Lillard notches 16 in 4th quarter to lead Bucs to win vs. Clippers

Damian Lillard notched 16 of his 35 points in the 4^th quarter of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 1^st triumph on their California road trip, 124-117, against the short-handed LA Clippers at crypto.com Arena.

The guard hit 3 of his 7 three-pointers during an elite shooting performance in the final quarter, while superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 34 points, 10 assists, and 7 boards as Milwaukee rebounded from back-to-back defeats against the Warriors and the Lakers by outlasting Clips, who were on the court without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

2-0 vs. the Clippers this week.#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/ZnXwmmj3Dj

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) March 10, 2024

James Harden scored 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting and added 11 assists while competing without his 2 star teammates, who both didn’t play of the organization’s 2^nd home match in less than a day. Kawhi and Paul played extensively in the Clippers’ victory against the Bulls yesterday afternoon, and the team decided to rest them.

A-game Dame.

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35 PTS | 11 AST | 7 REB | 7 3PM pic.twitter.com/DOA2oO63TB

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) March 10, 2024

Norman Powell notched 20 of his 26 points in the 2^nd half for LA, who already were without sidelined Russell Westbrook. Before the match, Clippers manager Tyronn Lue called his team’s weekend scheduling “very tough.”

Los Angeles will welcome the Timberwolves on Tuesday, while Milwaukee remain in California to face the Kings on the same day.