Tyrese Maxey scored 16 of his team-high 21 points in the third quarter as the host Philadelphia 76ers pulled away from the Milwaukee Bucks in the second half to win 126-106 on Sunday.
Quentin Grimes had four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for Philadelphia (45-37), which won its second straight and is locked into the play-in tournament. Justin Edwards made 5 3-pointers and scored 17 points for the 76ers, while Andre Drummond added 12 points and 13 rebounds.
VJ Edgecombe tallied nine points, a game-high 11 assists and seven rebounds, while Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr. each had 11 points and five rebounds. Joel Embiid was out again while recovering from an appendectomy.
Philadelphia’s bench outscored Milwaukee’s, 70-25. The 76ers held a 54-48 advantage in points in the paint, a 21-15 advantage in fastbreak points and a 30-24 edge in points off turnovers.
AJ Green made five 3-pointers for Milwaukee (32-50) to finish the season with 231 treys, breaking Ray Allen’s single-season franchise record of 229 in 2001-02. Green was 7 of 10 from the field and 5 of 8 from 3 in the first half for 19 points; he failed to score after halftime.
Milwaukee’s Cormac Ryan finished with a game-high 22 points, to go along with a
