Clippers 127-113 Bucks (30 Mar, 2026) Game Recap
MILWAUKEE — — Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 factors, John Collins 22 and Kawhi Leonard 20 because the Los Angeles Clippers bought previous the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 127-113 on Sunday for his or her fifth consecutive win.
Darius Garland added 15 factors and 11 assists and Derrick Jones Jr. 13 factors for Los Angeles, which made 45 of 77 photographs (58.4%).
Gary Trent Jr. had a season-high 36 factors to tempo Milwaukee, which had solely eight gamers obtainable. Taurean Prince added 18 factors and AJ Green scored 15 for the Bucks, who’ve misplaced 10 of their final 12 video games.
The Bucks stayed shut early, trailing 29-25 after one quarter with Trent scoring 11 factors, together with sinking 3 of 5 from three-point vary.
The Clippers started to tug away within the second, holding a 57-46 lead on the half after main by as many as 16. Leonard had 15 first-half factors.
Brook Lopez, a member of the Bucks’ 2021 NBA championship group, was honored with a video tribute in his first go to again to Milwaukee. He was whistled for a technical foul because the groups had been headed to the locker room at halftime.
Los Angeles outscored Milwaukee 39-28 within the third and prolonged its result in as many as 24 factors within the fourth earlier than the Bucks pulled inside 11 within the late levels.
Sloppy play harm Milwaukee, which dedicated 22 turnovers resulting in 33 Clippers factors.
Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out a seventh consecutive game for Milwaukee with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise. The two-time MVP has performed in a career-low 36 video games this season.
The Bucks additionally had been lacking Kevin Porter Jr. (proper knee), Bobby Portis (left wrist sprain), Kyle Kuzma (Achilles tendinopathy), Ryan Rollins (left hip flexor), Myles Turner (proper knee), Gary Harris (private causes) and Thanasis Antetokounmpo (left calf).
Green and Ousmane Dieng fouled out within the fourth, leaving the Bucks with six obtainable gamers to complete the sport.
Clippers: Host the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.
Bucks: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.
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