Game ID: 22300924
Milwaukee Bucks @ LA Clippers
Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAC 33 29 23 32 117MIL 29 30 32 33 124
LAC vs MIL ScoutingLAC vs MIL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAC availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Zubac missed 2 since 2/28, returns tonight: 19 min (70% of 27)
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 22 min since (130% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 2/23 after 38, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 16 min since (119% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Tucker missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 19 min since (70% of 27)
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 24 min since (141% of 17)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 15 min since (109% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Westbrook missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Plumlee missed 2 since 3/03, returns tonight: 20 min (140% of 14)
OUT Boston missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 22 min since (131% of 17)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 14 min since (99% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/09 · 2 days' restOUT Westbrook missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 35 min since (102% of 34)
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 19 min since (71% of 27)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 20 min since (140% of 14)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 13 min since (93% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Westbrook missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 5 since 3/01, returns tonight: 26 min (170% of 15)
OUT Boston missed 4 since 3/03, returns tonight: 18 min (178% of 10)
BACK George back 3/01 after 2, 36 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 21 min since (77% of 27)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 20 min since (140% of 14)
BACK Hyland back 3/01 after 11, 13 min since (94% of 14)
LAC availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Westbrook missed 5 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK Zubac back 3/03 after 2, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Tucker back 3/10 after 5, 26 min since (170% of 15)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 13 min since (95% of 14)
BACK Boston back 3/10 after 4, 18 min since (178% of 10)
LAC availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Westbrook missed 6 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK Tucker back 3/10 after 5, 26 min since (170% of 15)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Boston back 3/10 after 4, 13 min since (133% of 10)
LAC availability going into 3/15 · back-to-backOUT Westbrook missed 7 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Tucker missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 24 min (161% of 15)
BACK Plumlee back 3/06 after 2, 8 min since (59% of 14)
BACK Boston back 3/10 after 4, 12 min since (116% of 10)
NEW Hyland 14 to 19 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Harden missed 2 since 3/14, returns tonight: 36 min (103% of 35)
OUT Westbrook missed 8 since 3/03, out tonight
BACK Tucker back 3/10 after 5, 25 min since (165% of 15)
BACK Boston back 3/10 after 4, 12 min since (116% of 10)
NEW Hyland 14 to 22 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 3/01 · back-to-backOUT Middleton missed 9 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Jackson Jr. missed 2 since 2/27, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 10)
BACK Beauchamp back 2/25 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 12)
MIL availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Middleton missed 10 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 2/25 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 12)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/01 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 11 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 2/25 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 12)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/01 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 12 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/01 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 13 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/01 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 14 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 3/08, returns tonight: 17 min (155% of 11)
OUT Jackson Jr. missed 2 since 3/08, returns tonight: 7 min (65% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 15 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Green back 3/12 after 2, 17 min since (155% of 11)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/12 after 2, 7 min since (65% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/17 · 2 days' restOUT Middleton missed 16 since 2/08, returns tonight: 26 min (91% of 28)
OUT Beauchamp missed 4 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Green back 3/12 after 2, 23 min since (205% of 11)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/12 after 2, 7 min since (65% of 10)
MIL availability going into 3/20 · 2 days' restOUT Beauchamp missed 5 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Jackson Jr. missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 3/17 after 16, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Green back 3/12 after 2, 20 min since (184% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (4 straight), Tucker (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 24 a game. Without Middleton (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 115, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/03 @ MIN 89-88 — LAC notes
LAC won 89-88. LAC shot 38% (32 of 85) to MIN's 39%, 10 of 34 from three. LAC turned it over 9 times to MIN's 15. The glass went 40-54 against them. Leonard led with 32 (12 of 26, 1 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Powell added 24, George 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-16: LAC came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 3. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/04 @ MIL 106-113 — LAC notes
LAC lost 106-113. LAC shot 44% (37 of 84) to MIL's 47%, 16 of 40 from three. Harden led with 29 (9 of 16, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); George added 29, Leonard 16. Q1 was theirs, 35-25, but the other 3 periods went 88-71 against them. They led by as many as 15. Coffey's -17 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/06 @ HOU 122-116 — LAC notes
LAC won 122-116. LAC shot 55% (44 of 80) to HOU's 48%, 12 of 29 from three, and went to the line 26 times to HOU's 17 — 22 points from the stripe to their 10. Leonard led with 28 (11 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); Harden added 21, George 21. The hinge was Q4, 42-30: LAC came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 6. LAC trailed 44-57 at the half and won the second half 78-59. Plumlee was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/09 vs CHI 112-102 — LAC notes
LAC won 112-102. LAC shot 50% (42 of 84) to CHI's 43%, 12 of 35 from three. George led with 22 (8 of 16, 2 of 6 from three); Leonard added 19, Powell 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-17: LAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10. LAC trailed 46-57 at the half and won the second half 66-45. Zubac was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/10 vs MIL 117-124 — LAC notes
LAC lost 117-124. LAC took 17 more shots (104 to 87), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIL's 49%, 14 of 47 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 23 fouls committed. The glass went 52-41 for them. Powell led with 26 (9 of 21, 3 of 14 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Zubac added 18, Coffey 16. Q1 was theirs, 33-29, but the other 3 periods went 95-84 against them. Zubac's -19 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (5 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Reid at 17 a game. Without Towns (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 112, Minnesota 109, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/14 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and Vučević at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 24 and Harden at 18 a game. Without Westbrook (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-0 a night and Chicago minus-5 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 115 a night to Chicago's 121. Call it the Clippers 115, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
3/15 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murphy III at 22 and Williamson at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Daniels (13 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 23 and Leonard at 20 a game. Without Westbrook (7 straight), Tucker (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 103 a night to the Clippers' 114 and the arc, New Orleans at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 38. Call it New Orleans 117, the Clippers 109.
3/17 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; George at 24 and Leonard at 19 a game. Without Harden (2 straight), Westbrook (8 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Murray at 31 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Young (10 straight), Okongwu (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 116, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/01 @ CHI 113-97 — MIL notes
MIL won 113-97. MIL shot 43% (37 of 86) to CHI's 42%, 15 of 46 from three, and went to the line 32 times to CHI's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 14. MIL turned it over 7 times to CHI's 12. Antetokounmpo led with 46 (16 of 22, 2 of 3 from three, 12 of 16 at the line); Lillard added 16, Beverley 14. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Lopez was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/04 vs LAC 113-106 — MIL notes
MIL won 113-106. MIL shot 47% (37 of 78) to LAC's 44%, 15 of 38 from three. Lillard led with 41 (12 of 22, 4 of 9 from three, 13 of 13 at the line); Portis added 28, Beverley 12. The hinge was Q4, 40-25: MIL came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 7. MIL trailed 48-55 at the half and won the second half 65-51. Portis was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
3/06 @ GSW 90-125 — MIL notes
MIL lost 90-125. MIL shot 38% (34 of 89) to GSW's 56%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 15 times to GSW's 7 — 11 points from the stripe to their 4. The glass went 36-50 against them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 23 (8 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Lillard added 20, Portis 20. Q3 was theirs, 23-15, the deficit cut from 20 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 110-67 against them. Portis's -24 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 @ LAL 122-123 — MIL notes
MIL lost 122-123. MIL shot 49% (46 of 93) to LAL's 52%, 16 of 41 from three. Antetokounmpo led with 34 (14 of 23, 1 of 3 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Lillard added 28, Connaughton 17. Q4 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 6 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 96-90 against them. Beverley's -16 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ LAC 124-117 — MIL notes
MIL won 124-117. MIL shot 49% (43 of 87) to LAC's 45%, 17 of 38 from three, and went to the line 27 times to LAC's 10 — 21 points from the stripe to their 9. The glass went 41-52 against them. Lillard led with 35 (11 of 19, 7 of 13 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Antetokounmpo added 34, Beasley 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: MIL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6. MIL trailed 59-62 at the half and won the second half 65-55. Beasley was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/12 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Monk at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 34 and Lillard at 28 a game. Without Middleton (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee minus-1 and the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Sacramento 118, Milwaukee 117, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/14 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 27 a game. Without Middleton (15 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 94 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 22 and Reed at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Embiid (19 straight), Melton (7 straight), Covington (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 102 a night to Milwaukee's 120 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 24 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 18. Call it Milwaukee 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/17 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Middleton (16 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Okogie (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-9 a night and Milwaukee minus-4 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 17. Call it Phoenix 116, Milwaukee 115, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/20 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 45 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 30 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 24 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 103 a night to Milwaukee's 121 and the line, where Milwaukee takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 16. Call it Boston 122, Milwaukee 112, Boston by 10.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILBL B. Lopez
BP B. Portis
DG D. Gallinari
DL D. Lillard
GA G. Antetokounmpo
JC J. Crowder
MB M. Beasley
PB P. Beverley
PC P. Connaughton
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Boston
BH B. Hyland
BJ Boston Jr.
DT D. Theis
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
MP M. Plumlee
NP N. Powell
PT P. Tucker
TM T. Mann
MIL/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Damian Lillard scores 16 in the 4th quarter, and Bucks hold off short-handed LA Clippers 124-117
LOS ANGELES -- — Damian Lillard scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter of the Milwaukee Bucks ' first victory on their California road trip, 124-117 over the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
Lillard hit three of his seven 3-pointers in the fourth, while Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Bucks' superstar duo took over the game down the stretch. Antetokounmpo and Lillard became only the second pair of teammates since 1980 to record at least 30 points and 10 assists apiece in the same game, according to the NBA.
“It’s how we work in practice,” Antetokounmpo said. “We got a lot of good shots down the stretch. Tonight it worked, and it’s something we’re going to have to do moving forward.”
From the start of the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo and Lillard either scored or assisted on 31 consecutive points for Milwaukee, decimating the Clippers with the two-man game that the Bucks are counting on to lead them to championship contention.
“I think it’s getting much better,” Lillard said of his connection to Antetokounmpo in their first season as teammates. “To start the season, I think a lot of people wanted it to just click and happen right away. But I think any time you put two guys together who have always been the decision-maker, always had their hands on the ball for years and years and years, it’s going to take time for us to learn how to play with each other.”
Malik Beasley added 17 points as the Bucks rebounded from back-to-back losses to Golden State and the Lakers by outlasting the Clippers, who played without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George .
James Harden had 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting and 11 assists while playing without his own two superstar teammates, who both sat out of the team's second home game in less than 24 hours. Leonard and George played extensively in Los Angeles' win over Chicago on Saturday afternoon, and the Clippers decided to rest Leonard's sore left groin and George's sore left knee.
“Those two guys, they're great players, and we understand that,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said of Lillard and Antetokounmpo. “They had a good game. I thought Dame set the tone early and then took over the game late. Once he got going, it was hard to stop him. We tried to blitz, tried to do some different things, but he had it going and made some big shots.”
Norman Powell scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half for the Clippers, who already were without injured Russell Westbrook . With more than 57 points per game removed from their lineup, the Clips still gave a tough game to another top team before the final minutes.
Before the game, coach Tyronn Lue called the Clippers' weekend scheduling “very extreme.” The Clippers won't face as many scheduling obstacles next year when they move out of the arena they share with the Lakers and the NHL's Los Angeles Kings into the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood.
Six days after the Bucks’ 113-106 win over the Clippers in Milwaukee, Lillard and Antetokounmpo finally took charge down the stretch of the rematch to avoid the Bucks' first three-game losing streak in a month.
Neither team led by more than eight points all day until Lillard hit three free throws and a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions with less than two minutes to play.
Harden wasn't at his best, missing seven consecutive shots in the first half and finishing 1 for 6 on 3-pointers.
P.J. Tucker scored his first basket since Nov. 14 for the Clippers in the first quarter, finishing with seven points. The veteran hasn't cracked the Clippers' rotation since he was acquired from Philadelphia along with Harden, and he was fined $75,000 by the NBA for publicly campaigning for a trade near the deadline.