Antetokounmpo scores 34 points in Bucks' 123-109 victory over the short-handed 76ers
MILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 123-109 on Sunday night.
Damian Lillard added 25 points for Milwaukee, which completed a 4-0 homestand. Khris Middleton had 13 points and eight assists in 25 minutes off the bench. Brook Lopez added 12 points, and Taurean Prince had 11.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with with 37 points and seven assists. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 19 points, Ricky Council IV had 13 and Eric Gordon 10. Playing for the second consecutive night, Philadelphia has lost six straightand nine of 11.
The 76ers (15-26) were once again missing several key players - Joel Embiid, Paul George, Kyle Lowry and Guerschon Yabusele among them - due to injuries, but hung with the Bucks until fading late. Milwaukee moved to a season-high seven games above .500 at 24-17.
Rookie Adem Bona, making his first start for Philadelphia, had 10 points in 24 minutes. He was 4 of 4 from the field after going 5 or 5 on Saturday night against Indiana.
76ers: After trailing by nine after one quarter, Philadelphia opened the second on a 10-0 run to take the lead. It later extended the advantage to five points before cold shooting led to a nine-point deficit at the half.
Bucks: After three consecutive games with hot-shooting first quarters, Milwaukee cooled off a bit, but still scored 30 points in the opening period and held a nine-point lead despite struggling to make shots from deep.
With 1:11 left in the first half, Antetokounmpo converted a reverse dunk on a pass from Lillard to give the Bucks 56-50 lead. Middleton followed with a step-back 3-pointer to push the lead to nine.
The 76ers missed 7 of 14 free throws in the first half.
Philadelphia plays is at Denver on Tuesday night. Milwaukee is at New Orleans on Wednesday night to start a six-game trip.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Adem Bona vs. Brook Lopez (Eric Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 |  | Tyrese Maxey misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 11:31 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Ricky Council IV defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-0 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point alley-oop layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:22 | | Ricky Council IV misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Adem Bona personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | Andre Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | Eric Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:54 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Eric Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-2 |
| 9:41 | | Brook Lopez misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Ricky Council IV defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Adem Bona offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | Adem Bona misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:28 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 9:11 | | +3 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:01 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-5 |
| 8:48 | | Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point tip dunk | 7-7 |
| 8:18 | | Adem Bona turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:11 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Adem Bona defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Ricky Council IV misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 7-9 |
| 7:16 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Adem Bona defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point stepback jump shot | 9-9 |
| 6:39 | | Ricky Council IV personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:33 | | Adem Bona blocks Taurean Prince's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Taurean Prince offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point putback layup | 9-11 |
| 6:09 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Damian Lillard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting dunk (Damian Lillard assists) | 9-13 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Adem Bona makes two point cutting layup (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 11-13 |
| 5:23 | | Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | Adem Bona misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:20 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Ricky Council IV steals) | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point running dunk (Ricky Council IV assists) | 13-13 |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Khris Middleton assists) | 13-15 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Adem Bona makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-15 |
| 4:28 | | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | Adem Bona misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:24 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Adem Bona defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Justin Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 15-18 |
| 3:23 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo personal foul (Loose ball) (Adem Bona draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | Adem Bona misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:10 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 2:54 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-20 |
| 2:34 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:29 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point running layup (Bobby Portis assists) | 16-22 |
| 2:25 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:02 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | 76ers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point alley-oop layup (Khris Middleton assists) | 16-24 |
| 1:32 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Justin Edwards blocks Bobby Portis's two point running layup | ||
| 1:25 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ryan Rollins assists) | 16-26 |
| 1:05 | | Bobby Portis blocks Pete Nance's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Pete Nance offensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | +3 | Pete Nance makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 19-26 |
| 0:44 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point turnaround hook shot | 19-28 |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving layup | 21-28 |
| 0:08 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving layup (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 21-30 |
| 0:00 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Eric Gordon personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 11:36 | | Khris Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point running jump shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 24-30 |
| 11:17 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Jeff Dowtin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | Justin Edwards makes two point cutting layup (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 26-30 |
| 10:47 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Pete Nance defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point stepback jump shot (Jeff Dowtin Jr. assists) | 29-30 |
| 10:08 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Pete Nance defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Justin Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 31-30 |
| 9:42 | | Pete Nance shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-31 |
| 9:42 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-32 |
| 9:37 | | Justin Edwards offensive foul (Gary Trent Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | Justin Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:25 | | Khris Middleton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Justin Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Khris Middleton turnover (lost ball) (Tyrese Maxey steals) | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point running dunk | 33-32 |
| 8:49 | | Khris Middleton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 36-32 |
| 8:40 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:25 | | Ryan Rollins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Pete Nance defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:13 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Bobby Portis misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Pete Nance defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Ryan Rollins shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | +1 | Eric Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-32 |
| 7:57 | | Eric Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:53 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Pete Nance personal foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | Brook Lopez misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point putback layup | 37-34 |
| 7:38 |