MILWAUKEE, Nov. 27 (AP) -- Andre Iguodala, Samuel Dalembert and Kyle Korver combined for 62 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 114-99 victory over Milwaukee on Tuesday night to snap the Bucks' five-game winning streak.
The 76ers' win also snapped the Bucks' 6-0 mark this season at the Bradley Center, leaving just Boston (7-0) and San Antonio (8-0) as the league's perfect teams at home.
Looking for anything to build off of with a stretch of four games in five nights, the Sixers said they came to Milwaukee with the attitude that they had nothing more to lose after dropping seven of the previous eight in their worst start since 1995.
For a change, everything went right for Philadelphia even after squandering a 14-point lead.
Korver, who missed the previous four games with a strained groin, went 8-of-13 from the field and 4-of-5 from 3-point range to finish with 20 points.
Iguodala, the lone bright spot so far this season for the Sixers, had 20 points and 11 assists while Dalembert was two off his career high with 22 points to go with eight rebounds.
The trio also got help from their teammates. Andre Miller had 18 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, while Willie Green added 15 points more for the Sixers, who shot a season-high 52.3 percent from the game.
A perfect 6-0 at home entering tonight, the Bucks were handed their first loss at the Bradley Center during the 2007-2008 campaign. The loss leaves the Boston Celtics (handed their second loss of the season tonight in Cleveland) and the San Antonio Spurs (off tonight) as the only teams unbeaten on their home turf.
The Bucks also snapped a five-game winning streak dating back to 11/14/07. A win tonight would have tied the Bucks’ longest winning streak of last season (6 games, 12/16/2006 through 12/27/2006).
Perfection stymied: The Bucks dropped their first game of the season when shooting 50% or better from the field. They also lost their first when tallying 50 points or more in the first half (2-1). By stalling out at 99 points, the team remains perfect when scoring 100 points or more (3-0).
With Bobby Simmons not with the team (personal reasons), Awvee Storey saw playing time for the first time this season. He entered the game with 3:22 remaining in the 4th quarter.
After trailing by 14 points after the first quarter, the Bucks opened the second frame with a 21-6 run to retake the lead. The Bucks matched a season high with 34 points in the second, the only quarter they outscored the Sixers.
The 114 points surrendered to Philadelphia surpasses Milwaukee’s previous high this season by one point. The Bucks gave up 113 in a loss at San Antonio on 11/11/07.
The Sixers outscored the Bucks 10-2 to open the second half. The Bucks never held a lead after halftime.
Coming off the bench, Charlie Villanueva led all Bucks in scoring at the half with 12 points. Charlie V. finished with 16, second on the team to Michael Redd’s 17. Villanueva has scored in double figures six times this season in a reserve role.
The Bucks were out-rebounded for only the third time in the last 12 games, snapping a streak of six games, all wins. Philadelphia had 39 rebounds to Milwaukee’s 35.
The Bucks set a new season high for free throw shooting, sinking 21 of 23 (91.3%) from the charity stripe. Milwaukee was perfect from the line (13/13) through the first three quarters.
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Pre-game: Coach K talks about what it takes to win
Pre-game: Andrew Bogut talks about each player's role
Pre-game: Royal Ivey speaks about what he feels he can bring to the table
Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak
(On the loss tonight…)
“It’s not the first time that’s happened in this league. A lot of it’s human nature. We’ve been told for the better part of the week how great we are now, and that’s a hungry team in the other locker room. There are no easy games. We’re 12 games into this and (the 76ers) are 3-9, but they could just as easily be .500 or better. They’ve lost a lot of close games, and there are no pushovers in this league. We’re not the type of team that can just write it in. I thought our first and third quarters were really low energy. We weren’t ready from the opening tip.”
(On the effectiveness of the zone defense tonight...)
“In the second quarter, I thought the zone was pretty helpful for us. We did a nice job, that’s what got us back into the game, and then we just didn’t finish a possession off. We went zone for 10 or 15 seconds and did a nice job, then it just seemed like toward the end of the shot clock we didn’t have enough juice to defend. They had a lot of open shots that went in and it kind of compounded itself.”
(On defending Andre Iguodala and the 76ers shooters…)
“It wasn’t that he was aggressive, the rim was awfully big. We needed to do a better job of getting up and getting a hand up and making him a driver. Then Korver comes in off the bench. I thought their team was ready to play.”
Forward Charlie Villanueva
(On providing energy off the bench…)
“My first couple of games, I wasn’t playing so good. I kind let it affect me. They traded for me to be a starter and it kind of affected me in the first couple of games. My mentality is whatever minutes I get, I’m going to play them as best as I can and that’s been my mindset.”
(On how much the team missed Bobby Simmons tonight…)
“We missed him a lot. He’s a big piece to this team. He could have contributed today.”
(On how the team will bounce back from this loss…)
“We just have to bounce back from it. Things happen. Everybody said we were supposed to win tonight, but no game is given. Every team in the NBA is tough, and we just had a tough one tonight. We kind of put our heads down, but you cannot take away from what we’ve done so far. We’ve been a pretty good team, and we just have to bounce back from it and play collectively as a team against Atlanta.”
Guard Mo Williams
(On maintaining the aggressiveness throughout the game…)
“We’re disappointed, but at the same time you can’t take away from what we’ve done. We have a game tomorrow against a good team in Atlanta. Their record is nowhere near what they are. They’re a good team, especially playing at home. This game is behind us. We’re upbeat, we’re not down, and we’ll stay together. We have another game tomorrow.”
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