The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Sacramento Kings, 123-111, at Fiserv Forum on Monday night.

The Bucks (46-7) came into the contest without Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was away from the team due to the birth of his child earlier in the day. His absence hardly seemed to matter early, as Milwaukee quickly took a 38-24 lead on the Kings (21-32) through the first 12 minutes. Sacramento would bounce back to outscore their hosts by a 66-50 margin over the middle periods, however, sending them into the fourth quarter with a surprising two-point edge. Then, the Bucks would open the final period with a 13-0 run over the final 2:05, establishing a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Harrison Barnes paced the Kings with 23 points, adding three rebounds, three assists and one steal. De'Aaron Fox provided 17 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and one block. Nemanja Bjelica and Bogdan Bogdanovic mustered matching 16-point tallies while pulling down eight and five rebounds, respectively. Buddy Hield delivered 15 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe co-led the Bucks with matching 28-point, eight-assist tallies while adding 11 and eight rebounds, respectively. Brook Lopez supplied 20 points, two rebounds, two assists and three blocks. Sterling Brown finished with 11 points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block. Wesley Matthews and Donte DiVincenzo poured in 10 points apiece.

The Kings remain on the road and face the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, while the Bucks pay a visit to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night as well.