Giannis Antetokounmpo inspires the Bucks in OT to break 76ers’ win streak

Giannis Antetokounmpo inspires the Bucks in OT to break 76ers’ win streak

Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetkounmpo and Ben Simmons

It would be safe to say that Milwaukee Bucks are slowly and steadily returning back into their regular season prime form. In their most recent game against the Philadelphia 76ers, the team was inspired by reigning MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 32 points to lead his side to 5th consecutive victory. 

When the game was tied at 93-93 and went into overtime, courtesy to 76ers’ Furkan Korkmaz. Having said that Giannis registered a double-double after having 3 consecutive triple-double scores. He had 32 points along with 15 rebounds. However, as per the reports P.J.Tucker has reportedly been acquired by the Bucks, but he did not feature in this game. 

Tucker did not play Wednesday for the Rockets, and neither did Milwaukee’s D.J. Augustin and D.J. Wilson, who according to ESPN are heading to Houston in the trade. 

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Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Bucks past 76ers in OT 

Tobias Harris scored 19 points and Danny Green added 18 for Philadelphia, which had its six-game winning streak snapped. Philadelphia All-Star Joel Embiid sat for the third straight game with a bruised left knee. Ben Simmons had 13 points and 12 assists and hit a late 3-pointer. 

It was quite a contest to witness between Simmons and Antetokounmpo as the former kept the reigning MVP quite during large chunks of the game. Yet, Antetokounmpo found his offense in the extra session with Simmons in foul trouble. 

He scored 10 straight Bucks points, the last a 10-foot jumper in the lane that pushed Milwaukee’s lead to 105-98 with 1:11 left in overtime. He sat on the court near the 76ers bench after the bucket, drawing boos from the fans. 

The first half was a struggle for Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. The two-time MVP was hounded by Simmons at every step. He managed just four field-goal attempts, making one.

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