Philadelphia 76ers guard Andre Miller tries to drive past Milwaukee Bucks guard Mo Williams during the first half of the Philadelphia 76ers-Milwaukee Bucks game, played on Tuesday night. Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 114-99.

The Philadelphia 76ers’ mentality as of late has been that they have nothing to lose, especially in light of the fact they are in a current 4 games in 5 nights stretch. It also helped them that they shot especially well Tuesday night, shooting 52% from the floor. The hot shooting enabled the 76ers to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-99 at Milwaukee.Philadelphia built a healthy 32-18 after one quarter, but Milwaukee would gain most of that back, trailing by only 4 at halftime. The Sixers would quickly build their lead up to 90-76 after a pair of free throws by center Samuel Dalembert. Philadelphia would proceed to bring in the reserves after forward Jason Smith’s jumper put the lead at 100-83 midway through the 4th quarter.

5 Sixers scored in double-figures, led by Dalembert with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. Forwards Andre Iguodala and reserve Kyle Korver scored 20 each; Iguodala dished out 11 assists, as well. Guard Andre Miller had a strong game, scoring 18 with 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Milwaukee was led by Michael Redd with 17 points and 8 rebounds, while reserve F Charlie Villanueva added 16 and Mo Williams added 14. Philadelphia (4-9) returns home to host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, while Milwaukee (7-5) travels to Atlanta to face the Hawks, also on Wednesday.

Ballhype: hype it up! Stumble it! AddThis Social Bookmark Button