Game ID: 22300880
LA Clippers @ Milwaukee Bucks
Monday, March 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 25 23 25 40 113LAC 35 20 26 25 106
LAC @ MIL ScoutingLAC @ 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.
MIL availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 6 since 2/08, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 2/15, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 12)
BACK Lillard back 2/09 after 2, 31 min since (89% of 36)
MIL availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 7 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 2/25 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
MIL availability going into 2/29 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 8 since 2/08, out tonight
BACK Beauchamp back 2/25 after 2, 6 min since (54% of 12)
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)
LAC availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Theis missed 3 since 2/14, returns tonight: 14 min (85% of 17)
OUT Hyland missed 9 since 2/02, out tonight
BACK Tucker back 2/23 after 38, 14 min since (95% of 15)
NEW Coffey 21 to 26 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 2/28 · 2 days' restOUT Hyland missed 10 since 2/02, out tonight
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 14 min since (85% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 2/23 after 38, 10 min since (65% of 15)
LAC availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 30 min (89% of 34)
OUT Hyland missed 11 since 2/02, returns tonight: 16 min (119% of 14)
BACK Theis back 2/25 after 3, 23 min since (134% of 17)
BACK Tucker back 2/23 after 38, 10 min since (68% of 15)
NEW Powell 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Mann 25 to 31 min over the last 5
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)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Middleton (10 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and George at 17 a game. Without Tucker (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 97 a night to the Clippers' 107 and the arc, Milwaukee at 39 percent from three to the Clippers' 33. Call it Milwaukee 116, the Clippers 109.
2/25 @ PHI 119-98 — MIL notes
MIL won 119-98. MIL shot 54% (43 of 79) to PHI's 37%, 18 of 37 from three, and went to the line 18 times to PHI's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. MIL turned it over 18 times to PHI's 10, and PHI turned those into 12 steals. G. Antetokounmpo led with 30 (10 of 17, 9 of 12 at the line); Lillard added 24, Beasley 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-21: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Lillard was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
2/27 vs CHA 123-85 — MIL notes
MIL won 123-85. MIL shot 52% (46 of 89) to CHA's 37%, 16 of 40 from three. The glass went 51-37 for them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 24 (8 of 13, 7 of 8 at the line); Lillard added 23, Portis 21. The hinge was Q1, 32-16: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 49. Lillard was the night's best plus/minus at +41.
2/29 @ CHA 111-99 — MIL notes
MIL won 111-99. MIL shot 45% (39 of 86) to CHA's 44%, 16 of 39 from three. MIL turned it over 7 times to CHA's 13. G. Antetokounmpo led with 24 (10 of 15); Beasley added 19, Lillard 17. The hinge was Q1, 35-25: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Beasley was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Wiggins (4 straight), Podziemski (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Middleton (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 97 a night to Golden State's 115 and the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-7 a night and Golden State plus-0. Call it Milwaukee 116, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
3/08 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Vanderbilt (14 straight), Vincent (36 straight), Wood (8 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 29 and Lillard at 23 a game. Without Middleton (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 102 a night to the Lakers' 120 and the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Milwaukee's 36. Call it Milwaukee 116, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
3/10 @ LAC — 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.
3/12 @ 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.
2/25 vs SAC 107-123 — LAC notes
LAC lost 107-123. LAC shot 49% (40 of 82) to SAC's 49%, 8 of 27 from three. LAC turned it over 15 times to SAC's 10, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. Powell led with 21 (8 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Leonard added 20, Harden 20. Q1 was theirs, 28-25, but the other 3 periods went 98-79 against them. Harden's -25 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 vs LAL 112-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 112-116. LAC shot 51% (45 of 89) to LAL's 55%, 10 of 37 from three, and went to the line 16 times to LAL's 10 — 12 points from the stripe to their 8. Leonard led with 26 (11 of 19, 3 of 6 from three); Harden added 23, Mann 16. Q2 was theirs, 36-23, but the other 3 periods went 93-76 against them. They led by as many as 21. Powell's -13 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs WAS 140-115 — LAC notes
LAC won 140-115. LAC shot 57% (54 of 94) to WAS's 47%, 13 of 32 from three, and went to the line 25 times to WAS's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 49-39 for them. Harden led with 28 (9 of 13, 6 of 9 from three); Leonard added 27, George 22. The hinge was Q2, 46-34: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 28. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 24 and Sengun at 23 a game. Without Tate (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (2 straight), Tucker (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-1 a night and the Clippers minus-3. Call it Houston 113, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/09 vs CHI — 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 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 26 and George at 22 a game. Without Westbrook (3 straight), Tucker (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and White at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 117 and the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 35. Call it the Clippers 117, Chicago 111.
3/10 vs MIL — 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.
3/12 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
BH B. Hyland
DT D. Theis
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KL K. Leonard
NP N. Powell
PG P. George
TM T. Mann
MILAG A. Green
BL B. Lopez
BP B. Portis
DG D. Gallinari
DL D. Lillard
JC J. Crowder
MB M. Beasley
PB P. Beverley
PC P. Connaughton
LAC/MIL 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
Bucks don't have Antetokounmpo but still beat Clippers 113-106 for 6th straight victory
MILWAUKEE -- — Not even the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo could cool off the Milwaukee Bucks .
Damian Lillard scored 41 points as the Bucks came from behind to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory. Antetokounmpo watched from the bench with left Achilles tendinitis as the two-time MVP missed his third game of the season.
“I think it just shows who we're becoming,” Lillard said.
The Bucks are unbeaten since the All-Star break as they get ready to begin a four-game trip to California that starts Wednesday at Golden State and includes a rematch with the Clippers on Sunday. It's an impressive turnaround for a team that entered the break 3-7 in new coach Doc Rivers' first 10 games.
The Bucks won without Antetokounmpo on Monday just as they've been winning without three-time All-Star Khris Middleton , who missed an 11th straight game with a sprained left ankle.
“Nobody talked about who wasn't playing before the game,” Lillard said. “It was literally like we were in the locker room, Doc didn't come in there and say, ‘All right, Giannis is out. Khris is out.’ It was like, we went in there, we talked about the scouting report and what we needed to do to win the game, and that was it. I think that just shows what's expected, the standard that we're starting to have and who we're becoming as a team.”
James Harden and Paul George scored 29 points each for the Clippers, who ran out of gas down the stretch while playing one night after an 89-88 victory at Minnesota. Kawhi Leonard added 16 points.
The Bucks trailed by 13 in the last minute of the third period but won by outscoring the Clippers 23-10 over the final five minutes.
“When they went to that zone, I think we got a little jump shot-happy rather than keep attacking the basket and getting into the paint,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “I think we were in the bonus pretty early in the fourth quarter. They did a good job of going to the zone, and then we didn't handle it well.”
Bobby Portis scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and finished with a season-high 16 rebounds. He became the first NBA player this season to have at least 25 points and 15 rebounds while coming off the bench.
“Guys needed to step up in their roles,” Portis said. “I just feel like it was one of those times for me just to step up and be a little more aggressive than I probably was before.”
Patrick Beverley added 12 points and sparked the winning rally. His 3-pointer tied the game at 96 with 4:33 left.
On the Clippers’ ensuing possession, Beverley stole the ball to set up Lillard's driving layup with 4:10 remaining that gave the Bucks their first lead since the opening period.
After Brook Lopez blocked Leonard’s driving layup attempt, A.J. Green hit a deep 3-pointer to make it 101-96. Portis scored the last four points of the 15-0 surge that put the Bucks ahead for good.
The Clippers got the lead down to five with 1:31 left, but Portis scored five straight points and the Bucks didn’t look back.
UP NEXT
Clippers: Visit the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
Bucks: Begin a four-game trip Wednesday at Golden State.