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Mathurin scores 28 to pace Clippers past short-handed Bucks 127-113

Mathurin scores 28 to pace Clippers past short-handed Bucks 127-113 | iNFOnews.ca
LA Clippers' Kris Dunn smiles as he looks to the Milwaukee Bucks bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 points, John Collins 22 and Kawhi Leonard 20 as the Los Angeles Clippers got past the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 127-113 on Sunday for their fifth consecutive win.

Darius Garland added 15 points and 11 assists and Derrick Jones Jr. 13 points for Los Angeles, which made 45 of 77 shots (58.4%).

Gary Trent Jr. had a season-high 36 points to pace Milwaukee, which had only eight players available. Taurean Prince added 18 points and AJ Green scored 15 for the Bucks, who have lost 10 of their last 12 games.

The Bucks stayed close early, trailing 29-25 after one quarter with Trent scoring 11 points, including sinking 3 of 5 from three-point range.

The Clippers began to pull away in the second, holding a 57-46 lead at the half after leading by as many as 16. Leonard had 15 first-half points.

Brook Lopez, a member of the Bucks’ 2021 NBA championship team, was honored with a video tribute in his first visit back to Milwaukee. He was whistled for a technical foul as the teams were headed to the locker room at halftime.

Los Angeles outscored Milwaukee 39-28 in the third and extended its lead to as many as 24 points in the fourth before the Bucks pulled within 11 in the late stages.

Sloppy play hurt Milwaukee, which committed 22 turnovers leading to 33 Clippers points.

Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out a seventh consecutive game for Milwaukee with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise. The two-time MVP has played in a career-low 36 games this season.

The Bucks also were missing Kevin Porter Jr. (right knee), Bobby Portis (left wrist sprain), Kyle Kuzma (Achilles tendinopathy), Ryan Rollins (left hip flexor), Myles Turner (right knee), Gary Harris (personal reasons) and Thanasis Antetokounmpo (left calf).

Green and Ousmane Dieng fouled out in the fourth, leaving the Bucks with six available players to finish the game.

Up next

Clippers: Host the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.

Bucks: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.

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Mathurin scores 28 to pace Clippers past short-handed Bucks 127-113 | iNFOnews.ca
Milwaukee Bucks’ Cormac Ryan reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Mathurin scores 28 to pace Clippers past short-handed Bucks 127-113 | iNFOnews.ca
Milwaukee Bucks’ Ousmane Dieng (21) shoots during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the LA Clippers, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Mathurin scores 28 to pace Clippers past short-handed Bucks 127-113 | iNFOnews.ca
Milwaukee Bucks’ Ousmane Dieng (21) drives to the basket against LA Clippers’ Derrick Jones Jr. during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Mathurin scores 28 to pace Clippers past short-handed Bucks 127-113 | iNFOnews.ca
LA Clippers’ Jordan Miller loses control of the ball after being fouled during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

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