After Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the first matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid’s absence on Monday means the wait for a full-strength clash between two of the East’s rising forces continues.
Having lost the first game this season just nine days earlier, the wait for Milwaukee’s first win of the year against Philadelphia at least came to an end in this one, though.
A sluggish start that included a troubling willingness to allow the Sixers to get to the rim possession after possession may have sowed some early seeds of doubt, but the Bucks stayed focused on the task at hand and delivered the latest win of Joe Prunty’s perfect 4-0 start as interim head coach.