## [Philadelphia 76ers](/r/sixers) (0-1) @ [Milwaukee Bucks](/r/mkebucks) (1-0)
* Game Time: October 26, 2023 @ 07:30 PM EDT
* Venue: Fiserv Forum – Milwaukee, WI
* NBA Game [Summary](https://www.nba.com/game/0022300075) / [Charts](https://www.nba.com/game/0022300075/game-charts)
## Game Status – Final: Bucks Win 118-117
## Linescore
||1|2|3|4||TOTAL|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[76ers](/r/sixers)|23|31|31|32||117|
|[Bucks](/r/mkebucks)|30|33|25|30||118|
## Inactives
|76ers|Bucks|
|:–|:–|
|[Terquavion Smith](https://www.nba.com/player/1631173)|[TyTy Washington Jr.](https://www.nba.com/player/1631102)|
|[Javonte Smart](https://www.nba.com/player/1630606)|[Marques Bolden](https://www.nba.com/player/1629716)|
|[James Harden](https://www.nba.com/player/201935)|[Lindell Wigginton](https://www.nba.com/player/1629623)|
|[Ricky Council IV](https://www.nba.com/player/1641741)||
## Game Stats
|Team|PTS|FG|3P|FT|REB (O+D)|AST|PF|STL|TO|BLK|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[76ers](/r/sixers)|117|41/80 (51.2%)|16/35 (45.7%)|19/28 (67.9%)|4+35|25|28|8|15|4|
|[Bucks](/r/mkebucks)|118|41/82 (50%)|11/30 (36.7%)|25/36 (69.4%)|9+35|20|23|9|14|4|
|[76ers](/r/sixers)|MIN|PTS|FG|3P|FT|REB (O+D)|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|^SF [Tobias Harris](https://www.nba.com/player/202699)|37:03|20|8/9 (88.9%)|3/3 (100%)|1/2 (50%)|0+7|2|0|0|2|2|-14.0|
|^PF [P.J. Tucker](https://www.nba.com/player/200782)|25:34|0|0/2 (0%)|0/2 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|1+6|0|2|0|0|5|2.0|
|^C [Joel Embiid](https://www.nba.com/player/203954)|36:26|24|9/21 (42.9%)|3/7 (42.9%)|3/8 (37.5%)|0+7|6|0|1|7|5|-1.0|
|^SG [De’Anthony Melton](https://www.nba.com/player/1629001)|24:53|10|3/10 (30%)|2/6 (33.3%)|2/2 (100%)|1+1|4|2|0|1|2|-4.0|
|^PG [Tyrese Maxey](https://www.nba.com/player/1630178)|40:12|31|10/22 (45.5%)|3/8 (37.5%)|8/10 (80%)|0+4|8|2|0|0|3|0.0|
|[Kelly Oubre Jr.](https://www.nba.com/player/1626162)|32:28|27|9/11 (81.8%)|5/6 (83.3%)|4/4 (100%)|1+3|0|1|0|3|4|14.0|
|[Danny Green](https://www.nba.com/player/201980)|13:41|0|0/1 (0%)|0/1 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+2|1|1|0|0|0|2.0|
|[Patrick Beverley](https://www.nba.com/player/201976)|13:33|2|1/1 (100%)|0/0 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+2|2|0|0|0|2|6.0|
|[Paul Reed](https://www.nba.com/player/1630194)|11:34|3|1/2 (50%)|0/1 (0%)|1/2 (50%)|1+3|2|0|1|2|4|0.0|
|[Jaden Springer](https://www.nba.com/player/1630531)|04:34|0|0/1 (0%)|0/1 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+0|0|0|2|0|1|-10.0|
|[Bucks](/r/mkebucks)|MIN|PTS|FG|3P|FT|REB (O+D)|AST|STL|BLK|TO|PF|+/-|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|^SF [Khris Middleton](https://www.nba.com/player/203114)|16:12|6|2/5 (40%)|1/3 (33.3%)|1/2 (50%)|0+3|4|2|0|2|0|14.0|
|^PF [Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://www.nba.com/player/203507)|35:07|23|10/22 (45.5%)|0/3 (0%)|3/9 (33.3%)|5+8|3|2|2|7|4|-13.0|
|^C [Brook Lopez](https://www.nba.com/player/201572)|28:56|13|5/7 (71.4%)|3/4 (75%)|0/0 (0%)|1+1|0|0|0|2|4|11.0|
|^SG [Malik Beasley](https://www.nba.com/player/1627736)|31:03|5|2/4 (50%)|1/1 (100%)|0/0 (0%)|0+4|3|2|0|2|1|-5.0|
|^PG [Damian Lillard](https://www.nba.com/player/203081)|37:13|39|9/20 (45%)|4/12 (33.3%)|17/17 (100%)|0+8|4|0|0|0|2|12.0|
|[Jae Crowder](https://www.nba.com/player/203109)|26:46|9|3/4 (75%)|1/1 (100%)|2/2 (100%)|0+4|2|2|0|1|3|11.0|
|[Pat Connaughton](https://www.nba.com/player/1626192)|20:21|7|2/6 (33.3%)|1/4 (25%)|2/2 (100%)|0+2|2|0|1|0|0|-5.0|
|[Bobby Portis](https://www.nba.com/player/1626171)|19:04|10|5/8 (62.5%)|0/0 (0%)|0/4 (0%)|2+4|2|0|1|0|3|-10.0|
|[Cameron Payne](https://www.nba.com/player/1626166)|08:56|2|1/3 (33.3%)|0/1 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|0+0|0|1|0|0|3|-7.0|
|[MarJon Beauchamp](https://www.nba.com/player/1630699)|16:22|4|2/3 (66.7%)|0/1 (0%)|0/0 (0%)|1+1|0|0|0|0|3|-3.0|
## League Scoreboard
|Away|Score|Home|Status|
|–:|:-:|:–|:–|
|[Phoenix Suns](/r/suns)|52-48|[Los Angeles Lakers](/r/lakers)|2nd Qtr|
## Next 76ers Game
Saturday, October 28, 07:30 PM EDT @ [Toronto Raptors](/r/torontoraptors) (2 days)
^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^10/26/2023 ^^^11:21:11 ^^^PM ^^^EDT
by SixersGameThreadBot
25 Comments
Missing our $35m point guard, on the road, embiid not in shape and only lost by 1 playing 8 on 5. Not too mad. We just dug ourselves too big of a hole
Sixers lost by 1.
It’s the first game.
Let’s chill the fuck out. Be a basketball fan
Look we have our issues – still getting pantsed on rebounding and second-chance points.
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But there is no way the refs did not decide this game in Milwaukee’s favor. They deemed there was sufficient contact to call a blocking foul on PJ and were going to give Milwaukee a chance at a three-point play.
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So it stands to reason that once the call was challenged and the replay showed the contact initiated by Antetokounmo and PJ was in legal guarding position and not in the restricted area, that simply HAS to be a charge on Giannis and no basket as the contact he created allowed him to get that basket.
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If the contact is sufficient to be a block it HAS to be sufficient to be a charge. Any other conclusion is not simply incorrect but frankly nonsensical.
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This is from the NBA Rulebook website on offensive fouls by the dribbler
[RULE NO. 12: Fouls and Penalties | NBA Official](https://official.nba.com/rule-no-12-fouls-and-penalties/#foultypes)
Section II—By Dribbler
1. **A dribbler shall not (1) charge into an opponent who has established a legal guarding position,** or (2) attempt to dribble between two opponents, or (3) attempt to dribble between an opponent and a boundary, where sufficient space is not available for illegal contact to be avoided.
2. If a defender is able to establish a legal position in the straight line path of the dribbler, the dribbler must avoid contact by changing direction or ending his dribble.
3. **The dribbler must be in control of his body at all times. If illegal contact occurs, the responsibility is on the dribbler.**
and **here’s** the punchline
A personal foul assessed against an offensive player which is neither punching or flagrant shall be penalized in the following manner:
1. **NO POINTS CAN BE SCORED BY THE OFFENSIVE TEAM**
The NBA Rulebook says that was by definition an offensive foul and since no team can be awarded points when an offensive foul is committed by rule that was at-best world-class incompetence at worst corruption-level refereeing.
I really liked this game. We actually looked like a team instead of the “embiid-harden show”. Plus we almost beat the bucks at home when they have Lillard and we don’t have harden. It’s not a win for us but it’s basically a loss of them. Not a good sign for Milwaukee
It sucks losing the first game but I can’t be mad. The Role players stepped up, Maxey did what he usually does, and this was a very competitive game despite the Harden situation and Embiid having an off night.
Oubre looked better than I thought he would, and maxey will be an all-star this year, even tobi had a good game, too bad the refs were the sixth man for the bucks tonight
I better not see Danny on the floor ever again why was he even out there atleast pj can get rebounds and steals sometimes
Call me a homer but refs completely sold us tonight , egregious calls made in the favor of the bucks. Embiid sold but the refs really killed us down the stretch….hell of a welcome back game
Maxey was pretty passive in the first quarter but I’m glad he picked up the aggressiveness in the second half
31/4/8 is a great start for him, if he can remain consistent and we rack up wins he might make all star, probably as a replacement reserve if not voted in
Bad loss blowing a three possession fourth quarter lead, but there were some positives. Maxey looks good as the primary ballhandler, the depth players were good, and Oubre looks like he can contribute as a bench instant offense guy. Embiid just needs to play within himself and not try to do everything himself. Being the MVP doesn’t mean you always have to be the hero and I hope Nurse will get him to realize that.
please come back james. i would love to see him under nurse
I just want those who were bitching and yelling during the first half to show up now and apologize how stupid they were
refs saved the bucks so hard. we would’ve won this game in philly.
Nah it’s too much negativity, me personally that’s the best I’ve felt after a sixers loss in a while. Harris hitting a clutch 3, the team stepping up, all round they’ve looked better too.
This type of ball is way more sustainable than the iso heavy type of ball we played last season
First time I’ve ever gone to the NBA sub and seen the general consensus favoring the Sixers. What a wild time.
So glad to be back for another roller coaster season of Sixers basketball!
sidenote jesus christ the front page of r/nba is ridiculous. reminds me why i stay in here.
Crazy suddenly no one over there cares about being a “free-throw merchant” after bitching about Embiid all last season and off-season.
There’s no way it should have been this close. Giannis played like shit and embiid had a better game Believe it or not.
Great game overall, harden would have won us the game easily. Embiid had solid stretches but he’s having his 2 week incubation period. He was great in the clutch. They fucked him on the marginal contact on dame. Then the one on him was overturned by Brook Lopez. And Gianni’s gets to catch his own airballs now, and jae crowder can fly when oubre barely touched him.
Nurse’s offense isn’t going to change overnight. Embiid needs to unlearn years of hero-ball Doc encouraged that has been widely successful in the regular season. In a sense, it’s not a bad thing we didn’t get bailed out of Embiid’s offensive mistakes. Game 1/82, now is the time to make mistakes and learn from them. And this is obviously not his usual self.
It sucks Embiid is out of shape to start the season, but rim protecting + averaging 30 isn’t an easy job. He’s going to look like a different player in two weeks.
Also can we not have the same convos every year with Embiid. He don’t play preseason. The month of October is his preseason he always sucks in October. Embiid will be fine
Good game. I’m pumped for the season. We’re going to be good.
Man, I love Oubre and Nick Nurse. I’m positive for the season!
Kelly Oubre is the goat
Even if we had the complete team to compete for a championship, we will never have the refs on our side in this rigged ass league.
https://youtu.be/ma248kJFf9Q?si=nh7aOKExzqKleF12
“I thought we were going to lose by more.” Your 2023 76ers!