Kings coach Mike Brown ERUPTS at officials over disputed foul call before being ejected as Bucks’ Damian Lillard sinks dramatic game-winner in OT
- Lillard hit a dramatic game-winning 3-pointer in overtime to beat the Kings
- Earlier, Brown became irate when De’Aaron Fox was called for a questionable foul
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Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown went viral Sunday after he exploded at officials in Milwaukee before Bucks star Damian Lillard finally hit the game-winning 3-pointer in overtime.
Brown stormed onto the court with 9:27 left in the fourth and began yelling at referee Intae Hwang and was immediately ejected while having to be restrained by Sacramento players. Malik Monk wrapped his arms around Brown and sent him off the field.
Afterwards, Brown brought a laptop to his post-game press conference to express his frustration over an errant shooting on Kings guard De’Aaron Fox.
âI just want to show you why I got kicked out,â the reigning NBA coach of the year said. Fox barely puts his hand on Dame’s hip. Incidental contact. He barely puts his hand on him and they give him three free throws.â
Lillard hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to give the Bucks a stunning 143-142 win over Kings.
Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown went viral on Sunday for outburst at officials
Is it Dame time? Lillard gestures to the crowd after hitting the game winner
The Kings led by four late in overtime, but Brook Lopez made a three-pointer from the corner to pull the Bucks to 141-140 with 11.5 seconds left. De’Aaron Fox made one of two free throws before Lillard received a pass, dribbled half court and sank the shot that gave the Bucks their 15th straight victory over the Kings as the crowd erupted at Fiserv Forum.
Lillard led the Bucks with 29 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Malik Beasley scored 23 points and Bobby Portis added 22.
The Bucks improved to 19-3 at home.
Fox finished with 32 points to lead the Kings, and Domantas Sabonis had his 10th triple-double of the season with 21 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds. Sabonis trails only Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, who has 12.
Lillard hit another game winner on Sunday â one of many in his illustrious career
Milwaukee went on a twelve-point run early in the fourth quarter, but Sacramento fought back late to force overtime.
Antetokounmpo was listed as questionable in the late afternoon due to a right shoulder contusion, but took the field for the 29th straight game. The two-time MVP has missed just one game this season, on Nov. 15 against Toronto.
The Bucks were without Khris Middleton, who rested his surgically repaired right knee as the Bucks played their third game in four days.
Kevin Heurter, who sat out Sacramento’s 112-93 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night with a sprained right ankle, returned to the lineup and finished with 26 points.
The Bucks made 63 percent of their shots in the first half, including 8 of 14 from three-point range, but held a slim 68-66 margin as the Kings made 53 shots, compared to 35 for Milwaukee.