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The Sixers passed their first test without LeBron James, holding on to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-116 Saturday night.
Joel Embiid had a big second half offensively, leading the Sixers with 28 points shooing 8-of-20 from the field and posting a triple-double with 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Jaylen Brown had a strong outing on his 30th birthday, going for 27 points and five assists on 9-of-19 shooting.
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VJ Edgecombe finally got some three-balls to go down and made some big plays on the glass, finishing with 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting with 13 rebounds. Tyrese Maxey had his most modest night of the season with 26 points and four assists. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Bucks with 21.
Here are some thoughts at the buzzer.
First Quarter
The Sixers tried to get the new guy up to speed as quick as possible, finding Dean Wade open in the corner on the first possession of the night. He drilled the three for his first Sixers points. Embiid threw a behind-the-back bounce pass to Edgecombe who hit a much-needed three off his own as the Sixers got off to a 10-1 start. They seemed to be having fun early, even if Maxey’s lob attempt was too high for Edgecombe.
Milwaukee’s dribble penetration got them started. They scored 12 of their first 13 points in the paint. The Sixers were finishing possessions fairly well, but Jaquez is always able to fly in there and grab a putback or two a quarter against this team.
Edgecombe had played great complementary basketball so far, but he had only made one three-pointer over the first two games of the season. He hit three in the opening quarter — two of them were impressively made as he was still very much nursing a shot to the groin he took a few possessions earlier.
It wasn’t a huge shock Labaron Philon Jr. didn’t play in the Sixers first two games, but it was still good to see him check in early in this one. He got an open three for his first NBA shot attempt but the good look didn’t fall. His first 3:11 shift was pretty quiet with Maxey out there running the point and Brown getting into a groove of his own. Kyle Kuzma put Adem Bona on a nasty poster, but Maxey banking in a half…
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