Paul George comes through as Sixers hang on to beat Bucks, win third straight

A nice stress free 2-0 back-to-back, as everyone predicted.

The Sixers won their third in a row, knocking down the Milwaukee Bucks 116-101 Friday night.

Quentin Grimes led the Sixers with 22 points shooting a blistering 7-of-9 from the field along with four rebounds and five assists.

Tyrese Maxey only had 12 points and four assists on 5-of-14 shooting while VJ Edgecombe only had 10 going 4-of-8 from the field.

Staggering Paul George turned out just the way they wanted to — he went for 20 points, five boards and five assists, shooting 7-of-15 from the floor. Jabari Walker had 18 points off the bench while Bobby Portis led Milwaukee with 22.

Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trendon Watford were out for the Sixers while the Bucks were without Giannis Antetekoumnpo, who suffered a calf injury earlier this week.

Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.