PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers returned home to open that portion of the schedule on Thursday to take on the Milwaukee Bucks looking to get back on track. After opening the season with a loss, they had their sights set on getting in the win column.
The Bucks were missing Khris Middleton in this one, but Giannis Antetokounmpo is more than a match for any team in the league. The Sixers put on a very spirited comeback effort after trailing by double digits in the fourth, but the Bucks came out on top 90-88 as Philadelphia fell to 0-2 on the season. Milwaukee shooter Wesley Matthews made a big triple for the Bucks to give them the lead late.
James Harden was sensational and led Philadelphia with 31 points with 16 coming in the fourth quarter, eight rebounds, and nine assists, Joel Embiid had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Tyrese Maxey added 15 points. Tobias Harris had nine and 10 boards and De’Anthony Melton had nine off the bench.
Here are the player grades following the tough loss: