Doncic Scores 32 as Lakers Beat Bucks 123-112 for Seventh Straight Win

Luka Doncic scored 32 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 123-112 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The win was the seventh in a row for Los Angeles. It took the Lakers to 11-2, the best record in the league. After the game, head coach JJ Redick said Doncic is fine after rolling his right ankle late in the game, and Doncic said he will be fine. Austin Reaves, who left in the third quarter with a left heel injury, had negative X-rays and will get imaging on Thursday.

Doncic finished with 32 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in 32 minutes. Sandro Mamukelashvili added 23 points for Los Angeles. Reaves had 18 points, five assists, three rebounds and three steals in 25 minutes before he left. The Lakers led after each of the first three quarters and closed the game with the result settled well before the final minutes.

How the game ran

Los Angeles scored 30, 31, 33 and 29 points across the four quarters. Milwaukee scored 28, 22, 23 and 39. The Lakers led 61-50 at halftime and 94-73 after three quarters. Their lead reached 24 points with 4 minutes and 25 seconds left before Milwaukee cut the margin late with a 39-point fourth quarter. The late run changed the final margin only. Los Angeles had controlled the middle of the game, outscoring Milwaukee 33-23 in the third quarter to build the lead that decided the night.

Milwaukee matches its worst start

Tyler Herro led Milwaukee with 27 points in 24 minutes on 8 of 16 shooting. Herro was returning from a one game absence with a right knee bruise. His scoring was the bright spot in a loss that dropped the Bucks to 1-11. That record matches the worst start in franchise history. Milwaukee has now lost eight games in a row. This is the first season Milwaukee is playing after trading Giannis Antetokounmpo, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and the early weeks of the season have shown how hard that change has been on the court.

Postgame word on Doncic and Reaves

Doncic rolled his right ankle with just over four minutes left after Kyle Kuzma closed out on a jump shot. He grabbed at his leg, got up, made the free throw to complete the three point play, and was then subbed out as Redick made mass substitutions with the Lakers up 24 at the 4:25 mark. Redick told reporters after the game that he believes Doncic is fine, calling it a light tweak. Doncic said the same in his own postgame comments: "I'm good, obviously it's painful a little bit but I'll be fine."

Reaves exited in the third quarter at the 5:20 mark after a dunk attempt, with a left heel injury, and did not return. Redick said Reaves did not suffer an Achilles injury. "His X-rays were negative. We'll get imaging tomorrow. Probably no update besides that," Redick said. The team offered no timetable for Reaves. Collin Sexton also left early. Redick confirmed Sexton will receive sutures after a face and temple laceration in a fourth quarter collision.

The Lakers have three days off before they finish their four game road trip on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. That break gives Doncic and Reaves recovery time before the next game. Los Angeles leaves Milwaukee at 11-2 with seven straight wins. Milwaukee is 1-11, with eight straight losses and a share of the worst start the franchise has recorded.