The Milwaukee Bucks welcome the struggling Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday evening within the groups’ first assembly because the season opener.
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Sunday’s contest will conclude a four-game homestand for Milwaukee. The Bucks prevailed in every of the primary three video games, together with a 130-112 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday evening.
Milwaukee gained that season opener, then misplaced seven of its subsequent eight video games earlier than turning its season round with a 21-9 mark since. The Sixers, however, enter the competition 10 video games underneath .500 and on a five-game dropping streak.
Regardless of his group’s uptick in offense as of late, Milwaukee head coach Doc Rivers stated after beating Toronto that he is aware of his squad can attain one other stage.
“I didn’t particularly love how we played offense in the second half,” Rivers stated. “It’s hard to tell a player you shot 52 percent and I’m not happy. I’m not disappointed, I just think we can play better.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 35 factors and Damian Lillard added 26, together with 22 within the first half alone.
Philadelphia shall be on quick relaxation after it misplaced 115-102 to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday evening. The setback was the 76ers’ eighth of their final 10 video games.
Tyrese Maxey led the short-handed 76ers with 28 factors whereas Kelly Oubre Jr. and Ricky Council IV every had 18.
The 76ers harm report is one which requires scrolling. Star Joel Embiid is out on account of knee swelling and is predicted to be re-evaluated within the subsequent week. Paul George additionally missed Saturday’s sport on account of a groin harm.
Guerschon Yabusele , Kyle Lowry , Caleb Martin additionally did not play Saturday. Their statuses for Sunday are to be decided.
Rookie Jared McCain additionally was not too long ago dominated out for the rest of the season. There’s not but a transparent timetable on the return of KJ Martin .
Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse stated managing the group with out former league MVP Embiid and his surrounding items has been robust.
“For the most part, I have to micro-focus for what’s there, right?” he stated. “And that’s been a little bit of a puzzle when you know that one big piece of it is going to be gone. But it’s been like the other pieces have been scattered so much. That’s been difficult enough.
“However I feel there’s all the time been that a part of me that is all the time pondering large image. That is all the time at the back of your thoughts somewhat bit. However I feel 90 p.c of the time, I take into consideration how within the hell are we going to win tomorrow evening, proper? What are we going to do tomorrow evening? Who’s going to be out there, and the way are we going to play and provides ourselves an opportunity to win?”
Milwaukee’s harm report is cleaner, with each AJ Inexperienced and Andre Jackson Jr. listed as questionable. MarJon Beauchamp and Khris Middleton are listed as possible.
Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee with 31.4 factors and 11.9 rebounds per sport this season. Lillard is averaging club-best totals in assists and steals .
Maxey leads Philadelphia with 26.1 factors, 5.8 assists and a couple of.0 steals per sport. Andre Drummond is averaging a team-leading 7.7 rebounds.
Milwaukee has dominated this sequence as of late, profitable 5 in a row over Philadelphia.
Lillard led the Bucks with 30 factors and Antetokounmpo scored 25 within the Bucks’ 124-109 win on Oct. 23. Maxey led the 76ers with 25 factors.
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