LA Clippers @ Milwaukee Bucks
Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI | Game ID: 22400793
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 28 29 23 36 116LAC 29 21 39 21 110
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Antetokounmpo returns and Bucks use 4th-quarter rally to beat Clippers 116-110
MILWAUKEE -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points in his return after missing six games with a strained calf and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied for a 116-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
Anteotkounmpo was on a minutes restriction and played just under 24 minutes, leaving for good with 6:27 remaining as the Bucks trailed 101-96. Milwaukee then completed its comeback from a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit with Antetokounmpo on the bench.
Brook Lopez scored 22 points and put the Bucks ahead for good by converting a three-point play with 3:02 remaining.
Kawhi Leonard had 25 points, James Harden added 24 and Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Clippers, who played without Norman Powell due to knee soreness.
Milwaukee was missing Bobby Portis , who began serving a 25-game suspension after testing positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league’s anti-drug program. Portis said he took the Tramadol by mistake.
Takeaways Clippers: Harden increased his career points total to 27,005. He became the 13th player in NBA history to reach the 27,000-point mark. ... Kris Dunn had a career-high six steals. ... The Clippers led 93-80 with less than 11 minutes remaining.
Bucks: This was the first time Antetokounmpo played in a game with Kyle Kuzma , Kevin Porter Sr. and Jericho Sims , who were all acquired at the trade deadline. With Portis beginning his suspension, Sims made his Bucks debut and went scoreless in 17 minutes.
Key moment The game was tied at 104-all when Lopez blocked a shot from Dunn with less than 3½ minutes left. Lopez then got a three-point play on Milwaukee’s ensuing possession to put the Bucks ahead for good.
Key stat Damian Lillard scored 12 of his 15 points in the last 6:48 of the game
Up next The Bucks visit former teammate Khris Middleton when they play at Washington on Friday. The Clippers visit Indiana on Sunday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAG A. Green
BL B. Lopez
DL D. Lillard
GA G. Antetokounmpo
GT G. Trent Jr.
JS J. Sims
KK K. Kuzma
KP K. Porter Jr.
TP T. Prince
LACAC A. Coffey
BB B. Bogdanović
BS B. Simmons
BO Bogdanovic
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NB N. Batum
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
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