Philadelphia 76ers (3-0) beat Milwaukee Bucks (0-3) 127-116 at home on Saturday, October 24, never trailing at a quarter break.
How it unfolded
The 76ers led at every quarter break. The cushion peaked at 11 after the fourth quarter and the Bucks never got back in front at a break.
What decided it
The 76ers gave the ball away on 9.7% of their possessions while the Bucks did so 21.4% of the time and the 76ers cashed in 28.6 free throws for every 100 shots, the Bucks only 23.6. Protecting the ball is an easy edge to overlook, but each turnover costs a shot.
The Bucks did win one battle, second chances: ORB% of 37.8% against 19.6%. The 76ers made up for it elsewhere.
The game played at about 110 possessions per team. The 76ers scored 115.3 points per 100 possessions and the Bucks scored 105.3, a difference of 10.
The Bucks' reserves also made a difference, outscoring the opposing bench 34-22.
Who made the difference
Joel Embiid (PHI) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (23.3): 28 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast on 8-20 shooting. The team was +18 in the minutes Joel played.
For the Bucks, Kel'el Ware was the best of the rest at 18.1: 19 pts, 13 reb, 1 ast on 6-11 shooting.
Joel Embiid (28 pts, 11 reb, 10 ast), VJ Edgecombe (17 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast), and Kyle Kuzma (14 pts, 12 reb, 3 ast) each recorded a double-double.
Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.
What it means
The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the 76ers about a 85% chance.
Across the last 8 meetings in our records, the series is even.
The 76ers are now 3-0, and the Bucks are 0-3. The 76ers last five before this game: L-L-L-W-W.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.