The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 122-121 on Jan 2, 2026 at Fiserv Forum.
Final · Fiserv Forum
Top performers
- Kon Knueppel led the Hornets with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
Charlotte Hornets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | 34 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-16 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 2 |
| Miles Bridges | 37 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-17 | 5-10 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Brandon Miller | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-15 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Collin Sexton | 27 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 2 |
| LaMelo Ball | 26 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Sion James | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| PJ Hall | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Josh Green | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Liam McNeeley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 121 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 40-82 | 18-40 | 23-28 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Milwaukee Bucks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 30 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 1 |
| Ryan Rollins | 37 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11-13 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Bobby Portis | 22 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 32 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 6 |
| AJ Green | 41 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 36 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Jericho Sims | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Myles Turner | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 239 | 122 | 36 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 45-87 | 16-37 | 16-18 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hornets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: GS 132, CHA 125 · Next Jan 3, 2026: CHA 112, CHI 99
- Bucks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 31, 2025: WSH 114, MIL 113 · Next Jan 4, 2026: MIL 115, SAC 98