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Luke Kennard scored a season-high 21 points
while starting for injured Paul George (foot). He was 8 of 11
from the field and 5 of 6 from 3-point range, with four of his
treys coming in rapid succession in the final quarter.
Reggie Jackson scored 20 points and Terance Mann notched 14
points, six rebounds and six assists as the Clippers won their
sixth straight game. Los Angeles scored 72 second-half points
and outscored the Bucks 33-19 in the final quarter.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points in his return
from a one-game absence due to a knee injury. Jrue Holiday
recorded 24 points, seven assists and three steals and Khris
Middleton added 15 points for the Bucks, who lost their third
straight game.
Los Angeles shot 53.7 percent from the field and made 19 of 34
from 3-point range. Jackson and Morris made four each to
complement Kennard, who learned he was starting less than 30
minutes before tipoff when George was scratched.
The Clippers held a 46-32 rebounding advantage while ending a
five-game slide against Milwaukee.
The Bucks connected on 46.9 percent of their shots, including 11
of 30 from distance.
Milwaukee pulled within 105-98 on Antetokounmpo's short jumper
with 7:36 left before Kennard got hot and hit four 3-pointers in
a span of 1:59. The final trey in the flurry was from 28 feet
out and boosted the Clippers' lead to 117-100 with 5:12 left.
Leonard followed with a basket to increase the advantage to 19
with 4:43 remaining. The lead reached 20 at 122-102 on Morris'
3-pointer with 4:08 left and Los Angeles closed out the
impressive win.
Nicolas Batum drained a 3-pointer with 8.5 seconds left in the
first half to give the Clippers a 57-55 lead at the break.
The Clippers began the second half with an 11-4 push to take a
68-59 lead. Los Angeles later increased the margin to 12 on
Mann's 3-pointer with 2:36 left in the third quarter.
Patrick Patterson drained a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in
the third quarter to give Los Angeles a 96-86 lead and Morris
opened the fourth quarter with a trey to make it a 13-point
margin.
--Field Level Media
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