MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak says he doesn't want to make any hasty decisions. But he better not wait too long.

"We're running out of time," center Andrew Bogut said.

The Bucks ran out of time with about 8 minutes left Wednesday night.

That's when the Sacramento Kings went on a 27-14 tear to pull away with a 102-89 victory before a crowd announced at 13,746 at the Bradley Center, most of whom had hit the streets long before this one officially was over.

It was a late-game collapse reminiscent of a number of the Bucks' 15 losses in 25 games this season, but the biggest difference was this one was at home, not on the road where those collapses regularly occur.

The late collapse also was a reminder of the Bucks' very slow beginning when the Kings hit 11 of 12 shots in the first 8 minutes to jump out to an early lead.

In between those two 8-minute stretches, the Bucks were just fine. But that's just a sliver of light in a dreary result.

"I want to be fair," Krystkowiak said. "I want to evaluate the beginning and the end of the game before I say anything."

Apparently, there wasn't much to be said after this one, though Krystkowiak mentioned one possibility.

"Maybe it warrants a lineup change," he said.

It was the Bucks' second straight loss and 11th in their last 14 games. It seems a lifetime ago, not just 25 days, that the Bucks were in first place in the Central Division with a 7-4 record.

Sacramento guard Beno Udrih hit three of his six 3-pointers in that closing run, indicative of just how easy the Kings had it from the outside. They hit 10 of 20 3-pointers, pounding the Bucks where they are weakest.

"The reality is we are dead last in the league at defending the 3-point shot," Krystkowiak said. "We put a lot of focus on trying to keep people out of the (lane), and I thought we did a decent job of that with the exception of the first and last 8 minutes.

"It leads me to believe that at the point of attack, we're constantly having to help and then they're finding guys on the perimeter."

The Bucks also were terribly sloppy in protecting the ball.

Two of their 20 turnovers were key. Michael Redd, who led the Bucks with 27 points, committed two straight turnovers that led to five points and a 93-85 Kings lead with 3:13 to go.

On the first one, Redd lost his dribble near midcourt and the ball was swooped up by Francisco Garcia for a basket that made it 90-85 with 3:55 to go. Then Redd got caught in midair in the lane and his pass to Bogut was picked. Ron Artest, who led the Kings with 26, then completed the possession with a 3-pointer.

While Krystkowiak takes the next two days to find some answers prior to Saturday night's game with Charlotte, there is one conclusion easy to make.

"We're not getting it done," Redd said. "I'm tired of excuses. I'm tired of losing. It's frustrating the way we lost. We're just not getting it done."

In the paint

The Bucks announced their first partnership with a Chinese company — a multi-year agreement with Peak, an athletic footwear and apparel company. The door to the deal opened last summer when the Bucks made Yi Jianlian their first-round draft pick. Peak will be a courtside signage sponsor at all games at the Bradley Center. The company hopes to use the 25 remaining Bucks telecasts to China to expand its marketing opportunities. The Peak brand will also be part of advertising on the Bucks web site, which has seen a recent traffic growth of 25 percent from those in China. … Forward Charlie Villanueva was in street clothes for the game because of a sprained right ankle. Jake Voskuhl picked up the slack, playing 17 minutes. … The Kings' victory was their third on their five-game Eastern swing. "We turned a good road trip into a great road trip," Kings coach Reggie Theus said. … Forward Michael Ruffin, out since Nov. 11 with a fractured left wrist, was activated for the game. He did not play. … Both teams came into the game with 10-14 records, but that was better for the Bucks than the Kings. Milwaukee was just a half-game behind Cleveland (11-14) for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Kings were in 11th place in the Western Conference, three games behind Utah (14-12).