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[POSTGAME THREAD] Our Milwaukee Bucks (1-0) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (0-1) 118-117 in their season opener – 10/26/2023


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|[](/PHI) **117 – 118** [](/MIL)|
|**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-mil-0022300075/box-score#box-score) & [Yahoo](http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers-milwaukee-bucks-2023102715)**|

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|**GAME SUMMARY**|
|**Location:** Fiserv Forum(17783)|
|**Officials:** Mark Lindsay, Brent Barnaky and Evan Scott|

|**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Total**|
|:—|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Philadelphia 76ers|23|31|31|32|117|
|Milwaukee Bucks|30|33|25|30|118|

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|**TEAM STATS**|

|**Team**|**PTS**|**FG**|**FG%**|**3P**|**3P%**|**FT**|**FT%**|**OREB**|**TREB**|**AST**|**PF**|**STL**|**TO**|**BLK**|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Philadelphia 76ers|117|41-80|51.3%|16-35|45.7%|19-28|67.9%|4|46|25|28|8|15|4|
|Milwaukee Bucks|118|41-82|50%|11-30|36.7%|25-36|69.4%|9|54|20|23|9|14|4|

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|**PLAYER STATS**|

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**[](/PHI) Philadelphia 76ers**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**+/-**|
|Tobias Harris^SF|37:03|20|8-9|3-3|1-2|0|7|7|2|0|0|2|2|-14|
|P.J. Tucker^PF|25:34|0|0-2|0-2|0-0|1|6|7|0|2|0|0|5|+2|
|Joel Embiid^C|36:26|24|9-21|3-7|3-8|0|7|7|6|0|1|7|5|-1|
|De’Anthony Melton^SG|24:53|10|3-10|2-6|2-2|1|1|2|4|2|0|1|2|-4|
|Tyrese Maxey^PG|40:12|31|10-22|3-8|8-10|0|4|4|8|2|0|0|3|0|
|Kelly Oubre Jr.|32:28|27|9-11|5-6|4-4|1|3|4|0|1|0|3|4|+14|
|Danny Green|13:41|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|2|2|1|1|0|0|0|+2|
|Patrick Beverley|13:33|2|1-1|0-0|0-0|0|2|2|2|0|0|0|2|+6|
|Paul Reed|11:34|3|1-2|0-1|1-2|1|3|4|2|0|1|2|4|0|
|Jaden Springer|04:34|0|0-1|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|1|-10|
|Mo Bamba|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Danuel House Jr.|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Furkan Korkmaz|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Filip Petrusev|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Ricky Council IV|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|James Harden|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Javonte Smart|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Terquavion Smith|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
**[](/MIL) Milwaukee Bucks**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**+/-**|
|Khris Middleton^SF|16:12|6|2-5|1-3|1-2|0|3|3|4|2|0|2|0|+14|
|Giannis Antetokounmpo^PF|35:07|23|10-22|0-3|3-9|5|8|13|3|2|2|7|4|-13|
|Brook Lopez^C|28:56|13|5-7|3-4|0-0|1|1|2|0|0|0|2|4|+11|
|Malik Beasley^SG|31:03|5|2-4|1-1|0-0|0|4|4|3|2|0|2|1|-5|
|Damian Lillard^PG|37:13|39|9-20|4-12|17-17|0|8|8|4|0|0|0|2|+12|
|Jae Crowder|26:46|9|3-4|1-1|2-2|0|4|4|2|2|0|1|3|+11|
|Pat Connaughton|20:21|7|2-6|1-4|2-2|0|2|2|2|0|1|0|0|-5|
|Bobby Portis|19:04|10|5-8|0-0|0-4|2|4|6|2|0|1|0|3|-10|
|Cameron Payne|08:56|2|1-3|0-1|0-0|0|0|0|0|1|0|0|3|-7|
|MarJon Beauchamp|16:22|4|2-3|0-1|0-0|1|1|2|0|0|0|0|3|-3|
|Thanasis Antetokounmpo|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|AJ Green|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Andre Jackson Jr.|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Chris Livingston|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Robin Lopez|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Marques Bolden|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|TyTy Washington Jr.|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Lindell Wigginton|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|

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by Short_Bus_

43 Comments

  1. realmarcusjones

    Lillard secretly the best player on the team now?

  2. That Dame fella is pretty good at basketball

  3. madisontakes

    That isn’t a game the 2022-23 Bucks win. Dame time has arrived ⌚️👈🏼

  4. MoldyPeaches1560

    I can only imagine how much better they’ll become once Lillard develops better chemistry with his new team mates.

  5. Short_Bus_

    helluva game, a blowout woulda been nice but this was more fun — thankfully Oubre had the game of his life forcing us to go all out

    Dame is a monster!

  6. madballfanboy

    Once Middleton is playing serious minutes… watch the fuck out

  7. Fluffy-Way-2365

    I seriously wonder what is going to happen to the opposing team when both Giannis and Dame have a great day. You know that’s gonna happen a lot this season.

    Imagine that.

  8. MurDoct

    Fine ill post it here too

    I’m not gay but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with Dame. We won’t ever have sex, but there will be a simmering erotic undercurrent as I stand in the kitchen window watching him tighten his ass as he chops wood, shirtless, sweat pouring off his body. I’ll run upstairs and masturbate, the entire time forcing myself to think of women while my thoughts drift back to Dame. I won’t be able to climax and I’ll eventually go back downstairs, angry. Sometimes we will look across the table and catch each other’s eyes, and in that second, anything is possible, but we both deny ourselves and go back to what we were doing. One day one of us will die, and the other will bury him outside the log cabin. Then he’ll go inside, pen a brief missive to his departed friend, and commit suicide, never able to deal with life without his one true platonic love.

  9. kabman7

    Giannis tunnel vision got me mad.he needs to be making this passes to open shooter if we’re serious about a championship

  10. steez_jay

    Guys I don’t wanna get ahead of myself, but I think this Dame guy is pretty good

  11. PipecleanerFanatic

    Blazer fan here, loved watching Dame do Dame things!

  12. reddit15984-3

    I still can’t believe this Dame guy is on this team man

  13. i’m a blazers fan but with how bad we’re about to be i might be spending a healthy amount of time on this sub. always loved giannis so you guys are for sure my second team now

  14. Wakandaforever456

    Dame is better Steph, he finally has **HELP.**

  15. Dame being able to take over a game when Giannis is struggling (relative to his high standard of play) is a major development

  16. B1ueEyesWh1teDragon

    Honestly, Giannis struggles but I think that was largely by design. I think Dame is gonna benefit far more from the dynamic than Giannis. That said, Giannis will have his games this season, Philly with Nurse coaching is just a tough matchup for him cause those guys are so familiar with his game and tendencies. Happy with the way game one turned out though, not perfect but showed we can overcome some adversity.

  17. Unfair_Application17

    Blazer fan but I don’t think I’ll be missing any bucks games for a long time I want y’all to win a chip so bad with Dame. Scary thing is this is basically average wait till he really starts to bury teams.

  18. theworldlyother

    Once Giannis learns how to play like a 4/5 next to an all time PG, it’s JOEVER

  19. yessica-jessica

    As a Blazers fan and r/ripcity regular, I’ve never seen so many game thread comments about being hard/wet/bricked up/creaming/busting lol. Y’all in Milwaukee are wild and I love it. Really happy that y’all got to see what Dame Time looks like for you.

  20. ibeintheclublike

    Marjon’s defense was great. Surprisingly Beas and Crowder were also solid on that end. Good to see, we’ll need that

  21. andMeSoHappyTogether

    Someone call my doctor in advance. It’s gonna be more than 4 hours.

  22. IsFunnyToMe

    Why Nurse challenged that last call?

    Dame is a cheat code

    6ers played good transition D on Giannis

    Passes from Bucks aren’t sharp

    Would like to see Brook play Embiid just a lil closer on D

    Perimeter defense is not as bad as I thought

    Excited for this season

    Let’s go Bucks!!

  23. lyonhart31

    Lillard misses even one of those free throws and we go to OT. This guy is absolutely transformational for this team. His back must be killing him after that carry performance.

    Once Giannis shakes off the rust and starts playing some more heads-up ball and Khris gets off his minutes restriction, this team is gonna be terrifying. Those three plus Brook, Bobby, a finally settled-in Crowder, a hungry MarJon…I like our chances.

  24. bigbobo33

    Giannis is still adjusting to Dame but he’s gotta knock off his threes. Just do what you’re good at man.

  25. Badgerinthebasement

    Getting another chip will all depend on Giannis accepting he is the 2nd best player in the half court offense, and learn how to do his work off-ball.

  26. jxher123

    Not the best offensive game for Giannis, but he was fantastic on defense. What a game for Dame.

  27. Skeleboi846

    Wasn’t expecting an ugly Giannis game but it does make sense, Nick Nurse has proven to be a great defensive coach when up against him.

    Even the stats line up with 23/13/3 (Giannis averaged 26/13/7 vs. the raps from 2018/19 to last year). Expecting a bounce back game in terms of efficiency come Sunday.

    People need to chill in the live threads though, the second we were down it was obnoxious seeing people desparate to point fingers

  28. Fantasy_Ball

    Honestly Dame bailed us out and this is why we got him. He and Giannis give us a chance vs anybody and everybody.

    However, still felt like there was a decent amount left to be desired. This team hasn’t even begun to peak…

  29. PrimalGenius

    It kills me to see dame in another jersey, but I’m glad it’s with Milwaukee. Happy that a whole new fanbase gets to enjoy dame time!!!

  30. Game 1 take aways
    Coach Griff- I couldn’t believe my eyes when we made multiple adjustments throughout the game. Putting Marjon in early to slow down Maxey, switching Giannis onto Embiid early when he was hot from 3, taking Giannis out late in the 4th (which sparked our run) when he was playing like a fool. Having a coach that’s actually willing to make in game adjustments!!??? Woah what a concept.

    Dame- Dude is awesome simple as that we are really gonna struggle on D being undersized with him in the playoffs but we knew that..it’s our biggest weakness.

    Ball movement – I mean again I couldn’t believe my eyes we actually moved the ball and had many open shots. Guys were actually cutting!?

    Giannis- probably my hottest take of the night but he played like garbage. The fact that we have Dame & Payne two actual true PGs and yet he continues to try and initiate the offense from the perimeter and shoot threes.. Chuck said something that’s absolutely so true on the TNT halftime show “Giannis could make his life a lot easier if he ran without the ball”. Giannis needs to learn how to rim run instead of waiting to bring up the ball. The days of him being our “PG” are over it’s Dame time. Go set a damn screen and use those post moves Hakeem taught you. He really needs to change the way he plays to truly unlock our greatness.

  31. DaAwkwardSilence

    Was hoping the game would be close so y’all could witness dame time. I’m so glad we traded him to y’all instead of the Heat

  32. ahkallday

    Giannis clearly has some adjusting to do giving up the ball more and taking less silly jumpers. That being said I loved the resilience from the guys tonight. Also it’s refreshing to have a coach that tailors a defensive game plan to his opponent. Really impressive defense on Joel for long stretches, going to zone occasionally was fun, and (gasp) actually running some plays on offense?! High hopes for this season

  33. lassiie

    Dame 39 points on 20 shots, Giannis 23 points on 22 shots. Dame +12, Giannis -13.

    Dame played super passively this game, and also shot poorly from 3. The best run of the entire game happened in the second with Giannis on the bench and Dame orchestrating the offense.

    Giannis point-forward needs to be a rare occurrence. Giannis 3s should NEVER happen. Giannis taking a long mid-range with 15 seconds on the shot clock should never happen.

    Giannis was outstanding on D. If he can learn to be a beneficiary of the offense, instead of the creator, there is no ceiling for this team.

  34. suoinguon

    Bucks dominate the court, 76ers left in the dust. Victory tastes sweet, like Giannis’ slam dunk. Philly, better luck next time, don’t despair. Trust the process, success is near.

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