3 observations after Sixers suffer 5th loss in 6 games, fall to Bucks on Super Bowl Sunday

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3 observations after Sixers suffer 5th loss in 6 games, fall to Bucks on Super Bowl Sunday originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Super Bowl Sunday started with a defeat in Philadelphia sports.

Ahead of the Eagles’ matchup with the Chiefs, the Sixers fell to a 135-127 loss to the Bucks at Fiserv Forum.

After their fifth loss in the past six games, the Sixers sit at 20-32. Milwaukee moved to 28-23.

Tyrese Maxey posted 39 points and five assists. Joel Embiid recorded 27 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 43 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

The Sixers’ only player out was Jared McCain (left lateral meniscus surgery). Milwaukee was down superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (left calf strain) and Pat Connaughton (left calf strain).

The Sixers will come home and face the Raptors on Tuesday night. Here are observations on their loss Sunday:

Fantastic start for Embiid-Maxey pair

Embiid made more field goals in the first two minutes then he had in the entire first half of the Sixers’ blowout loss Friday to the Pistons. He swished his first three field goals, hitting two mid-range shots and a top-of-the-key three-pointer.

Embiid added two more triples in a 15-point, sweet-shooting first quarter. A Maxey jumper gave the Sixers a 27-20 lead.

The Embiid-Maxey duo posted 30 of the Sixers’ first 32 points. The two totaled 50 first-half points.

Individually, Maxey lit up Milwaukee for 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting in the first quarter. Strong early work by the Sixers’ best players in a game where their team sorely needed a much-improved start.

Paul George, sporting a bit of a black eye after taking an elbow to the cheek area in Detroit, didn’t take a shot until the 2:36 mark of the first quarter. He posted just two points in the first quarter, though he did chip in four assists and two steals.

Down day for Sixers’ supporting cast

The Sixers’ defense did not have an exemplary first quarter.

Quentin Grimes allowed an and-one layup to Lillard and fouled Gary Trent Jr. on a three-point attempt. Kyle Kuzma’s buzzer-beating layup off a baseline out-of-bounds play put the Bucks at…

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Publish date : 2025-02-09 16:43:00

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