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Bucks close in on East's top seed with win over Sixers

The Milwaukee Bucks remain in the driver's seat of the battle for homecourt advantage after beating the Philadelphia 76ers 117-104.

 

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in the victory for the Bucks that saw them jump out to a 41-26 first-quarter advantage. Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton all scored at least 18 points. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 29 points and Joel Embiid chipped in 28 points in the loss that sank them to the number two seed with four games remaining.

 

The Bucks are back in action on Tuesday when they fly to Washington D.C. to take on the Wizards for a 6 p.m. start.

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