Head coach Doc Rivers didn't take the court for this game due to an illness, but he still got credit for the victory. As a result, he's now seventh in all-time coaching wins in NBA history by passing the legendary Phil Jackson.

The word “tanking” is now part of the sports lexicon, and bettors are well-versed in this epidemic and fine print as they play a major role in handicapping.

The NBA playoffs are approaching for the Milwaukee Bucks ... losing four of their last six games, the Bucks have fallen in the Eastern Conference standings in the last two weeks.

On Thursday night against the 76ers, Antetokounmpo was certainly able to carry the offensive load. In fact, he had a historic night in a game that the Bucks needed to win. Antetokounmpo finished the game with 35 points, 17 rebounds, and 20 rebounds in this game. He is the only person to ever have that stat line in a single game.

The Milwaukee Bucks have provided a major update regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo's availability ahead of Tuesday's game against the Phoenix Suns.

NBA oddsmakers opened Milwaukee as a 6.5-point home favorite, and that jumped to as high as -7 before buyback on the Suns slid this spread to Bucks -5.5. According to Covers Consensus, 67% of picks are laying the points with Milwaukee while 67% of total picks are siding with the Over.

The Milwaukee Bucks continue to be locked into a fight for the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings. Now that Damian Lillard is out with blood clots, it makes it even more imperative that they get home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

The Milwaukee Bucks look to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night at Fiserv Forum.