The Los Angeles Clippers surrendered a 21-point lead in falling 106-105 to the Milwaukee Bucks, led by 54 points from their star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Greek Freak stood head and shoulders above anybody else in Milwaukee – a problem for the away team which we’ll come on to discuss – despite dropping just six points in the first quarter, when Ivica Zubac was the primary defender. However, once the Croatian had to sit due to foul trouble, the Clippers were foul and found themselves in trouble.
Here are the takeaways…
The stars didn’t shine
If the main takeaway for the neutral is that Giannis came to play, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George just did not.