Embiid's double-double lifts 76ers over Bucks
MILWAUKEE -- Joel Embiid recorded his eighth double-double of the season Monday afternoon, finishing with 22 points and 12 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers' 113-104 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center.
Embiid, who also blocked five shots, scored 12 in the final quarter as Philadelphia pulled away for its fourth victory in the last five games and just the 76ers' fifth of the season on the road.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee (20-20) with 23 points but was held to just two in the second half as he battled foul trouble. The Bucks shot well, hitting 46.6 percent of their attempts, but were just 5-for-14 from beyond the arc while Philadelphia knocked down 14 of 37 attempts despite shooting at a 44.9 percent clip overall.
Three-pointers from Parker, Brogdon and Snell fueled a 13-0 Milwaukee run that erased a five-point deficit and gave the Bucks a 48-40 lead with 2:36 left in the first half. The Bucks led by eight at halftime but Philadelphia opened the third on an 8-0 run to tie the game up at 54.
Antetokounmpo had 21 in the first half but scored just two in the third and spent much of the quarter on the bench after picking up his fourth foul.
The Sixers (13-26), meanwhile, hit five 3s and got eight points from Embiid in the quarter and led by three heading into the fourth.
Antetokounmpo returned to the floor to start the quarter but picked up his fifth foul 40 seconds later. Without him to worry about, Philadelphia finally created some separation and took a 94-86 lead with 6:31 to play.
Bucks coach Jason Kidd went back to Antetokounmpo and Parker but two free throws from Embiid made it a 10-point game and Antetokounmpo fouled out with 2:51 left and the Bucks down 13.
NOTES: C Joel Embiid returned to Philadelphia's lineup Monday after sitting out Saturday's game at the Washington Wizards but was limited to 28 minutes. The 76ers have been taking a cautious approach with Embiid, who is in his third NBA season but did not play the previous two years because of foot injuries. ... Philadelphia PG T.J. McConnell did not travel with the team to Milwaukee after injuring his right wrist Saturday against the Wizards. McConnell returned to Philadelphia where he was scheduled to undergo an MRI examination. ... Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo has scored 30 or more points eight times this season. Prior to this season, he had only two 30-plus point games. ... Milwaukee swept the three-game season series with Philadelphia last season and had won nine straight against the 76ers, which had been the Bucks' longest active winning streak against any opponent.