The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 123-94, at Fiserv Forum on Saturday afternoon.

The Bucks (37-22) are now 15 games over the .500 threshold and delivered one of their best performances of the season Saturday, topping a Sixers (39-21) that felt the absence of Joel Embiid (shoulder) on both ends of the court. Milwaukee didn't waste time to set the tone of the game and jumped out to a 26-17 lead in the first quarter, and they'd never relinquish that advantage the rest of the way since the Bucks also won the second quarter by a 24-23 score, meaning they held a 10-point lead (50-40) at the break. The Bucks would run away for good in the third quarter following a 36-23 score but didn't step the foot off the gas at any point and also won the fourth quarter by a 15-point differential. The final 12 minutes of play saw a combined 77 points, one of the highest marks for a single-quarter score in the league this season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a massive performance for the Bucks and finished with 24 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a block, while Jrue Holiday had 12 points and Donte DiVincenzo notched 11 -- both players helped offset the terrible night of Khris Middleton, who missed all of his field goals while ending with four points. Four Milwaukee players scored in double digits off the bench, highlighted by the 17-point performance of Bobby Portis.

Seth Curry led the starters for the Sixers with 13 points, and he was the only member of the starting five that finished with 10 or more points -- Tobias Harris only scored nine points (4-10 FG). Shake Milton and Tyrese Maxey both led the Sixers with 15 points off the bench each, and Dwight Howard added 12 points and 12 rebounds.