Wesley Matthews connected on a 3-point shot with a minute-and-a-half left to break a tie as the Bucks outscored Sacramento Wednesday night 135-126.
Milwaukee scored the last nine points of the game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and 10 rebounds, while Khris Middleton scored 32 to go with eight rebounds and eight assists.
It was the fifth straight game with at least 30 points for Antetokounmpo.
He is inching closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time record of 14,211 points scored for the Bucks.
Milwaukee wraps up the four-game road trip with a showdown against the Timberwolves in Minnesota Saturday.
