NBA: Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia Sixers - April 10, 2016
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2016-04-11
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PHILADELPHIA -- Khris Middleton found some time off was the tonic needed to help him go off on the Philadelphia 76ers.
Middleton returned from a three-game absence and scored 36 points and John Henson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-108 overtime win over the 76ers on Sunday.
"I was joking with him, maybe we should give him more time off so he'd have that type of energy," Bucks coach Jason Kidd said.
Jabari Parker added 15 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 14 to help the Bucks hold off the Sixers in OT. Middleton, who had been out with a left thigh injury, made 14 of 24 shots from the floor and all seven free throws.
"I felt good, I was able to get into a good rhythm," Middleton said.
The Bucks needed all 14 of his buckets against the plucky Sixers.
Ish Smith hit a 3 and Hollis Thompson buried a 26-footer that pulled the Sixers to 109-108. The Sixers would miss three shots on their final possession.
Smith led the Sixers with 22 points and Nerlens Noel had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
The Sixers made only 13 of their franchise-record 46 3-point attempts.
The Bucks wasted an 18-point lead in regulation and failed to put the game away in the fourth quarter against the worst team in the NBA.
Robert Covington's driving layup pulled the Sixers within two at 92-90 with 5:44 left and gave the enthusiastic crowd of 16,627 at the home finale a rare reason for optimism. Smith found Noel inside the paint for a bucket that kept it a two-point game, 94-92.
Smith finally tied it for the first time with a layup with 2:20 left.
Sixers fans stood and waved their arms as the in-house DJ cranked tunes and shirts were fired into the crowd.
"We can't thank them enough for accepting the route that we have been on the past three years," coach Brett Brown said. "I'm just blown away at the city at how good, and in some ways, forgiving, they have been to support us the way that they do. That does not go unnoticed."
Smith had a bigger bucket ahead, this one a dunk that put Philadelphia up 98-96, its first lead of the game.
But the lead was short-lived when a goaltending call against Noel tied it at 98 and sent the game into overtime.
Middleton returned from a three-game absence and scored 36 points and John Henson had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-108 overtime win over the 76ers on Sunday.
"I was joking with him, maybe we should give him more time off so he'd have that type of energy," Bucks coach Jason Kidd said.
Jabari Parker added 15 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 14 to help the Bucks hold off the Sixers in OT. Middleton, who had been out with a left thigh injury, made 14 of 24 shots from the floor and all seven free throws.
"I felt good, I was able to get into a good rhythm," Middleton said.
The Bucks needed all 14 of his buckets against the plucky Sixers.
Ish Smith hit a 3 and Hollis Thompson buried a 26-footer that pulled the Sixers to 109-108. The Sixers would miss three shots on their final possession.
Smith led the Sixers with 22 points and Nerlens Noel had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
The Sixers made only 13 of their franchise-record 46 3-point attempts.
The Bucks wasted an 18-point lead in regulation and failed to put the game away in the fourth quarter against the worst team in the NBA.
Robert Covington's driving layup pulled the Sixers within two at 92-90 with 5:44 left and gave the enthusiastic crowd of 16,627 at the home finale a rare reason for optimism. Smith found Noel inside the paint for a bucket that kept it a two-point game, 94-92.
Smith finally tied it for the first time with a layup with 2:20 left.
Sixers fans stood and waved their arms as the in-house DJ cranked tunes and shirts were fired into the crowd.
"We can't thank them enough for accepting the route that we have been on the past three years," coach Brett Brown said. "I'm just blown away at the city at how good, and in some ways, forgiving, they have been to support us the way that they do. That does not go unnoticed."
Smith had a bigger bucket ahead, this one a dunk that put Philadelphia up 98-96, its first lead of the game.
But the lead was short-lived when a goaltending call against Noel tied it at 98 and sent the game into overtime.
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