General rested, Bucks upset Clippers 34 points behind

4/2/2022, 06:39

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Today, the Milwaukee Bucks played against the Los Angeles Clippers at home. The generals of both teams did not attend the game. The Bucks finally lost to the Clippers with a score of 153-119.


Today, the Milwaukee Bucks played against the Los Angeles Clippers at home. The generals of both teams did not attend the game. The Bucks finally lost to the Clippers with a score of 153-119.


The Clippers' 31-year-old forward Robert Covington had a game-high 43 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in this game, breaking his league career record of 31 points in a single game in 2017. The all-time record for 11 3-pointers in a single game. And forward Amir Coffey had his career-high 32 points, six rebounds and seven assists in 43 minutes. Guard Luke Kennard contributed 23 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. In this game, Clippers veterans Paul George, Reggie Jackson, forward Marcus Morris and 33-year-old Nicola Batum are all out for today's game.



The Clippers took on the Bucks' nine-player roster with a minimum entry of eight. The Bucks general Giannis Antetokounmpo (Brother Antetokounmpo), forward Khris Middleton and guard Jrue Holiday all missed today's game with a rest.

Forward Jordan Nora had 28 and 4 rebounds for the Bucks this game, while forward Bobby Portis had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 26 minutes. Guard Jevin Carter had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists in the game.


At the beginning of the first half, the Bucks scored a layup and took the lead in scoring, and then Covington of the Clippers hit a three-pointer. . Then the two teams continued to stalemate. The Bucks' Portis and Nora scored 4 points. Carter also made a throw to help the Bucks achieve the lead.



However, the Clippers' Coffey hit a three-pointer to stop the opponent. Covington and Kennard also attacked the basket and scored, creating a wave of offense to suppress the Bucks and expand the score advantage to 14 points. After that, the Bucks hurriedly chased the points by Portis' offensive dunk, which was behind the Clippers. At the end of the first half, the Clippers led by 11 points with a score of 62-73. The Clippers' 73 points in the first half was the second-highest halftime record this season.


At the beginning of the second half, the Clippers continued to suppress the Bucks' offensive efficiency and expanded the point difference to 16 points. With Covington's layup, Coffey's jumper and guard Terrence Mann hit a 3-pointer, the gap was directly widened to 20 points.



The Bucks' Nora and Portis struggled to chase down points and tried to stop the bleeding for the Bucks, but the Clippers' Covington was unstoppable and hit another three-pointer and free throw to tie the season-high three-pointer in franchise history. Ball record, extending the lead to 24 points and giving the Clippers 100 points before entering the final quarter. The Bucks' offense was completely stagnant. With the Clippers' Mann right-handed dunk, the difference was directly expanded to 26 points.


The Clippers did not stop there. Covington made several three-pointers in succession, hitting a three-pointer with 10 minutes and 26 seconds left before the end of the game, breaking the team's record of nine three-pointers. The gap widened to 31 points. Bucks' Nora makes an offensive layup but Clippers' Covington continues to hit 3 3-pointers, dunks after falling with 1 minute left in the game to break the Clippers' 1998 game against Toronto The Raptors set a season-high total of 152 points.


Coffey of the Clippers also made a three-pointer, and the final game was locked. The Clippers scored 80 points in the second half, and made 23 of 43 three-pointers. The overall shooting rate in this game was 60.9%. In the end, the Clippers easily beat the Bucks 153-119, recovering from yesterday's overtime loss to the Bulls.



Next, the Clippers, 8th in the Western Conference with a 38-49 record, will play the New Orleans Pelicans next Monday. On the same day, the Bucks will face the Dallas Mavericks.