Hoiberg made one adjustment by inserting Taj Gibson into the starting lineup in place of Nikola Mirotic, who had started the first 18 games of the season, but it had little impact and Mirotic (22 minutes) still played more than Gibson (20).BUZZER BEATERS1. “Hopefully there’s no carryover, like on to the next thing”. Mayo over at point guard, Chris Copeland losing his spot due to poor defense and Rashad Vaughn playing very inconsistent basketball, Milwaukee is exceptionally thin at both wing spots at the moment.
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The Clippers started pulling away in the third quarter, when Redick scored 15.
“That’s a good team over there”, Monroe said.
Milwaukee cut the deficit to five midway through the final quarter, but the Clippers answered with an 8-0 run, capped off by another Redick 3-pointer, to make it a 14-point game with 4:50 to play.
“I feel like if I take the shots that I take in practice that eventually I’ll hit something”, said Redick, who was just 1 for 9 against Minnesota on Monday. “We just keep moving it, guys get open shots, (DeAndre Jordan) gets dunks, and that’s big for us”.
When Redick gets it going the way he did, Paul said everyone finds him.
With Redick in the zone, the rest of the Clippers did their part. “We have to find a way to get to that level”.
Michael Carter-Williams finished with 20 points and 11 assists for the Bucks. Greg Monroe had 16 points and nine rebounds.
Bucks: Greivis Vasquez missed his seventh game with a right ankle injury while Jerryd Bayless remained sidelined with a left ankle sprain for a third game…. He finished two points shy of a career high.
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The Duke trio of Luol Deng, Josh McRoberts, and Justise Winslow combined for 12 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal as the Miami Heat lost to the Charlotte Hornets 99-81. Paul had 28 points and 12 assists in a 10-point victory at Chicago on March 1, the Clippers’ fifth consecutive triumph in the Windy City.ABOUT THE BULLS (11-8): Head coach Fred Hoiberg said he liked his team’s effort in the loss to Boston, but some of his veteran players are struggling to determine why that effort is not translating to wins.
