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Harden scores 40 points to lead Clippers over Bucks 127-117, snapping Milwaukee's 5-game win streak
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) James Harden scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-117 on Saturday night.
Norman Powell added 33 points and Kawhi Leonard had 18 in three quarters to help the Clippers end the Bucks’ five-game winning streak.
Antetokounmpo had 36 points, making 12 of 15 free throws, and 13 rebounds. Lillard added 29 points, going 16 of 17 from the foul line, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double in two days.
Harden had 12 points in the first half when the Clippers trailed by 11. He took over in the third with 17 points, scoring 15 in a row to end the period with Los Angeles ahead 94-93.
The Bucks were in catch-up mode most of the fourth after leading by three early.
Powell's dunk launched a 14-0 spurt that Harden capped with a 3-pointer for a 112-100 lead.
Bucks: They fell to 8-11 on the road while being held under their 126-point average. Lillard had his first triple-double with the Bucks against Miami on Thursday. His latest was the fifth of his career.
Clippers: They ended a four-game skid to the Bucks.
Harden singlehandedly outscored the Bucks 15-9 to end the third.
The Clippers made all 28 of their free throws in a game that was tied 17 times.
The Bucks visit Utah on Monday night. The Clippers are at Phoenix on Monday night to open a four-game trip.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Ivica Zubac (Giannis Antetokounmpo gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (James Harden assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:21 | | Norman Powell blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Derrick Jones Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Norman Powell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Damian Lillard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | Damian Lillard turnover (lost ball) (Ivica Zubac steals) | ||
| 10:07 | | Norman Powell misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 3-2 |
| 9:29 | | Kawhi Leonard misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Taurean Prince assists) | 5-2 |
| 8:51 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-3 |
| 8:51 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 8:35 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | Ivica Zubac turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:20 | | Ivica Zubac shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:20 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-4 |
| 8:20 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-4 |
| 8:08 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point stepback jump shot | 7-6 |
| 7:54 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Norman Powell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 10-6 |
| 7:26 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Damian Lillard blocks James Harden's two point running layup | ||
| 7:07 | | Clippers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running layup | 12-6 |
| 6:24 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point dunk (James Harden assists) | 12-8 |
| 6:08 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists) | 12-10 |
| 5:48 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 5:47 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point putback layup | 14-10 |
| 5:32 | | Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:24 | | Ivica Zubac misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-10 |
| 4:45 | | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 19-10 |
| 4:21 | | Derrick Jones Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:21 | | Clippers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:14 | | Derrick Jones Jr. shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-10 |
| 4:14 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-10 |
| 3:56 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Ivica Zubac's two point layup | ||
| 3:55 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Khris Middleton shooting foul (Ivica Zubac draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-11 |
| 3:54 | | +1 | Ivica Zubac makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-12 |
| 3:41 | | Khris Middleton misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Ivica Zubac offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Ivica Zubac makes two point tip layup | 21-14 |
| 3:10 | | Khris Middleton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Clippers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Khris Middleton personal foul (Loose ball) (Norman Powell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-15 |
| 3:10 | | +1 | Norman Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-16 |
| 3:01 | | Norman Powell shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-16 |
| 3:01 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:59 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Ryan Rollins personal foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | +1 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-17 |
| 2:55 | | +1 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-18 |
| 2:47 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving layup (Ryan Rollins assists) | 24-18 |
| 2:34 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot | 24-21 |
| 2:22 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Ivica Zubac defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Ryan Rollins shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 24-22 |
| 2:09 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 24-23 |
| 2:09 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 24-24 |
| 1:46 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Terance Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup | 24-26 |
| 1:23 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 26-26 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving finger roll layup | 26-28 |
| 0:51 | | Khris Middleton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point driving layup | 28-28 |
| 0:10 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +2 | Kawhi Leonard makes two point pullup jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 28-30 |
| 11:15 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Kawhi Leonard offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +3 | Amir Coffey makes three point jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists) | 28-33 |
| 10:42 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:41 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Nicolas Batum shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-33 |
| 10:41 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-33 |
| 10:30 | | Brook Lopez blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 32-33 |
| 10:01 | | Terance Mann misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Terance Mann personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Pat Connaughton assists) | 35-33 |
| 9:33 | | Taurean Prince kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:18 | | Kawhi Leonard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Amir Coffey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Damian Lillard turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:45 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Terance Mann offensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +3 | Kawhi Leonard makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Batum assists) | 35-36 |
| 8:12 | | Terance Mann blocks Pat Connaughton's two point layup | ||
| 8:10 | |