James Harden scores 40 as Los Angeles Clippers defeat Milwaukee Bucks 127-117

The 2024/25 NBA regular season staged another focus game. The Los Angeles Clippers, playing at home, defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 127-117 with goals contributed by James Harden, Norman Powell and Kawhi Leonard.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers took the initiative to attack and took the lead. Then the Milwaukee Bucks, who found their rhythm, continued to organize offensive opportunities and relied on Antetokounmpo's points to overtake. However, James Harden contributed 11 points in the following time, helping the Los Angeles Clippers tie the game 28-28.

In the second quarter, the game entered a stalemate, but Damian Lillard scored 11 points for the Milwaukee Bucks in this quarter. Afterwards, the Los Angeles Clippers could only fight hard to catch up in a fierce struggle, but they were one point behind the Milwaukee Bucks at 58-59.

In the third quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers, who were lagging behind, found their rhythm and played efficiently, and James Harden scored two 3-pointers to help the team establish a leading advantage. However, Antetokounmpo scored 15 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks fight back against the opponent's strong attack, but the Los Angeles Clippers took the lead 94-93.

In the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers successfully started the battle mode and successfully established a double-digit lead, and Norman Powell scored 14 points in this quarter. Afterwards, the Milwaukee Bucks tried to find space for counterattack, but they were still limited.

In the end, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 127-117 at home and won two consecutive games.

According to the data, James Harden scored 40 points and 9 assists in this campaign, Norman Powell contributed 33 points, and Kawhi Leonard contributed 18 points and 4 assists for the Los Angeles Clippers.