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After a rout of Philadelphia, the Bucks have closed the gap
On April 24, the No.3 Milwaukee Bucks faced the No.2 Philadelphia 76ers in an Eastern Conference matchup. THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS WON 132-94 AGAINST THE 76ERS ON SATURDAY, BEating them for the second time in three days.
As a result of the Bucks’ victory, Philadelphia suffered their fourth straight loss and falls a full game behind the No. 1 Brooklyn Nets in the East.
Meanwhile, the Bucks are closing close on the 76ers, trailing them by only one and a half games.
In reality, Milwaukee swept the 76ers in the regular season, while the 76ers are currently on a four-game losing run.
Because their main players are injured and missing games, they are short-handed.
The 76ers were also short-handed in tonight’s game, with MVP front-runner starter Joel Embiid sitting out the whole game due to an injured right shoulder.
In addition, another top starter, Ben Simmons, is not playing in this game.
He missed his fourth consecutive game due to an unexplained sickness.
“I’m not worried about our overall health,” said 76ers coach Doc Rivers.
“I’m just worried about how many games we’re missing.”
“We’ve got to get a rhythm with all of our guys playing,” Rivers remarked.
The 76ers are losing by a large margin without these key players, and the squad is not in good shape.
Today, they had their lowest point total and were defeated by the Bucks by a large margin.
The Milwaukee Bucks easily defeated the Philadelphia 76ers
Throughout the quarter, the Bucks dominated the 76ers.
They finished strong, handing the 76ers their most lopsided loss of the season.
Milwaukee got out to a fast start, outscoring the 76ers 26-17 in the first quarter.
The 76ers established an early lead by scoring five points off Bucks turnovers, but a DiVincenzo three-pointer tied the game at 7-5 at the 9:06 mark of the first quarter.
They took the lead three minutes into the game and haven’t looked back since.
They maintained their lead over the 76ers throughout the game, eventually winning 132-94.
The 76ers, on the other hand, struggled to develop a rhythm throughout the contest.
Doc Rivers, the 76ers’ coach, continually rotates his players to get the score.
Despite their best efforts, the 76ers were unable to overturn the score and seize the lead.
The Bucks responded quickly to each of the 76ers’ runs.
When Philadelphia trimmed the advantage to 31-28 early in the second quarter, Milwaukee extended it to 47-34.
The 76ers scored six points in 30 seconds to trim the deficit to 47-40.
However, Pat Connaughton scored a three-pointer with a second left in the half to make it 50-40 Bucks at the intermission.
Similarly, Seth scored seven points during a 10-0 run in the third quarter to cut the Bucks’ lead to 55-54.
The Bucks responded quickly, with reigning MVP Antetokoumpo scoring eight points and dishing out two assists during a 15-0 run of their own.
Milwaukee now leads the game 75-57. Following then, the cash continued to come in.
Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton took over for the two stars, launching a 9-0 run that broke the game up and gave the Bucks a 25-point advantage.
Milwaukee finished the third quarter on a 31-9 run, leading 86-63 going into the fourth.
The Bucks eventually won again, handing the 76ers their fourth straight loss.
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Antetokounmpo’s Bucks milestone
Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks’ reigning MVP and one of the frontrunners in the MVP race, was playing with a record to shatter.
Antetokoumpo was second all-time in scoring for the Milwaukee Bucks, trailing only Glenn Robinson.
As soon as he joined the game today, he shattered Robinson’s record of 12,010 points with a slam dunk with 10 minutes and 58 seconds left in the third quarter.
When he passed Robinson, he received a standing ovation from the crowd.
“Oh, so that’s why they cheered today?” When apprised of the fans’ recognition of the milestone, Antetokounmpo stated.
“I only just realized that.” It’s a wonderful complement.”
“It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” Antetokounmpo added, “so I’ve got to keep working hard, keep believing in myself, keep honing my talents, keep having great teammates, great coaching staff.”
It’s been a lot of hard effort that has paid off, but we must keep going forward.”
He now ranks second in points (12,023) and rebounds in Bucks history, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who leads the franchise with 14,211 points.
Antetokounmpo ended with 24 points, 14 rebounds, and seven assists in his 24-minute game and rested out in the fourth quarter along with other starters.
Jrue Holiday and Donte DiVincenzo were the other Bucks starters in double figures with 12 and 11 points.
Milwaukee scored 76 points off the bench and 48 in the paint.
As Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton lead the second unit with 17 and 11 points.
Meanwhile, Philadelphia was driven by Shake Milton, who scored 15 points off the bench.
And Dwight Howard had 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench too. Seth Curry led the 76ers starters with 13 points.
Next, the 76ers will host Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday while the Bucks visit Atlanta to face the Hawks on Sunday.
