MILWAUKEE – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and Khris Middleton had 24 as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-117 on Thursday night in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference's top teams.
Bobby Portis added a season-high 23 points as the Bucks ended a five-game home losing streak. Milwaukee never trailed and led by as many as 21 to defeat Philadelphia for the fourth consecutive time.
In their only previous meeting this season, the Bucks won 109-105 in overtime at Philadelphia on March 17. Joel Embiid scored 24 points for the Sixers.
Shake Milton had 20 off the bench. The Bucks, who hadn't played since Monday, improved to 36-22 and hold the third seed in the East.