Milwaukee Bucks (41-34, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (23-53, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
Philadelphia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia hosts Milwaukee looking to end its four-game home skid.
The 76ers are 14-33 in conference matchups. Philadelphia has a 9-31 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Bucks are 27-21 in Eastern Conference play. Milwaukee is 19-19 against opponents over .500.
The 76ers are shooting 45.5% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 45.7% the Bucks allow to opponents. The Bucks average 114.7 points per game, 1.0 fewer than the 115.7 the 76ers allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Maxey is averaging 26.3 points, 6.1 assists and 1.8 steals for the 76ers. Quentin Grimes is averaging 21.6 points over the last 10 games.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is scoring 30.4 points per game with 11.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists for the Bucks. Kyle Kuzma is averaging 15.6 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 43.6% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: 76ers: 1-9, averaging 111.4 points, 39.3 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 8.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.3 points per game.
Bucks: 4-6, averaging 114.3 points, 36.8 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.0 points.
INJURIES: 76ers: Jared McCain: out for season (meniscus), Kelly Oubre Jr.: day to day (knee), Eric Gordon: out for season (wrist), Guerschon Yabusele: day to day (knee), Tyrese Maxey: day to day (back), Andre Drummond: out (toe), Paul George: out for season (groin), Joel Embiid: out for season (knee).
Bucks: AJ Green: day to day (shoulder), Jericho Sims: out (thumb), Damian Lillard: out (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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