CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Bobby Portis shot 8 of 12 from the field and scored 25 points off the bench, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 24 points and seven assists and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Charlotte Hornets 123-113 Monday night to earn back-to-back wins for the first time since late October.

Myles Turner added 23 points and Kevin Porter Jr. finished with 15 points and 11 assists for the Bucks, who last won consecutive games Oct. 28-30, against New York and Golden State.

Brandon Miller had 31 points and eight rebounds and LaMelo Ball added 26 points for the injury-riddled Hornets, who fell short in a bid for their first three-game win streak of the season.

Milwaukee won despite being outrebounded 47-31 by the smaller Hornets.

The Bucks trailed 66-63 at halftime before taking control in the third quarter by outscoring the Hornets 32-23. Charlotte closed within five points with three minutes to go before the Bucks took advantage of their size advantageand dumped the ball down low to Turner and Antetokounmpo for easy baskets.

Doc Rivers moved past George Karl into sole possession of sixth place with 1,176 career wins as a head coach.

The Hornets, already without starters Kon Knueppel and Ryan Kalkbrenner, lost another when forward Miles Bridges left with an ankle injury in the first quarter, further depleting their height.

The injury first occurred as Bridges tried to fight through a screen set by Turner and stepped awkwardly on his right foot before falling to the floor. He stayed in the game, but then appeared to hurt it again as he closed out on a 3-point attempt by Gary Trent Jr. and landed on his right foot and came up hobbling.

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Hornets: Host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Myles Turner vs. Moussa Diabate (Brandon Miller gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Bucks defensive team rebound	0	0
11:32	Sion James blocks Kevin Porter Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup	0	0
11:32	Bucks offensive team rebound	0	0
11:17	Myles Turner misses two point shot	0	0
11:15	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Sion James misses 26-foot running jump shot	0	0
11:05	AJ Green defensive rebound	0	0
10:58	Kevin Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:55	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	0	0
10:48	LaMelo Ball makes 23-foot running jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)	3	0
10:31	Kevin Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	3	3
10:23	Myles Turner shooting foul	3	3
10:23	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	4	3
10:23	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	5	3
10:03	Myles Turner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)	5	6
9:45	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	6
9:42	AJ Green defensive rebound	5	6
9:33	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot driving dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)	5	8
9:27	AJ Green shooting foul	5	8
9:27	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	6	8
9:27	Brandon Miller misses free throw 2 of 2	6	8
9:23	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	6	8
9:11	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	8
9:09	Myles Turner defensive rebound	6	8
9:00	Ryan Rollins bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	6	8
8:54	LaMelo Ball misses running pullup jump shot	6	8
8:53	Sion James offensive rebound	6	8
8:53	Sion James misses tip shot	6	8
8:53	Bucks defensive team rebound	6	8
8:37	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	6	8
8:35	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	6	8
8:16	LaMelo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)	9	8
8:00	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes 1-foot driving dunk (Myles Turner assists)	9	10
7:35	Moussa Diabate misses layup	9	10
7:33	Myles Turner defensive rebound	9	10
7:28	Brandon Miller blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo 's 1-foot running dunk	9	10
7:28	Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound	9	10
7:28	Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot	9	12
7:28	Hornets Full timeout	9	12
7:28	Josh Green enters the game for Sion James	9	12
7:18	Ryan Rollins personal foul	9	12
7:10	LaMelo Ball misses 19-foot fade away jump shot	9	12
7:06	AJ Green defensive rebound	9	12
6:57	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	9	12
6:57	Ryan Rollins makes free throw 1 of 2	9	13
6:57	Tre Mann enters the game for Brandon Miller	9	13
6:57	Ryan Rollins makes free throw 2 of 2	9	14
6:51	Moussa Diabate offensive foul	9	14
6:51	Moussa Diabate offensive foul turnover	9	14
6:51	Gary Trent Jr. enters the game for Kevin Porter Jr.	9	14
6:41	AJ Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	14
6:38	Bucks offensive team rebound	9	14
6:38	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo	9	14
6:30	AJ Green makes driving layup (Ryan Rollins assists)	9	16
6:20	Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	16
6:20	Hornets offensive team rebound	9	16
6:10	Myles Turner kicked ball violation	9	16
6:01	Miles Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	12	16
5:37	Miles Bridges personal foul	12	16
5:37	PJ Hall enters the game for Moussa Diabate	12	16
5:22	Myles Turner misses dunk	12	16
5:20	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	12	16
5:18	PJ Hall bad pass turnover (Gary Trent Jr. steals)	12	16
5:11	Gary Trent Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	12	19
4:54	Collin Sexton enters the game for Miles Bridges	12	19
4:54	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for LaMelo Ball	12	19
4:54	Bobby Portis enters the game for AJ Green	12	19
4:50	Josh Green makes 2-foot layup (Collin Sexton assists)	14	19
4:33	Ryan Rollins misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	19
4:31	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	14	19
4:20	Tidjane Salaun bad pass turnover (Ryan Rollins steals)	14	19
4:16	Ryan Rollins out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	19
4:01	PJ Hall makes 2-foot dunk (Collin Sexton assists)	16	19
3:45	Josh Green shooting foul	16	19
3:45	Bobby Portis makes free throw 1 of 2	16	20
3:45	Brandon Miller enters the game for Josh Green	16	20
3:45	Bobby Portis makes free throw 2 of 2	16	21
3:27	Tidjane Salaun makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	19	21
3:11	Ryan Rollins misses driving layup	19	21
3:09	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	19	21
3:03	Collin Sexton makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	21	21
2:46	Kyle Kuzma makes dunk (Bobby Portis assists)	21	23
2:32	Myles Turner blocks Collin Sexton 's 3-foot driving layup	21	23
2:32	Hornets offensive team rebound	21	23
2:32	Bucks Full timeout	21	23
2:32	Sion James enters the game for Tre Mann	21	23
2:32	Jericho Sims enters the game for Myles Turner	21	23
2:32	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Ryan Rollins	21	23
2:24	Brandon Miller makes 15-foot fade away jump shot	23	23
2:07	Bobby Portis misses 6-foot hook shot	23	23
2:05	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	23	23
1:58	Collin Sexton bad pass turnover (Kyle Kuzma steals)	23	23
1:52	Kevin Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	23	23
1:47	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	23	23
1:43	Bobby Portis shooting foul	23	23
1:43	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 3	24	23
1:43	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 3	25	23
1:43	Brandon Miller makes free throw 3 of 3	26	23
1:20	Kyle Kuzma misses 22-foot three point jumper	26	23
1:18	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	26	23
1:12	Collin Sexton misses driving layup	26	23
1:10	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	26	23
1:04	Gary Trent Jr. misses 23-foot running jump shot	26	23
1:01	Sion James defensive rebound	26	23
54.7	Tidjane Salaun out of bounds bad pass turnover	26	23
35.2	Gary Trent Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	26	23
32.6	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	26	23
8.6	Brandon Miller misses two point shot	26	23
6.4	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	26	23
4.3	Brandon Miller personal foul	26	23
4.3	Josh Green enters the game for Collin Sexton	26	23
4.3	Moussa Diabate enters the game for PJ Hall	26	23
4.3	Gary Harris enters the game for Jericho Sims	26	23
0.0	Bobby Portis makes 15-foot two point shot	26	25
0.0	(00:00) [Bucks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	26	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	25

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Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 30, 2025

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Attendance

19,562

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Sean Corbin, Leon Wood

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

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