Thursday night, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 114-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring 32 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.

Damian Lillard finished with 17 points and seven assists, while Brook Lopez contributed 19 points and seven rebounds. 

The Bucks won at home after dropping three of their last four games on a West Coast trip, which included a 129-94 thrashing of the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Tyrese Maxey scored thirty points to lead the 76ers to a 1-2 road trip finish. Cam Payne scored 13 points, while Tobias Harris added 15. 

After Bobby Portis’ layup with 8:42 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Bucks, trailing 83-80 at the beginning of the game, took the lead and never let it go. Due to back spasms, both starter guard Malik Beasley and reserve MarJon Beauchamp missed games, leaving the Bucks shorthanded.

 Khris Middleton’s left ankle strain prevented him from playing in his 16th straight game. Philadelphia’s offensive production has been lacking without star Joel Embiid. Without Embiid, who is recuperating from a meniscus surgery to his left knee, the 76ers have dropped 13 of their last 20 games. They scored 79 points with two minutes left in the third quarter on Thursday after being kept to that amount in their back-to-back games against the New York Knicks on Sunday and Tuesday. Philadelphia got off to a fast start, nailing 5 of their 9 3-point tries and 11 of their first 20 shots to close the first quarter with a 10-0 lead.

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The 76ers led by 12 points in the second. Payne, who Milwaukee acquired for Patrick Beverley in February, ended the quarter with 11 points, three of which came from outside the three-point line. Philadelphia led 61–53 at the half as a result of 56% field goals and 58% long-range shooting. Maxey made 4 of 5 three-pointers in the first half to score 18 points. The Bucks committed 10 turnovers in the first half, which allowed the Sixers to score 17 points. Philly’s hot shooting kept them going. Tyrese Maxey had four three-pointers in their 57.9 percent shooting percentage at the half. That was the key element that allowed the Sixers to lead by 61 points at the half. Even though Maxey was still scoring points at a rapid pace, the Bucks would make some progress in the third. Giannis finished things up by finding Pat Connaughton low for a buzzer-beating basket to put the score at 83-80 going into the fourth. A few players produced clutch plays to help Milwaukee take the lead, and with less than a minute remaining, Brook Lopez’s three-pointer proved to be the game-winning shot. After everything was said and done, the Bucks emerged victorious, winning 114-105.