Rapid Recap: 76ers 127, Bucks 116

The Milwaukee Bucks tumbled to 0-3 after an away game against the Philadelphia 76ers that felt much closer than the final scoreline indicated. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Bucks with 21 points, eight rebounds, and four assists in 27 minutes. Kel’el Ware (19 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks) and Ryan Rollins (15 points, three assists) followed. Tyler Herro’s red-hot start for Milwaukee slowed; he managed 13 points in 31 minutes on 6/14 shooting. Joel Embiid scored 28, Jaylen Brown had 27, and Tyrese Maxey scored 26 for a LeBron James-less Sixers squad.

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Dean Wade opened the scoring with a three-pointer after Maxey found him open in the corner, and the Sixers quickly got rolling, extending their lead to 12-3. The Bucks struggled early from the field, getting good looks but failing to convert. That said, Milwaukee worked its way back to a one-possession game by the first timeout after Jaime Jaquez Jr. put back a missed Ryan Rollins jumper. Nate Ament made his debut, replacing Kyle Kuzma midway through the first half and scoring his first NBA point on a made free throw. Although the Sixers stayed in control and stretched their lead to 11, the Bucks stayed in the hunt. Kuzma threw down a big contact dunk over Adem Bona, briefly silencing Xfinity Mobile Arena. However, Tyrese Maxey closed out the first quarter with a ridiculous half-court buzzer-beater (of course), giving Philly a 34-25 lead.

The Bucks played well to open the second, with back-to-back triples from Brayden Burries and AJ Green helping cut the 76ers’ lead to just one. Milwaukee and Philly later found themselves tied at 37, and Rollins’ transition bomb gave Milwaukee its first lead of the game. A big Ware jam pushed Milwaukee’s lead to five, with Ware looking solid against Bona in the paint. Unfortunately, Ament picked up four fouls midway through the second quarter as he struggled with Philly’s physicality. The Bucks stayed resilient, though, and with under four minutes remaining, led by six; they consistently got to their spots and, despite struggling from three, converted a lot at the rim. As expected, Philly roared…

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