Giannis Antetokounmpo had 45 points and 13 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-122.
George Hill’s driving layup put the Bucks ahead for good with 1:02 left in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers had the ball down 2 with 48 seconds left, but Brook Lopez stole the ball from Joel Embiid, lifting the Bucks’ chance to win from 73% to 76%. A basket would have tied the game.
Sterling Brown’s reverse layup with 40.1 seconds left made it 123-119, and Khris Middleton’s 2 free throws with 25.4 seconds left put it away at 125-119.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the 76ers 17-10. Hill scored 8 of the Bucks’ 17 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Embiid had 5 of his 13 assists, 2 of them on baskets by JJ Redick and Mike Scott that put the 76ers ahead.
Middleton scored 22 points (11 in the first quarter), and Hill added 20 points off the bench. Hill scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the 76ers, Embiid had 34 points, 13 rebounds, a season-high 13 assists and 3 blocks, his second triple-double of the season, and Redick added 29 points on 10 for 15 shooting. Scott scored 22 points on 8 for 11 shooting. The 76ers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bucks went 32 for 43 at the line to the 76ers’ 14 for 18 and outscored them 29-14 on the fast break. The 76ers got 4 offensive rebounds, about 7 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.