On the morning of February 7, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Clippers hosted the Bucks. As a result, the Clippers lost 32-28, 19-32, 30-39, 32-38, respectively, with an aggregate score of 113-137. The Bucks' Giannis scored a game-high 28 points, Juju Holliday had 13 rebounds and Bobby had 11 rebounds.
Currently, the Clippers are 8th in the West with a record of 27 wins and 27 losses, and the Bucks are in 4th place in the East with a record of 33 wins and 21 losses. The two teams have played each other five times before, with the Clippers losing 1-4 at a significant disadvantage, and the last time the two teams met was in the NBA Summer League on August 10, 2021, when the Clippers lost 78-81 to the Bucks.
Judging by the state of the last two teams, the Clippers have lost 2-2 in their last four games, with one win followed by a loss. However, the Clippers have been relatively strong at home in the recent past, ushering in four consecutive wins, while the Bucks have ushered in two consecutive wins, and the previous four consecutive losses have also been on the road.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams, the Clippers start: Reggie, Marcus, Ivica, Nicholas and Amir, and the Bucks start: Rodney, Giannis, Chris, Shemi, Bobby.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams played more glue, Lovin Pauli and Giannis were very quick to get into the game, Marcus played well in rebounding, but the Bucks' Bobby was not to be outdone, and the two were equally divided in the first quarter of rebounding. Finally, in the first quarter, the Clippers led the Bucks 32-28.
In the second quarter, the Bucks began to threaten, and with Giannis' one-handed layup dunk, the Bucks reversed the score, and finally after the second quarter, the Bucks led the Clippers 32-19, 60-51 on aggregate.
Half-time scoring:
Morris 14 points and 5 rebounds, Zubac 6 points and 3 rebounds, Kofi 5 points, Reggie 10 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Kennard 2 points and 2 rebounds, Ibaka 2 points and 2 rebounds, Covington 3 points, Powell 9 points;
Middleton 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Alphabet Brother 17 points and 5 rebounds, Portis 8 points and 5 rebounds, Connaughton 3 points and 3 rebounds, Holliday 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Di Ventenzo 3 points, Monroe 6 points and 2 rebounds, Walla 2 points and 2 rebounds.
In the third quarter, the Bucks played widely, JudAholdi's assists have been doubled, highlighting the Bucks' offensive strength, the Clippers' Terrance has 5 assists, but in terms of giving Lowan maintenance support, the connection between the two seems to have some obstacles. At the end of the third quarter, the Bucks were 39-30, and the total score had come to a 99-81 lead.
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers simply couldn't ship the game, and while both teams had a turnover rate of 10, they shot 41.67 percent from the field, compared to 54.55 percent for the Bucks. Finally, in the fourth quarter, the Bucks won again 38-32, beating the Clippers 137-113 on aggregate.
This game also set 3 new records. First, the Clippers suffered their first defeat after four consecutive home wins, which was also the third home loss in 2022; second, the Bucks once again won three consecutive games in the new year, which is also the second time since the New Year to achieve this small record.