Gameday: Bucks at Sixers - 11/12/12

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Game Recap

Bucks at Sixers

Lead Changes: 5 | Times Tied: 7
Attendance: 15,086 | Duration: 2 hour and 3 minutes | Game Book: (PDF)
TV COMPANION RECAP, BOX SCORE & STATS

GAME LEADERS

  • 33

    Brandon Jennings

    Points

  • 9

    Larry Sanders

    rebounds

  • 8

    Brandon jennings

    assists

GAME LEADERS

  • 25

    Jrue Holiday

    Points

  • 7

    Thaddeus Young

    rebounds

  • 6

    Jrue Holiday

    assists

Video Highlights and Recap

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Jennings scores 33 as Bucks beat 76ers 105-96

By DAN GELSTON Posted Nov 12 2012 9:40PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Brandon Jennings scored 33 points and Monta Ellis had 18 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 105-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

The Bucks improved to 3-0 on the road for the first time since they won their first four in 2001-02. Jennings and Ellis combined to make 20 of 41 shots with 10 rebounds and 15 assists. Mike Dunleavy scored 13 points and the Bucks shot around 60 percent most of the game.

Dunleavy buried a 3 with 2:44 left to stretch Milwaukee's lead to 103-93. Led by Dorell Wright, the Sixers sizzled from 3-point range, but they simply didn't have long-range makes left in them to make this one a game.

They also couldn't stop Jennings' drives to the basket. He also hit four 3-pointers, had four steals and was 5 of 5 from the free-throw line.

Jrue Holiday had 25 points and a whopping eight turnovers for the Sixers. Jason Richardson scored 20 points and Wright had 14. The Sixers made 10 of 24 3-pointers.

The Sixers were rolling coming off their first 3-0 road trip since 2003. But they received a dose of bad news earlier in the day when they learned center Andrew Bynum will miss at least five more weeks because of a bone bruise in his right knee and may not play in a game until early January. The Sixers said the new goal was for Bynum to resume "normal basketball activity" around Dec. 10. He would then need 1-4 weeks of conditioning and practice before he can play in his first game for the 76ers. He has yet to even practice with them this season.

For all the hype surrounding Bynum, he was far from the only big piece acquired in the offseason. Richardson, picked up in the same four-team deal that landed Bynum, Young and Wright all were expected to bolster a team fresh off a surprising run to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Trailing by as many as 14 points in the first half, Richardson, Young and Wright got to work to rally the Sixers in the third. The Sixers went on a 16-3 run to pull within three. Young and Richardson hit consecutive 3s to make it a two-point game and Holiday sank a pull-up jumper to close the quarter and tie the game at 83.

Richardson missed the last four games with a sprained left ankle. No rust here. Richardson scored 10 points in the first, including a highlight-reel worth 360 dunk off a fastbreak to send the crowd into a frenzy. His scoring boost wasn't enough early.

Keyed by six straight points from Jennings, the Bucks snapped a tie game with a 14-0 run in the second quarter. The Bucks were only shooting 45 percent from the floor over the first five games, but blew that number away in the first half, shooting 64 percent (23 of 36) to lead 62-50 at the break.

Jennings' 19 points by halftime were well above his season average of 13.8 a game.

Larry Sanders had nine rebounds to give the Bucks a 48-31 edge on the boards.

NOTES: Jennings leads the NBA with 3.4 steals a game. He's had seven straight multiple-steal games. ... The Sixers play seven of their next eight games at home. ... The Sixers scored only 13 points in the fourth quarter.

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THE FACTS: Brandon Jennings led the Milwaukee Bucks with 33 points in their 105-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Monta Ellis scored 18 points, Mike Dunleavy had 13 and Tobias Harris 10. The Bucks improved to 3-0 on the road, their best start since winning the first four games away from home during the 2001-02 season.

Jrue Holiday paced the Sixers with 25 points while Jason Richardson returned from an ankle injury to contribute 20 points. Dorell Wright added 14 points and Thaddeus Young 11 for Philadelphia, which fell to 4-3.

QUOTABLE: "Our pick-and-roll defense in the fourth quarter was awesome, the best I've ever seen."

-- Brandon Jennings

THE STAT: The Bucks outscored Philadelphia 42-24 in points in the paint. Entering this game, the Sixers had been allowing the fewest points in the paint in the entire league.

TURNING POINT: After the Sixers got within 94-93, the Bucks responded with a gutsy 9-0 run capped by Dunleavy's 3-pointer for a 103-93 lead with 2:45 left.

HOT: Jennings knocked down 12 of his 21 shots and all five of his free throws. Several of his baskets came with the shot clock winding down and defenders draped all over him.

NOT: Spencer Hawes missed eight of his 11 shots for the Sixers. He never seemed comfortable.

QUOTABLE II: "It wasn't heavy legs. It was heavy minds."

-- Sixers coach Doug Collins on the loss.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Jennings was stellar in every aspect with 33 points, eight assists, five rebounds, four steals and two blocked shots.

INSIDE THE ARENA: The crowd was rather quiet for much of the game until the Sixers made a late run early in the fourth quarter. When the Bucks quickly countered and pulled away, the fans began filing out with a few minutes remaining.

QUOTABLE III: "We played hard, got some deflections, some steals and were able to pull away in the end."

-- Bucks coach Scott Skiles

GOOD MOVE: The Bucks kept running their offense through Jennings. Very wise. The ever-improving point guard made some huge plays down the stretch when the Bucks needed a boost from the hard-charging Sixers.

BAD MOVE: The Sixers could have attacked the rim a little bit more, even though they fell behind by 16. They were sizzling for a while from beyond the arc, but cooled off. The Sixers were 12-for-16 from the free throw line. The Sixers are averaging 18 free throw attempts this season after nearly setting an NBA record last season for the fewest free throw attempts in a season.

ROOKIE WATCH: Bucks guard Doron Lamb didn't play. The Sixers also chose to rest guard Maalik Wayns and forward Arnett Moultrie.

NOTABLE: After missing the last four games with a sprained left ankle, Richardson was inserted back into the 76ers' starting lineup. ... The Bucks shot 63.9 percent (23-for-36) from the field in the first half. ... Milwaukee is 3-0 on the road after going just 14-19 on the road last season. ... The Bucks shot 51.3 percent from the field. Philadelphia has lost 16 straight games when the opposition has shot 50 percent or better, dating to the 2010-11 season. ... Holiday had his third 20-plus point game of the season, but also had eight turnovers -- his fourth consecutive game with at least seven turnovers... Wright knocked down at least four 3-pointers for the second straight game. ... The Bucks outrebounded the Sixers 48-31.

NEXT: For the Bucks, Wednesday vs. Indiana, Saturday vs. New Orleans, Monday @ Charlotte.