Hornets 108, Bucks 101
Kemba Walker scored 27 points as visiting Charlotte scampered past Milwaukee for its fourth straight win.
Gerald Henderson added 20 points for the Hornets, who made 28-of-36 free throws. Al Jefferson had 12 points and nine rebounds and Marvin Williams scored 12 points on four 3-pointers.
Brandon Knight scored a season-high 34 points for the Bucks, who have lost three of their last four games. Khris Middleton added 12 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 11.
A 3-pointer by Williams gave the Hornets a 94-82 lead with 10:33 remaining and the lead was 13 after Jefferson’s basket with 4:22 to play. Knight scored the next 12 Milwaukee points as the Bucks crept within 103-99 with 25.9 seconds to play but Henderson hit four free throws and Walker split a pair as Charlotte held on.
Knight scored 15 first-half points as Milwaukee took a 56-54 lead into the break. The Hornets turned things around with a 34-point third quarter and led by as many as 10 before taking an 88-80 lead into the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Walker has scored 20 or more points in five of the last six games. … The Bucks had a 25-2 edge in fast-break points. … Charlotte G Lance Stephenson (pelvic sprain) missed his fourth straight game.