Los Angeles (AFP) – The Milwaukee Bucks, fueled by 35 points from Damian Lillard and 34 from Giannis Antetokounmpo, ended their two-game California skid with a 124-117 NBA victory over the Clippers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Lillard scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to help the Bucks hold off the short-handed Clippers, adding seven rebounds and 11 assists.
Antetokounmpo, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, pulled down seven rebounds and dished out 10 assists for the Bucks, who were coming off losses to the Golden State Warriors and Lakers in Los Angeles.
“It was extremely crucial,” Lillard said of the Western swing turnaround that will continue with a game in Sacramento on Tuesday.
“I think we played our best basketball of the year for six games. You lay an egg in Golden State, then you play a short-handed Lakers team and you let them get going early and you go into battle. dogs. on the road against the talented team.
This time, a back-and-forth battle featuring 28 lead changes saw the Bucks pull away late. Lillard scored nine straight points to extend Milwaukee’s lead to 10 with 1:19 left.
The Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as they played a second game in less than 24 hours.
They beat Chicago 112-102 on Saturday afternoon, but with another early start — the quick turnaround exacerbated by the loss of an hour due to the change to U.S. daylight saving time — the Clippers rested Leonard , who is treating an injury to his left groin. and George, who has pain in his left knee.
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue called the schedule “very extreme” and said it was one of the reasons the club was eager to move into its new Intuit Dome arena next year after having shared the Crypto.com arena with the Lakers.
The Lakers were scheduled to host the Minnesota Timberwolves later Sunday in Downtown.
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