Damian Lillard scored 41 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the LA Clippers 113-106 for their sixth straight win.
The Bucks trailed 71-56 with 6:42 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Clippers 57-35 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Clippers 12-0. Bobby Portis scored 4 of the Bucks’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Malik Beasley had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Bucks scored 2 points off them. With 4:16 left, Patrick Beverley stole the ball from Paul George, and Lillard’s driving layup off it put the Bucks ahead 98-96.
Portis had 28 points and a season-high 16 rebounds on 12 for 18 shooting off the bench. Portis scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Clippers, James Harden had 29 points and 8 assists, and George added 29 points with 6 3-pointers.
The Bucks went 24 for 28 at the line to the Clippers’ 16 for 25 and outscored them 46-22 off the bench. The Clippers got 5 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Clippers were outscored 29-16 in 8 minutes with Harden, George, Leonard, Powell and Coffey on the floor together.