After a season-opening loss to a conference rival, the Milwaukee Bucks' this game of the season had to be special. However, the temperature prior to this one was surprisingly tepid. While the Milwaukee Bucks' roster is missing most of its wing rotation (Khris Middleton, Pat Connaughton, and Joe Ingles), the Philadelphia 76ers had sky-high expectations in return, and somewhat expectantly, they thought that the result is already in their favor.
This makes it all the sweeter that Milwaukee pulled out a gritty, old-school victory. Brook Lopez was at least as good as usual, putting up 12 three-pointers (hitting 4 of them) in order to drag Embiid out of the paint as punishment for not playing the same defense. His 17 points were not the highlight of his game; his incredible defense protection were.