Bucks 113, 76ers 100
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 22 points and the Milwaukee Bucks made interim head coach Joe Prunty's debut memorable, cruising to a 113-100 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night at the Bradley Center.
Antetokounmpo hit his first 10 shots from the field and went 11-for-13 for the game, as the Bucks shot 60.7 percent from the field and made 5 of 11 3-pointers.
Shooting guard Khris Middleton added 21 points for the Bucks, who also got 18 from point guard Michael Carter-Williams and 16 from forward Jabari Parker.
Center Jahlil Okafor led Philadelphia (1-30) with 17 points. He made only 5 of 16 shots but went a perfect 7-for-7 for the free throw line. Shooting guard Hollis Thompson added 10 off the bench while power forward Carl Landry, a Milwaukee native, also had 10 in a reserve role.
The 76ers shot 45.5 percent and made 6 of 18 3-pointers, but turned the ball over 23 times which turned into 36 points for the Bucks.
Nine of those turnovers came in the first quarter as Milwaukee raced out to a 10-0 lead. The Bucks shot 71.4 percent and held Philadelphia to just 18 points in the quarter -- a season-low for a Bucks' opponent -- and led, 35-18, to start the second.
Middleton scored nine of his points in the first 12 minutes and had 16 at the break, as did Antetokounmpo and the Bucks went into the break up, 65-46.
NOTES: Wednesday marked the debut for Bucks interim coach Joe Prunty, who takes over while coach Jason Kidd recovers from back surgery performed earlier in the week. Kidd is expected to miss at least a month. ... Prunty served as head coach once before during his career, taking over for Kidd in a 114-90 loss at Orlando on Nov. 27 when Kidd was suspended one game for swatting the ball out of an official's hands. ... 76ers PG Kendall Marshall returned to action after sitting out Tuesday night as he continues to work his way back from a torn right ACL. Marshall spent last season with Milwaukee, appearing in 28 games before suffering the injury when the Bucks played the Knicks on Jan. 17 in London. ... Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said PG Tony Wroten sat out Wednesday while he works his way back from a torn right ACL.