Milwaukee past the Los Angeles Clippers 107-89 on Tuesday night.Brandon Jennings scored 17 points and went the extra distance to protect Bucks big man Andrew Bogut .
Bogut scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in his second straight game since missing one with a sore back, and Jennings, who added six assists and five rebounds, came to the 7-footer's aid late in the third quarter when tensions rose after a spat of rough play.
These Bucks won't be pushed around by anyone, turning into just the type of scrappy, hard-scrabble group that coach Scott Skiles envisioned when he took over in 2008.
Though the Clippers beat Milwaukee on March 17 in L.A., this one wasn't close despite double-doubles from Chris Kaman (17 points and 10 rebounds) and Drew Gooden (20 and 11). Ersan Ilyasova scored 20 points, Jerry Stackhouse had 16 and Charlie Bell 10 for the Bucks.
Milwaukee, which led by double digits most of the game, turned the pressure up late in the third quarter. John Salmons found Bogut for a one-handed alley-oop slam and moments later Bogut swatted a layup by Eric Gordon to Jennings, who flipped a soft touch pass downcourt to Stackhouse for a dunk that gave Milwaukee a 77-61 lead.
That sparked the Bucks' point guard, who got an outlet pass on a 2-on-1 break with Stackhouse and froze the defender by faking a behind-the-back pass for a layup that made it 81-66 and brought the crowd to its feet.
Bogut has never had a winning record since being selected No. 1 overall in 2005 despite having one postseason trip his rookie year, and Milwaukee looked headed for another losing mark this season at 18-25 in January.
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