Camille Naredo

Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 15, 2025 at Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gary Dineen, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP

MILWAUKEE, WI - NOVEMBER 15: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 15, 2025 at Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE   Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP. (Photo by Gary Dineen / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

Article (news)

Los Angeles Lakers v Milwaukee Bucks

Agence France-Presse

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1763281338681AFP__20251116__2246379846__v1__MidRes__LosAngelesLakersVMilwaukeeBucks.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 15, 2025 at Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gary Dineen, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP" width="960"/>Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 15, 2025 at Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gary Dineen, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP</div>LOS ANGELES -- Luka Doncic scored 41 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday as the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder kept rolling.Austin Reaves added 25 points and eight assists and Deandre Ayton chipped in 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who wrapped up a five-game road trip and headed home hoping to see superstar LeBron James make his season debut soon.Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Bucks, adding five assists and a blocked shot.But after connecting on just 10 of their 41 shot attempts in the first half the Bucks couldn&#x27;t regroup.The Lakers led by as many as 31, drilling 13 three-pointers and out-rebounding the Bucks 47-39.Milwaukee made 11 of their 15 three-pointers in the second half, but even as the Bucks&#x27; shooting improved the Lakers had an answer for every run they made.Both teams were playing the second leg of back-to-backs and Doncic admitted he&#x27;d be glad to get home after a week on the road.&quot;We played a lot of games,&quot; he said. &quot;But everybody played amazingly, the way we found energy.&quot;I told the guys we&#x27;ve got to build on each other because I know everybody&#x27;s tired (but) we came here to win.&quot;James, who has been sidelined by sciatica, didn&#x27;t accompany the Lakers on the trip, instead practising with the team&#x27;s G League affiliate as he ramps up preparations to launch his unprecedented 23rd NBA season.The NBA&#x27;s all-time leading scorer could be on the floor as soon as Tuesday, when the Lakers host the Utah Jazz.&quot;We can&#x27;t wait,&quot; Doncic said this week. &quot;All of us can&#x27;t wait.&quot;In Charlotte, NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points in less than 30 minutes on the floor to lead the Thunder to a fifth straight win.Forward Chet Holmgren scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Thunder, who improved their league-best record to 13-1.After the Hornets erased a three-point half-time deficit, knotting the score at 57-57, the Thunder unleashed a 16-1 scoring run to seize a 15-point lead.They led by 20 before taking a 17-point advantage into the fourth.<div> </div><div>- &#x27;Nice response&#x27; -</div>Even with Gilgeous-Alexander resting for the entire fourth quarter, the Hornets -- who were without LaMelo Ball -- could not reduce the deficit to single digits.&quot;We had a nice response out of half-time,&quot; Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.&quot;We didn&#x27;t play our best game in the first half and we course-corrected nicely and made some adjustments to what we were doing and it was helpful in the third.&quot;In Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell scored 14 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers rallied for a 108-100 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.The Cavs trailed much of the way and were down by as many as 11 in the third quarter. But they out-scored the Grizzlies 32-16 in the final frame.Evan Mobley scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers.Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 26 points but star point guard Ja Morant had just seven before exiting with a sore right calf after playing less than six minutes.

Luka Doncic scored 41 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday as the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder kept rolling.

Luka Doncic scored 41 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday as the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder kept rolling.

NBA: Doncic scores 41 to propel Lakers to win over Bucks

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Sudoku

Word of the Day

Lotto

Horoscope

Basketball

NBA: Doncic scores 41 to propel Lakers to win over Bucks

Agence France-Presse

Published November 16, 2025 04:25 PM PHT

Read More:

abssports

basketball

NBA

Los Angeles Lakers

Milwaukee Bucks

Oklahoma City Thunder

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2026 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.