Ryan Rollins scores while driving to the basket against Dominick Barlow of the Philadelphia 76ers. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - Quentin Grimes scored 22 points to lead a productive performance from Philadelphia's bench as the 76ers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116-101 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Paul George added 20 points and Jabari Walker had a season-high 18 off the bench as the 76ers won for a second straight night after beating the Golden State Warriors 99-98 on Thursday.
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Philadelphia's reserves scored 61 points to make up for the fact Milwaukee limited Tyrese Maxey to a season-low 12 points.
Neither team had its former league MVP on the floor.
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Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was out after straining his right calf in the first few minutes of a 113-109 victory over Detroit on Wednesday. With the 76ers playing for a second straight night, Philadelphia rested Joel Embiid.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers said before Friday’s game that he anticipates Antetokounmpo will miss about four weeks.
Milwaukee’s AJ Green left with a bruised shoulder in the second quarter.
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Bobby Portis scored 22 points, Kevin Porter Jr. 20 and Myles Turner 19 for the Bucks.
It was tied until the 76ers began a 15-2 run that started about seven minutes into the game and put Philadelphia ahead 28-15. Jared McCain sank a pair of 3-pointers during that spurt.
Philadelphia stayed ahead the rest of the way and led by as many as 26 in the second quarter.
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Milwaukee got the margin down to single digits for the first time since the first quarter when Portis hit a corner 3-pointer to cut Philadelphia’s lead to 103-94 with 4:16 left.
After Ryan Rollins got a steal on Philadelphia’s ensuing possession, the ball went back to Portis, who drove to the basket but couldn’t finish. Maxey made a basket with 3:45 remaining, and the 76ers maintained a double-figure edge the rest of the way.
What's next:
The 76ers host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. The Bucks visit Detroit on Saturday night.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.