Bennedict Mathurin Leads Surging Clippers To Victory Over Bucks

MILWAUKEE — Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 points, John Collins had 22 and Kawhi Leonard vanished pinch 20 arsenic nan Clippers sewage past nan short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 127-113 connected Sunday for their 5th consecutive win.

Darius Garland added 15 points and 11 assists and Derrick Jones Jr. 13 points for nan Clippers, who made 45 of 77 shots (58.4%).

Gary Trent Jr. had a season-high 36 points to gait Milwaukee, which had only 8 players available. Taurean Prince added 18 points and AJ Green scored 15 for nan Bucks, who person mislaid 10 of their past 12 games.

The Bucks stayed adjacent early, trailing 29-25 aft 1 4th pinch Trent scoring 11 points, including sinking 3 of 5 from three-point range.

The Clippers began to propulsion distant successful nan second, holding a 57-46 lead astatine nan half aft starring by arsenic galore arsenic 16. Leonard had 15 first-half points.

Brook Lopez, a personnel of nan Bucks’ 2021 NBA title team, was honored pinch a video tribute successful his first sojourn backmost to Milwaukee. He was whistled for a method foul arsenic nan teams were headed to nan locker room astatine halftime.

The Clippers outscored Milwaukee 39-28 successful nan 3rd and extended its lead to arsenic galore arsenic 24 points successful nan 4th earlier nan Bucks pulled wrong 11 successful nan precocious stages.

Sloppy play wounded Milwaukee, which committed 22 turnovers starring to 33 Clippers points.

Giannis Antetokounmpo sat retired a seventh consecutive crippled for Milwaukee pinch a near knee hyperextension and bony bruise. The two-time MVP has played successful a career-low 36 games this season.

The Bucks besides were missing Kevin Porter Jr. (right knee), Bobby Portis (left wrist sprain), Kyle Kuzma (Achilles tendinopathy), Ryan Rollins (left hep flexor), Myles Turner (right knee), Gary Harris (personal reasons) and Thanasis Antetokounmpo (left calf).

Green and Ousmane Dieng fouled retired successful nan fourth, leaving nan Bucks pinch six disposable players to decorativeness nan game.

Up adjacent for nan Clippers: vs. nan Portland Trail Blazers astatine Intuit Dome connected Tuesday.