The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves; teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.

James Harden scored 40 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-117 on Saturday night.

James Harden delivered a stellar performance to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to victory over Giannis Antetokounmpo's Milwaukee Bucks. After the NBA game, Giannis had surprising words for Harden.

James Harden scored 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell had 33 points in the Clippers' 127-117 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

James Harden was a FORCE for the Clippers, tallying his 3rd 40+ PT game of the season! 💪 40 PTS 💪 5 REB 💪 9 AST 💪 4 3PM pic.twitter.com/mqfm3OOsMG

Rivers was right about the free-throw line, although perhaps the message didn’t get through to his best players. During a decisive 14-0 Clippers run in the fourth quarter, there was Lillard guarding Harden after a timeout, hands where they weren’t supposed to be. Harden drew the 3-shot foul, knocking down all of his free throws:

James Harden scored 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell added 33 points as the Los Angeles Clippers finished off a 127-117 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks at Inglewood,

On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Clippers continued their impressive recent streak of play with a relatively comfortable home win over the Milwaukee Bucks. James Harden was the story in this one,

The Los Angeles Clippers welcomed the Milwaukee Bucks to the Intuit Dome on Saturday night for the finale of their five-game home stand. A star-studded matchup

The Los Angeles Clippers have had a strong season thanks to James Harden and Norman Powell. Kawhi Leonard hopes they're named NBA All-Stars.

James Harden scored 40 points, Norman Powell added 33 and Kawhi Leonard had 18 in three quarters in their 127-117 victory over Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard will join his All-NBA teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo on the 2025 NBA All-Star team this season as a reserve, the "Inside The NBA" hosts announced on TNT. As TNT's social team observes, Lillard has just made his second team in his two seasons with Milwaukee.