On March 5, 2024, Beijing time, today's NBA game, the 40-21 Bucks hosted the 39-20 Clippers, the Clippers were back-to-back, yesterday they and the Timberwolves staged a hand-to-hand battle, the defensive intensity of both sides was full, and finally the Clippers narrowly won 89-88. However, on the Bucks' side, Antetokounmpo and Middleton are both sidelined due to injury, and the Clippers still have the advantage on paper. Clippers starters: Harden + Mann + George + Leonard + Zubac, Bucks starters: Lillard + Beasley + Beverley + Crowder + Da Luo.
In the first quarter of the game, George scored three points, Da Luo and Lillard scored 5 points in a row, Harden and Zubac scored 4 points in a row, the Clippers 7-5, Lillard and Crowder scored three points, the Bucks overtook 4 points, George, Mann, Leonard scored, Lillard scored consecutive points in response, Bucks 19-16, Leonard hooked hands, Harden scored in a row, the Clippers overtook 6 points, Lillard made a layup, Theis and Hyland hit 2 three-pointers in a row, the difference came to 10 points, Connaughton made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Hyland made a layup, The Clippers led 35-25 in the first quarter, with Harden scoring 11 points in the first quarter and Lillard 15.
In the second quarter of the game, Beverley and Portis scored, George and Coffey responded, the Clippers led by 11 points, Connaughton and Portis chased the difference to 5 points, George and Theis scored, Portis and Beverley chased the points, the difference was 4 points, Harden and Powell expanded the difference to 9 points, Beverley and Lillard scored 7 points in a row, and the difference was chased to 2 points, Zubac and Leonard expanded the difference to 7 points, and the Clippers led 55-48 at halftime.
George had 15 points and two boards on 6-of-8 shooting in the half, Harden had 13 points and five assists on 4-of-8 shooting, Leonard had seven points, two rebounds and three assists, and the Bucks Lillard had 19 points and three boards on 7-of-12 shooting, Beverley had nine points, six rebounds and three steals, and Portis had 10 points and four boards.
In the third quarter of the game, Zubac and Leonard expanded the difference to 12 points, Lillard scored consecutive points, Harden and Leonard hit two three-pointers in a row, with a difference of 14 points, Da Luo, Connaughton, and Lillard scored free throws, George and Harden responded with three points, and the difference was 15 points, Connaughton, Portis, and Lillard chased the difference to 8 points, and Coffey, Leonard, and Theis expanded the difference to 13 points, Lillard and Beasley scored 5 points in a row, and the Clippers led 81-73 after the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Gallinari and Portis scored 5 points in a row, the difference was chased to 3 points, Harden scored 10 points, Green, Lillard, Beasley, Portis chased points, the difference was still 3 points, George scored 5 points in a row, Gallinari and Lillard chased points, the difference was still 3 points, the game was suspended, the Clippers fell into a scoring drought after the pause, Beverley, Lillard, Green, Portis scored 10-0 and overtook 7 points, the Clippers could only pause, and the Clippers failed to attack after the pause, Portis made 2 free throws and 2 hits, the Bucks led by 9 points, and Powell scored three points, Leonard made 1 of 2 free throws, a difference of 5 points, Portis scored 5 points in a row, a difference of 10 points, 46 seconds left in the game, Harden missed three points, Lillard made 2 free throws and 2 hits, George scored three points, Da Luo made 1 of 2 free throws, George hit another three points, the game ended, the Bucks defeated the Clippers 113-106, and the Bucks completed a 15-point reversal without Brother Alphabet and Middleton, staging an NBA miracle.
Lillard finished with 41 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists on 12-of-22 shooting (4-of-9 from three-point range), Portis scored 14 points in the fourth quarter and 28 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists on 12-of-18 shooting from the field, setting a league record for the sixth time this season as a bench player, followed by Kuminga's 2 attempts. Beverley had 12 points, 9 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals, and Da Luo had 6 points, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Beasley had five points and four rebounds on 2-of-11 shooting, and had a poor performance.
Harden had 29 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists on 9-of-16 shooting (5-of-10 from three-point range), George had 29 points, 5 boards and 2 steals on 10-of-17 shooting (6-of-10 from three-point range), Leonard had 16 points, 4 boards, 5 assists and 4 steals on 6-of-19 shooting, Zubac had 6 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and Theis had 7 points and 6 boards.
There was no change in the standings of the two teams in the East and West after this game, but the Bucks surpassed the Clippers in the league after beating the Clippers, with the Bucks ranking fifth in the league with 41 wins and 21 losses, the Cavaliers 39-21 becoming sixth in the league, and the Clippers becoming seventh in the league with 39 wins and 21 losses.