The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 94-82 at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday.
Philadelphia finished the first quarter with a 31-25 lead and never looked back on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Sixers never trailed after taking a 19-18 lead with 3:35 to play in the first quarter. Philadelphia was hot from behind the arc all game and finished 11-23. The Bucks only managed to hit three of their 14 three-point attempts. The Sixers were slightly outrebounded but made the most of 16 Bucks turnovers.
Jrue Holiday and Andre Iguodala led the way for Philadelphia with 24 and 21 points, respectively. Spencer Hawes put up a double-double for the Sixers with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Andrew Bogut had a double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds) in the loss for the Bucks.
With the win, the Sixers improve to 6-0 at home this season and 10-3 overall. Milwaukee fell to 0-8 on the road and 4-8 overall.
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