Milwaukee Bucks at Philadelphia 76ers
· National Basketball AssociationLillard and Antetokounmpo power Bucks past short-handed 76ers 124-109
Lillard scored 15 points in the third quarter and finished with six 3-pointers, nine rebounds and five assists.
Antetokounmpo shot 8 for 11 from the floor and had a game-high 14 rebounds as Milwaukee got double-figure scoring from six players.
Taurean Prince and Bobby Portis scored 16 points apiece for the Bucks, how had 16 3-pointers.
Tyrese Maxey scored 25 points and Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, which was without injured stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, who are sidelined due to knee injuries.
TAKEAWAYS
Bucks: Lillard and Brook Lopez ran the pick and roll frequently against Philly. The picks were extended out beyond the 3-point line. Several of Lopez’s picks were set at or near half court, allowing Lillard to have a combination of time and space to create offense.
76ers: Guerschon Yabusele played his first game in the NBA since 2019. After playing internationally for five seasons, Yabusele provided the 76ers with 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in 25 minutes.
KEY MOMENT
Milwaukee used a 25-12 run in a six-minute span of the second quarter to pull away. Bobby Portis was a key figure for the Bucks during that time. On consecutive plays, Portis blocked a shot, grabbed a defensive rebound, assisted Taurean Prince on a layup, picked up a steal and scored on a running layup.
KEY STAT
Lillard and Antetokounmpo became the first pair of Bucks teammates to register at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in a season opener.
UP NEXT
The Bucks have their home opener against Chicago on Friday. On the same night, Philadelphia travels to Toronto.
Regular Season Series
MIL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 124 - 109 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 124 - 109 | |
4th 2.0 | Ricky Council IV makes free throw 2 of 2 | 124 - 109 | |
4th 2.0 | Ricky Council IV makes free throw 1 of 2 | 124 - 108 | |
4th 2.0 | Ryan Rollins shooting foul | 124 - 107 |
Statistics
MIL | PHI | |
---|---|---|
43-80 | FG | 41-98 |
53.8 | Field Goal % | 41.8 |
16-37 | 3PT | 8-31 |
43.2 | Three Point % | 25.8 |
22-31 | FT | 19-27 |
71.0 | Free Throw % | 70.4 |
46 | Rebounds | 49 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
38 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
27 | Assists | 18 |
4 | Steals | 4 |
9 | Blocks | 2 |
14 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
50 | Points in Paint | 56 |
23 | Fouls | 28 |
22 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 19,754 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W4 |
New York | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | L1 |
Brooklyn | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | W1 |
Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | W1 |
Toronto | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | L2 |
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