Milwaukee Bucks at Philadelphia 76ers
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Embiid posts triple-double with LeBron out to keep 76ers perfect in 127-116 win over Bucks
James was officially ruled out with lower back pain management in the first of back-to-back games for the Sixers this weekend. He was expected to play Sunday night at home against Detroit.
Embiid had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and went 12 of 14 from the free-throw line. Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points and VJ Edgecombe had 17.
Brown hit a 3-pointer off a pass from Embiid that made it 120-114 and gave the All-Star center the triple-double. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sank a 3 off a turnover for the nine-point lead that sent fans to their feet and ended Milwaukee's late push for the win.
Kyle Kuzma had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winless Bucks (0-3). Jamie Jacquez Jr. led the Bucks with 21 points.
The 41-year-old James averaged 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds over his first two games with the Sixers. Coach Nick Nurse said before the game James had not expressed any pain or discomfort with his back.
The Sixers rallied from 29 points down to beat Cleveland, which marked the biggest comeback win for any of James’ teams over his NBA-record 24th season.
James was first off the bench to celebrate with Maxey after the All-Star guard hit a fadeaway jumper to end the third quarter and put the Sixers up 10. Maxey also buried a 46-footer to end the first quarter and jump-start yet another win for a Sixers team playing with serious NBA championship aspirations.
Dean Wade started for James and scored seven points in his first game of the season. Wade missed the first two games with an ankle injury.
Labaron Philon Jr., the Sixers' first-round pick, made his NBA debut. Philon was expected to become at least a rotation player when he was drafted out Alabama.
That was before the Sixers traded for Brown and signed James and changed the trajectory of the franchise.
76ers: Host Detroit on Sunday.
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Regular Season Series
PHI leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 116 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 127 |
| 4th 21.5 |  |
Adem Bona defensive rebound | 116 - 127 |
| 4th 21.5 |  |
Kasparas Jakucionis misses two point shot | 116 - 127 |
| 4th 29.9 | |
Caleb Love enters the game for Joel Embiid | 116 - 127 |
Statistics
 MIL |
 PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 42-90 | FG | 40-98 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 11-34 | 3PT | 19-44 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 21-28 | FT | 28-34 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 45 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 20 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 31 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 24 | Fouls | 23 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 15 | Percent Led | 79 |
Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adem Bona, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Dominick Barlow, F | Out | Nov 4 |
| Ariel Hukporti, C | Out | Oct 6 |
Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 21,003 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Indiana
Chicago2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 2 | W1 | 0.8181818 | 9 |
 Boston |
0.5 | 2 | W3 | 0.8 | 8 |
 New York |
3 | 4 | W3 | 0.5555556 | 5 |
 Toronto |
3.5 | 5 | L1 | 0.5 | 5 |
 Brooklyn |
6.5 | 8 | L2 | 0.2 | 2 |
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