National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 90, Milwaukee 85
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Where: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
#16 David Guthrie, #41 Ken Mauer, #52 Scott Twardoski
Attendance:
13489
By SportsDirect Inc.
76ERS 90, BUCKS 85: Evan Turner scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as visiting Philadelphia remained in contention for the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Jodie Meeks scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half as the 76ers rallied for their first four-game winning streak on the road since March 2008.
Philadelphia remained tied with New York for seventh in the East after the Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 99-93 later Wednesday. The Knicks hold the tiebreaker.
Despite missing two starters and their top two reserves, the Sixers ensured that the Bucks would finish with a losing record for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.
Meeks sparked a third-quarter comeback, scoring 11 points in a 19-4 burst to turn a 54-47 deficit into a 66-58 lead with four minutes to go. He had 13 points in the quarter as Philadelphia led 71-63 entering the fourth.
The Bucks whittled a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to 88-85 with 38.1 seconds left, but Turner hit a pair of free throws in the final seven seconds to seal it.
Brandon Jennings scored 19 points and Tobias Harris added 15 points and 13 boards for Milwaukee, which had its two-game winning streak snapped.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Meeks snapped out of a scoring slump after failing to score more than seven points in each of his last nine games. ... The Sixers were without four of five leading scorers, with PG Andre Iguodala, G Lou Williams, F Elton Brand and F Thaddeus Young sitting out. Iguodala, Young and Brand did not accompany the team for the final two games. ... The Bucks played without two starters, shooting guard Monta Ellis and center Drew Gooden. Carlos Delfino (groin), Ersan Ilyasova (thigh) and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (knee) also sat for the Bucks, who started rookie forwards Harris and Jon Leuer.
Top Game Performances
| Philadelphia |
|
Milwaukee |
|
Evan Turner 29 |
Scoring |
Brandon Jennings 19 |
|
Evan Turner 6 |
Assists |
Beno Udrih 9 |
|
Evan Turner 13 |
Rebounds |
Tobias Harris 13 |
|
Jodie Meeks 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Ekpe Udoh 4 |
|
Jrue Holiday 5 |
Steals |
Larry Sanders 4 |
|
Spencer Hawes 2 |
Blocks |
Larry Sanders 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Philadelphia
|
90 |
35.6 |
5-16 |
13-18 |
24 |
51 |
6 |
12 |
11 |
| Milwaukee
|
85 |
44.4 |
6-16 |
7-9 |
26 |
52 |
11 |
8 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Bucks have a W/L % of .516 after a win and .441 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The 76ers have a W/L % of .514 after a win and .567 after a loss.
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