Through 3 Quarters
After a tough loss on the road their last time out, the Philadelphia 76ers look much better today on their home court. They have emerged as the frontrunner after three quarters and are ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks 89-81.
Philadelphia has been led by point guard James Harden, who so far has 29 points and eight assists in addition to five boards. Milwaukee has been relying on the performance of power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who has dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds along with six assists. A double-double would be Antetokounmpo’s fifth in a row.
the Bucks have lost 79% of the time when they were down heading into the fourth quarter this year, so this one seems just about wrapped up
who’s playing
Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
Current Records: Milwaukee 46-28; Philadelphia 46-28
What to Know
After three games on the road, the Philadelphia 76ers are heading back home. They will square off against the Milwaukee Bucks at 7 pm ET Tuesday at Wells Fargo Center. If the game is anything like the 76ers’ 123-120 victory from their previous meeting in February, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.
Philadelphia came up short against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, falling 114-104. Center Joel Embiid put forth a good effort for the losing side as he posted a double-double on 37 points and 15 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Embiid has had at least ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Milwaukee suffered a grim 127-102 defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies this past Saturday. The Bucks were down 98-79 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. A silver lining for them was the play of power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 rebounds along with four blocks.
Philadelphia is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Washington Wizards Feb. 2 easily too and instead slipped up with a 106-103. In other words, don’t count Milwaukee out just yet.
how to watch
- When: Tuesday at 7 pm ET
- Where: Wells Fargo Center–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- TV: Bally SportsWisconsin
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS SportsApp
- TicketCost: $53.95
odds
The 76ers are a slight 1-point favorite against the Bucks, according to the latest NBA odds.
Bettors have moved against the 76ers slightly, as the game opened with the 76ers as a 2.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Milwaukee have won 15 out of their last 22 games against Philadelphia.
- Feb 17, 2022 – Philadelphia 123 vs. milwaukee 120
- Nov 09, 2021 – Milwaukee 118 vs. Philadelphia 109
- Apr 24, 2021 – Milwaukee 132 vs. Philadelphia 94
- Apr 22, 2021 – Milwaukee 124 vs. Philadelphia 117
- Mar 17, 2021 – Milwaukee 109 vs. Philadelphia 105
- Feb 22, 2020 – Milwaukee 119 vs. Philadelphia 98
- Feb 06, 2020 – Milwaukee 112 vs. Philadelphia 101
- Dec 25, 2019 – Philadelphia 121 vs. Milwaukee 109
- Apr 04, 2019 – Milwaukee 128 vs. Philadelphia 122
- Mar 17, 2019 – Philadelphia 130 vs. Milwaukee 125
- Oct 24, 2018 – Milwaukee 123 vs. Philadelphia 108
- Apr 11, 2018 – Philadelphia 130 vs. milwaukee 95
- Mar 04, 2018 – Milwaukee 118 vs. Philadelphia 110
- Jan 29, 2018 – Milwaukee 107 vs. Philadelphia 95
- Jan 20, 2018 – Philadelphia 116 vs. milwaukee 94
- Apr 08, 2017 – Milwaukee 90 vs. Philadelphia 82
- Mar 06, 2017 – Milwaukee 112 vs. Philadelphia 98
- Jan 25, 2017 – Philadelphia 114 vs. Milwaukee 109
- Jan 16, 2017 – Philadelphia 113 vs. Milwaukee 104
- Apr 10, 2016 – Milwaukee 109 vs. Philadelphia 108
- Dec 23, 2015 – Milwaukee 113 vs. Philadelphia 100
- Nov 04, 2015 – Milwaukee 91 vs. Philadelphia 87
Injury Report for Philadelphia
- Jaden Springer: Game-Time Decision (Undisclosed)
Injury Report for Milwaukee
- Greg Monroe: Game-Time Decision (Not Injury Related)
- DeAndre’ Bembry: Out for the Season (Knee)
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