Milwaukee Bucks came into Monday’s night matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers on a three-game winning streak. People still didn’t know if the Bucks were flourishing under new coach Joe Prunty, or they played three bad teams which they took advantage of in the last week. Regardless of what people think today, Bucks won their fourth straight game. Giannis provided a great deal of the scoring and rebounding once again, and Delly came through with a huge second half which was huge as Milwaukee played a man down with Eric Bledsoe out. Even without Joel Embiid, it felt good to beat the Sixers.

Giannis continues to excel with Prunty at the helm
What a three-game stretch for Giannis. He finished with 31 points, 18 rebounds and six assists on Monday night in a dominating performance where Giannis played the role of the man. Philly could not stop the Greek Freak, they could only hope to contain him which they did a poor job. Over the last three games, Giannis is averaging 33 points per game, 13.3 rebounds per game and 7 assists whilst shooting a sparkling 57.8 percent from the field. Giannis’ usage rate has skyrocketed under Prunty as well. He’s playing like a beast and the rest of the league is in big trouble.

Delly comes through in the clutch
As Jabari Parker announces he’s returning on Friday night and Malcolm Brogdon returns from injury, Eric Bledsoe sits out with an ankle injury. He played three minutes before bowing out this game. Bucks needed another perimeter scoring option and found one with Matthew Dellavedova. Delly came out firing after half with 10 second half points. He also did a great job on the defensive end containing the Sixers perimeter scorers.

Bucks allow nothing from three
One of the most impressive things about this win for Milwaukee was their defense of the three-point line. Philadelphia went 2-for-26 from deep with only James Young and Robert Covington making a deep ball. Bucks had a nine three pointer advantage versus the Sixers resulting in outscoring them by 27 points from beyond the arc. That made the difference in the game. Milwaukee struggled early with points in the paint, but that’s all Philadelphia could do out there. Once that got shut down, they were useless from deep.

Next up
Milwaukee gets a few days off before they head to Minnesota on Thursday in what would be a star-studded game from an attendance standpoint considering the Super Bowl a couple of days after. Minnesota had a bad loss on Monday falling to Atlanta on the road. They’ve been very good at home this season with only six losses at the Target Center. Bucks will have a challenge on their hands.