MILWAUKEE (AP) – Brandon Knight scored 20 points, powering a third-quarter surge that helped the Milwaukee Bucks to a 111-103 victory over a Sacramento Kings team on the brink of yet another coaching change on Wednesday night.
DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 19 rebounds for the Kings, a team about to make its second coaching change of the season.
Before the game, the Kings and George Karl agreed to the framework of a deal for him to take over as coach, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private.
That meant the game was the last for coach Tyrone Corbin. Karl will be Sacramento’s third coach this season, as the Kings fired Michael Malone in December.
O.J. Mayo scored 21 points off the bench and Khris Middleton added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who go into the All-Star break having won nine of their last 11 and six straight at home.