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Bobby Portis added 24 points with 11 rebounds as the Bucks won
their second straight game to open a four-stop Western
Conference road trip. An NBA Finals rematch against the Phoenix
Suns looms Thursday.
Norman Powell scored 28 points in his Clippers debut and Marcus
Morris Sr. added 20 as Los Angeles lost for the third time in
its last five games. Robert Covington, who also was making his
Clippers debut, added 13 points. Powell and Covington were
acquired in a trade Friday from the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Clippers started fast, taking a 32-28 lead after one
quarter. Both Powell and Covington made their team debut late in
the first quarter and each hit the first shot they attempted,
both 3-pointers.
The Bucks moved in front in the second quarter, outscoring the
Clippers 32-19 to take a 60-51 lead at the break. Antetokounmpo
scored 17 points in the first half.
A 21-8 run to open the third quarter put Milwaukee in control.
The Bucks took their first double-digit lead at 63-53 on a Khris
Middleton 3-pointer less than two minutes into the second half.
They led by 20 for the first time at 76-56 on a Pat Connaughton
3-pointer two minutes later.
The Clippers used an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to pull
within single digits at 101-92 with 9:12 remaining before
Milwaukee answered with a 9-2 run to take a 110-94 lead with
6:50 remaining.
Connaughton had 18 points for the Bucks, while Middleton added
17. Ivica Zubac, Reggie Jackson and Amir Coffey all had 10
points for Los Angeles.
After going 4-4 on a mammoth eight-game road trip, the Clippers
split a pair of games at home and now head out on a three-game
trip that starts Tuesday at Memphis.
--Field Level Media
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