(1:41) Sims Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (1:17) Sexton 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3324
(0:55) MISS Porter Jr. 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:51) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:45) Kuzma S.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
(0:45) MISS Knueppel Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:45) Hornets Rebound
+1 (0:45) Knueppel Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3424
(0:32) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:29) Hornets Rebound
(0:08) Sims FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P2.PN) (E.Dalen)
+1 (0:08) Knueppel Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 3 (7 PTS)
3524
(0:08) MISS Knueppel Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 3
(0:08) Hornets Rebound
+1 (0:08) Knueppel Free Throw Flagrant 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
3624
+2 (0:00) Knueppel 3' Driving Layup (10 PTS)
3824

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

MIL

121Points122

40-82(48.8%)Field Goal(%)45-87(51.7%)

18-40(45.0%)3-Point(%)16-37(43.2%)

23-28(82.1%)Free Throw(%)16-18(88.9%)

39(8)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

27Assists31

5Steals7

3Blocks4

14Turnovers11

18Fouls23

38Pts In The Paint48

14Fast Break Pts16

13Pts Off Turnovers13

35Bench Pts40

16Largest Lead3

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