The Bucks star had 31 points and 16 rebounds, Grayson Allen scored 25 points and hit a key 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter in the 118-109 win.

Bobby Portis added 19 points for the NBA champions, who played a day after celebrating the franchise's first title in 50 years with a trip to visit President Joe Biden at the White House.

It was just their second win from the last seven games, while the 76ers have lost two straight since a six-game streak saw them atop the Eastern Conference standings.

Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points for the 76ers, who played without four-time All-Star Joel Embiid for the second straight game.

Embiid was one of four 76ers out due to the NBA's health and safety protocols, along with Tobias Harris, Australian Olympian Matisse Thybulle and Isaiah Joe.

Seth Curry (left foot contusion) also sat out for the 76ers, and Ben Simmons (personal reasons) hasn't played all season.

All of the absences led Philadelphia general manager Daryl Morey to tweet "the hits just keep on comin".

But the 76ers left the court in defeat to applause from the normally demanding home crowd, which recognised the strong effort put forth by a Philadelphia team that started Shake Milton, Maxey, Furkan Korkmaz, Paul Reed and Andre Drummond.

Elsewhere, Joe Ingles was quiet again as his Utah Jazz beat Atlanta for the second time inside five days.

Among the NBA's top three point shooters, the Australian made just three field goal attempts on his way to two points, four rebounds, one assist and a steal as the Jazz improved to 8-3.

Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points in the 110-98 victory, with Kevin Huerter (28 points) and Trae Young (27) leading the Hawks (4-8).

And the Clippers moved to 6-4 with a win over Portland, Paul George combining 24 points with nine rebounds and seven assists.

with Reuters and AP

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