Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 118-110 win over Philadelphia 76ers

Bench boosters

While both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Eric Bledsoe led the way for the Bucks, they wouldn’t have been anywhere without a few contributors off the bench that were vital to the team’s victory.

Starting off with Jabari Parker, the Chicago native was electric with his 13-point performance (5-of-11 shooting from the field) in 21 minutes. Parker was knocking down the three ball all game long, going 3-of-5 from deep, and was especially fired up after burying his third three of the night, which came from well beyond the three-point line.

He paired that with a surprisingly sturdy defensive performance by pulling down big rebounds, deflecting and intercepting passes and engaging for some solid one-on-one defense at times.

Joining Parker with an impressive night of his own was Jason Terry as the 40-year-old’s nine points on the night all came from beyond the three-point line, going 3-of-5 from downtown like Parker. Terry’s presence generally meant good things for the Bucks since he finished with a game-high 29 plus-minus.

Without those two in particular affecting the game in the ways they did, it would have been hard seeing it still shake out the same way for the Bucks last night. Speaking of another big bench contributor for the Bucks…