At 9:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 5, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, and the Milwaukee Bucks are at home to face the Los Angeles Clippers. Prior to this game, the Bucks were in second place in the East with a 40-21 record, and they recently hit a five-game winning streak and haven't lost since the All-Star break. Commenting on his good form during this period, the star of the game said in his pre-match interview: "Everyone has to be in harmony and I feel like the whole team has been on the same page in the last few games, which is why our defence has gone up a notch. I hope we can continue to do so. In the last 10 games, the Bucks have limited opponents to less than 100 points six times, and the defensive performance is really good.
Of course, if the Bucks want to seek a bigger breakthrough in the playoffs, they must not rely on Brother Alphabet alone, and Lillard must step up and take greater responsibility. This season, Lillard's overall performance has not been consistent, his hand has been good and bad, and his offensive efficiency has dropped a lot compared to last season. On the other side, the Clippers, before this game, ranked 4th in the West with a record of 39 wins and 20 losses. Westbrook will be re-examined in a few weeks and is expected to miss most of March and hopefully return before the playoffs, according to ESPN's well-known reporters.
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Clippers sent Leonard, George, Harden, Zubac and Mann, and the Bucks sent Lillard, Lopez, Beasley, Crowder and Beverley. It is worth mentioning that Brother Alphabet felt Achilles tendon discomfort during pre-match training and temporarily decided to miss this game. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Zubac jumped to win, the Clippers took the lead in getting the ball, George hit a three-shot shot at a 45-degree angle and scored the first goal of the game, Da Lopez's three-point shot also opened for the Bucks, Lillard hit the basket easily and easily, Harden hit a small throw in the paint area and hit it steadily, George's mid-range turnover jumper was into the center of the net, Leonard stopped at the free throw line and pulled out the same, Lillard and Harden shot each other three-pointers.
In the first half of the first quarter, the scores of the two teams were still very close, but the Clippers broke the deadlock at the end of the quarter and played a wave of small climaxes to open the score, Harden and Hyland's consecutive three-pointers exploded, and Hyland scored a layup on the whistle, and the first quarter ended, and the Clippers led the Bucks by 10 points at 35-25. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, George turned around and shook off the defense, flew to the basket and scored a goal to help the Clippers take the next city, Coffey lightning broke through and dropped two points, Portis ate cake in the restricted area and scored easily, George Classical mid-range shot steadily, Beverley also fought hard against the layup to make it 2+1, Harden scored a defensive layup in Europe, and after a period of time, the offensive efficiency of both teams declined, and the Clippers still maintained a slight lead.
George strode inside to create a kill, stood at the free throw line and hit both free throws, and Lillard was not to be outdone, flying to the basket to score two points, and the Clippers led the Bucks by seven points at 55-48 at halftime. In the first half, Harden had 13 points and 5 assists, George had 15 points and 2 rebounds, Leonard had 7 points, and Lillard had 19 points. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Lillard advanced at high speed, drove straight into the restricted area to score a goal, opened the third quarter of the game, Leonard's frontal three-point shot blossomed directly, and immediately returned to color, Leonard scored another goal with three points, Lopez ate cakes under the basket and smashed the basket slam dunk skills, Harden and George also scored three-pointers in a row, the Clippers took the lead in the second half, and the Cadenpepper trio took turns to output three-point firepower, leading the team to extend the lead to 15 points.
However, on the Bucks' side, Lillard did not show weakness, without Brother Alphabet, Lillard was still able to stand up this time, combining sudden shots and scoring repeatedly, helping the Bucks to win back a city at the end of the quarter, and the point difference returned to single digits. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led the Bucks by eight points at 81-73. In the final quarter, George and Harden continued to output steadily, but the small card felt cold, and only scored one point in 4 in the final quarter, while on the Bucks' side, Lillard became more and more courageous, coupled with the super explosion of the substitute Portis, the Bucks completed the reversal at the last moment of the final quarter, and finally they reversed the Clippers 113-106 and won 6 consecutive victories.
In terms of statistics, on the Clippers' side, Harden scored 29 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds, George had 29 points and 5 rebounds, Leonard was in a sluggish state, with only 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists on 6-of-19 shooting, and Zubac had 6 points and 11 rebounds. On the Bucks' side, Lillard had 41 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Beverley had 12 points and 9 rebounds, Portis exploded, scoring 28 points, 16 rebounds and 2 assists, and Lopez had 6 points and 6 rebounds. Hundreds of spectators