Joel Embiid explains what went wrong for Sixers in home loss to Bucks

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers had been enjoying some pretty excellent basketball on Tuesday from the Milwaukee Bucks at residence. They had developed up an 85-72 direct in the third quarter in an essential matchup that would determine who gets the tiebreaker in a restricted Jap Conference.

Then, with Joel Embiid on the bench, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo ripped off 13 straight details for Milwaukee to get them back again in the match spanning the close of the third and the beginning of the fourth and that turned the game in Milwaukee’s favor.

The Bucks would go on to earn 118-116 as Antetokounmpo completed with 40 factors, 14 rebounds, and six assists.

“The match truly changed when I went on the bench,” reported Embiid. “At the conclude of that 3rd quarter, starting of the fourth, their very best player scored, I do not know, 17 in a row or whatever that was. We didn’t do what we had to do and they manufactured their run and they cut the guide and they acquired some momentum and it carried more than.”

The Sixers went with Paul Millsap to backup Embiid in this one particular and he was strong in the initially half, but he really had a rough stretch with Antetokounmpo and it value Philadelphia in this 1.

Now, the Bucks possess the tiebreaker and the Sixers dropped to No. 4 in the standings with 7 video games remaining on the agenda.

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