Bucks slip past 76ers

But Milwaukee took advantage of two crucial turnovers and cold shooting by Philadelphia and moved back ahead after Monroe scored on back-to-back possessions with 2:08 left.

“Honestly I didn’t know what to expect”, said Anthony, who has made 10 of 35 shots in consecutive losses.

Although Carmelo Anthony is in his 13th season and Jabari Parker is in his second, they are both going through uncharted territory in terms of returning from a serious injury.

Another bright spot for Milwaukee was the “Greek Freak” Giannis Antetokounmpo who listed 17 points, five rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one block.

They also played for rival high schools, were teammates on the Mac Irvin Fire AAU team and were members of the gold-medal-winning US team in the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championships in Lithuania.

These forwards are seeking improvement Friday night when Anthony and the New York Knicks try to post their first home win as they face Parker’s Milwaukee Bucks.

Middleton paced the Bucks with 21 points.

Monroe responded with a turnaround hook shot, then was fed by Middleton for a layup with 1:29 left to put Milwaukee back ahead.

Milwaukee is just a 90-mile drive up I-94, so Parker had plenty of friends and family at the game watching his comeback, while Okafor also had a crowd getting a closer look at the hometown hero. “They are moving forward”. “It is the greatest job interview anybody will ever have”, Brown said. Still, it was a game that the Bucks ultimately won 91-87 over the Philadelphia 76ers.

NOTES: Undrafted rookie PG T.J. McConnell made his first career start and scored seven points with 12 assists and nine rebounds in 25 minutes Wednesday for Philadelphia….

The Bucks played without Michael Carter-Williams (ankle). Wednesday marked the season debut for Bucks F Jabari Parker, who had been sidelined since tearing his left ACL on January 5 of last season.

Covington first injured his knee against the Boston Celtics in the final preseason game on October 23.