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Lillard leads way as Giannis-less Bucks outclass 76ers

Published Feb 10, 2025 07:45 am

At A Glance

  • Damian Lillard scored a season-high 43 points to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 135-127, on Sunday, Feb. 9.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard scored a season-high 43 points to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 135-127, on Sunday, Feb. 9.

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Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard (0) shoots against the Philadelphia 76ers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 9, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Gary Trent Jr. added a season-high 23 points and Bobby Portis had 18 points and 12 rebounds.

The Bucks were missing two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo for a fourth straight game as he deals with a strained left calf. Bucks coach Doc Rivers said before the game that Antetokounmpo likely will remain out through the All-Star break.

Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points for the 76ers, the 18th straight game in which he had at least 25. Joel Embiid scored 27 and Guerschon Yabusele added 18.

Milwaukee won for just the second time in its last seven games. This was the Bucks’ second home game in their last nine contests.

Philadelphia has lost three straight and five of its last six.

Meanwhile in Houston, Dillon Brooks scored 19 points, Jalen Green added 18 and the short-handed Rockets snapped a six-game skid with a 94-87 win over the Toronto Raptors.

The Raptors led by four early in the fourth quarter before Houston used a 14-2 run to make it 77-69 with about 7 minutes to go.

Houston was up by four a couple of minutes later when Green made two 3-pointers to power a 9-3 spurt that extended the lead to 86-76.

The Rockets were without Fred VanVleet for a fifth straight game because of an ankle injury and Steven Adams was out because they played Saturday. All-Star Alperen Sengun left in the first quarter with back spasms.

Jeff Green and Jock Landale filled in for Sengun and Green had a season-high 14 points while Landale added 11 with a season-best 10 rebounds.

Immanuel Quickley had 20 points for the Raptors, who lost a fourth straight.

In Detroit, Cade Cunningham had 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Pistons beat the short-handed Charlotte Hornets, 112-102.

The triple-double was Cunningham’s eighth of the season, the third-highest total in franchise history. Grant Hill had 13 in 1996-97 and 10 in 1995-96.

Tobias Harris added 20 points for the Pistons, who never trailed, and Jalen Duren had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

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