Bucks 111, Kings 103: O.J. Mayo scored 21 points off the bench and Brandon Knight added 20 as Milwaukee jumped out to a big lead and held off a late charge from visiting Sacramento.

Khris Middleton collected 15 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double for the Bucks (30-23), who doubled their win total from last season. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 13 points and John Henson had 12 points and five blocks for Milwaukee.

DeMarcus Cousins delivered 28 points, a season-high tying 19 rebounds, five assists and four blocks as the Kings fell for the fifth time in the last six games. Rudy Gay scored 17 points and Ben McLemore contributed 16 for Sacramento.

The Kings held a 44-43 lead after Cousins found Carl Landry for a jumper with 5:35 left in the first half, but the Bucks closed the second quarter with a 17-7 run to take a nine-point lead into the break. Knight scored the final four points of a 15-3 run as Milwaukee spread the advantage to 81-67 late in the third.

Knight buried a 3-pointer on the final two possessions of the third to push it to 87-69, and Zaza Pachulia’s jumper opening the fourth made it a 20-point gap. McLemore knocked down a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to nine points with 2:05 to play, and the Kings were within eight before Knight connected from beyond the arc and the Bucks closed it out at the line.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Kings G Darren Collison (hip) missed his fourth straight game. … Sacramento F Derrick Williams (ankle) returned from a one-game absence and scored 11 points in 31 minutes off the bench. … Milwaukee has won six straight at home.