In what was a game that the Bucks had circled on their calendar, Milwaukee prevailed and toppled the Philadelphia 76ers last night at Fiserv Forum, 112-101.

It wasn’t the prettiest of starts to this one. Neither team could really develop any traction, and it was nip and tuck throughout. Milwaukee would look as if they were sleepwalking at times, missing cuts and throwing the ball away on a handful of possessions. Other than Giannis scoring, no other Buck was making major contributions. An 8-0 run by the Sixers would be enough to catapult them in front after one, providing them with a 26-22 lead.

The Spurs could be willing to part with Gay, who re-signed with the team last summer and is averaging 10.1 points and 5.6 rebounds this season. “If they get a nice asset back, I think they would do something with Rudy Gay, but I think their asking price is too high,” said the league executive. “Rudy still has something in his tank,” said an NBA scout,

One begins to exhaust the explanations as to how the Raptors keep winning these games. It’s been like this the whole season. On Wednesday night, the Pacers were in Toronto, up by as many as 19, looking for all the world like the cagey Eastern Conference battlers they are. Meanwhile, the Raps looked a step slow, like a team on an uproarious 11-game win streak that was filled with confidence, yes, but tired, too, thanks to the exertions it takes to maintain such a run of victories. Even against a slate of weaker teams it’s damn hard work — and Indiana is not a weak team.

Trae Young trounced the Celtics’ defense two days after 2020 began, pouring 37 on the C’s perimeter and only Daniel Theis could spoil him from reaching 40. His game-sealing block on a switch at the three-point line cut Young off in ways Marcus Smart and Boston’s back court couldn’t all night.

The Miami Heat have traded for veteran swingman Andre Iguodala, according to a report by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Miami has also reportedly agreed to a 2-year, $30-million extension with the 2015 NBA Finals MVP, the last year a team option.

A new winning streak has been started, as the Bucks took down the Phoenix Suns with ease, 129-108.

Despite the early tip time on a Sunday afternoon, neither teams looked too sluggish to begin this one (that’s always refreshing to see). Instead, the Bucks would ride a wave of eight points from Brook Lopez and seven from Giannis Antetokounmpo to conquer a 30-26 point advantage after one. The Greek Freak would also post seven rebounds in the opening 12 minutes.

“He didn’t want to go. Didn’t know anything about [Nike]. Didn’t like the shoes. Didn’t want to go. The shoe wasn’t that great at the time and Converse was the dominant brand…Adidas had everybody else that mattered.”

LeBron James delivered one of the great moments of his career before the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night, the franchise’s first game since the tragic deaths of Kobe and Gianna Bryant in a helicopter crash Sunday.