Overview
- Joel Embiid recorded his 10th career triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the 76ers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-116.
- Jaylen Brown led Philadelphia with 27 points on his 30th birthday while Tyrese Maxey added 26 and VJ Edgecombe scored 17 with five three-pointers.
- The Sixers made 19 of 44 three-point attempts and closed the third quarter on a 15-5 run that helped open a decisive fourth-quarter lead.
- Philadelphia showed rotation changes and roster integration as LeBron James was rested for lower-back and sciatica management, Dean Wade made his Sixers debut and rookie Labaron Philon Jr. logged a brief first NBA appearance.
- Defensive concerns remain because the Sixers surrendered large totals in the paint, on fast breaks and on second-chance points, a weakness that could shape their short-term fortunes despite a 3-0 start and the Bucks’ 0-3 beginning to the season.