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Sixers at Bucks at a glance

76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks at a glance

TEAMS:  Sixers (12-26) vs. Bucks (20-19)

WHEN:  3:30 p.m. Monday

WHERE:  BMO Harris Bradley Center

BROADCASTS: TV – CSN RADIO – 97.5 FM

SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE:  TWITTER – @PompeyOnSixers, INSTAGRAM – PompeyOnSixers

411 ON BUCKS:  Milwaukee has one of the league's top young players in Giannis Antetokounmpo aka 'The Greek Freak.'  He leads the Bucks in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game.

The 6-foot-11 forward is on pace to become the first Buck voted to the NBA All-Star Game since Sidney Moncrief in 1984 and the first to play in the game since Michael Redd in 2004.

Despite his dominance, Milwaukee has struggled to hold leads thanks to falling apart in third quarter.

Milwaukee is playing its second game in as many days, while the Sixers were off  Sunday.

PROBABLE STARTERS

SIXERS (12-26)

33 Robert Covington SF 6-9  10.3 ppg. 1.7 spg.

7 Ersan Ilyasova PF 6-10 14.3 ppg. 6.2 rpg.

21 Joel Embiid C 7-2 19.6 ppg. 2.3 bpg.

11 Nik Stauskas SG 6-6  8.9 ppg. 2.0 apg.

14 Sergio Rodriguez PG 6-3 8.8 ppg. 5.8 apg.

Coach: Brett Brown (Fourth season, 59-224)

Injury report: Ben Simmons (right foot fracture, out), Jerryd Bayless, (left wrist ligament tear, out), T.J. McConnell (right wrist sprain, out).

BUCKS (20-19)

34 Giannis Antetokounmpo SF 6-11 23.4 ppg. 8.7 rpg.

12 Jabari Parker PF 6-10 20.4 ppg 5.8 rpg.

31 John Henson C 6-11 6.6 ppg. 5.2 rpg.

21 Tony Snell SG 6-7 8.4 ppg. 3.5 rpg.

13 Malcolm Brogdon PG 6-5 9.3 ppg. 3.8 apg.

Coach: Jason Kidd (fourth season, 138-147)

Injury report:  Khris Middleton (post surgery, left hamgstring, out).

THE SERIES

The Bucks own a 103-96 series advantage and have nine-game winning streak over the Sixers.

LAS VEGAS LINE

Milwaukee is a 7 ½-point favorite

LAST SERIES MEETING

Back on April 10, the Sixers battled back from a huge deficit; took a late fourth-quarter lead; and eventually lost, 109-108, in overtime.

The Sixers were down 18 points with 8 minutes, 29 seconds left in the third quarter. However, they took a 98-96 lead on Ish Smith's dunk with 33.4 seconds left in regulation. The Bucks went on to knot the score on a basket by Giannis Antetokounmpo to force overtime.

Milwaukee went up, 104-100, on Miles Plumlee's dunk with 2:48 left in the extra session. The Bucks extended their cushion to 109-102 on Jabari Parker's three-pointer with 1:34 remaining.

But the Sixers wouldn't go away.

Hollis Thompson's three-pointer closed the gap to 109-108 with 42 seconds left. The Sixers had a chance to win the game in the closing seconds, but they missed three shots on their final possession.

Khris Middleton finished with a game-high 36 points for the Bucks (33-47) after missing the previous three games with a strained left thigh.

Smith led the Sixers with 22 points. Jerami Grant added 21 points and three blocks. Robert Covington had 19 points and three steals. Nerlens Noel had 18 points and 13 rebounds on his 22nd birthday.

The Bucks swept this season's three meetings with the Sixers to extend their series winning streak to nine games. They won by 91-87 on Nov. 4 and by 113-100 on Dec. 23.

Current Sixer Bayless (hyperextended right knee), former Sixer Michael Carter-Williams (postsurgery, left hip), O.J. Mayo (fractured right ankle), and Steve Novak (postsurgery, left knee) were out for Milwaukee. Greg Monroe sat out the game to rest.

UPCOMING GAMES

Wednesday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Toronto Raptors vs. Sixers.

Friday: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sixers

Saturday: 7 p.m., at Philips Arena, Sixers at Atlanta Hawks

Jan. 24: 7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Los Angeles Clippers vs. Sixers

Jan. 25:7 p.m., at Wells Fargo Center, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sixers

Follow and contact 76ers beat writer Keith Pompey on Twitter and on Instagram at PompeyOnSixers.