Embiid fills the stat sheet
Joel Embiid did a bit of everything overnight. The Philadelphia center finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, the tenth triple-double of his career, as the 76ers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 126-116 and moved to 3-0.
Jaylen Brown added 27 points and five assists on his 30th birthday. Tyrese Maxey scored 26 with four rebounds and four assists, and rookie VJ Edgecombe chipped in 17 points and 12 rebounds. LeBron James sat this one out for back management, so the supporting cast had real weight to carry.
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Threes cover the glass gap
Milwaukee won the rebounding battle 62-40 and still lost. Philadelphia hit 43% from three-point range, which kept the Bucks from turning second chances into a comeback.
The concern for coach Nick Nurse is up front. Jabari Walker tweaked his right knee, left in the third quarter and did not return. Nurse had no update afterward, and a frontcourt that was already thin now looks thinner.
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