The Philadelphia 76ers entered Wednesday night feeling good about themselves. They had won six in a row and they were coming off a tough win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. They even got off to a hot start on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks as they built a 19-point lead.
Then, league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo went to work and the Bucks began knocking down shots to rally past the Sixers on the road 109-105 in overtime and ended Philadelphia’s 6-game winning streak. Antetokounmpo only had four points at halftime, but he had 28 in the second half on his way to 32 for the game with 15 rebounds and five assists.
Tobias Harris led Philadelphia with 19 points and nine rebounds, Danny Green had 18 points, Seth Curry had 10 before leaving with a sprained left ankle, Dwight Howard had 13 points and 15 rebounds, Shake Milton added 15 off the bench, Furkan Korkmaz had 11, and Ben Simmons had 13, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds.
Here are the three observations from this one: