Game ID: 22500666
Milwaukee Bucks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 42 29 35 33 139MIL 34 28 33 27 122
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHI availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/16, returns tonight: 22 min (118% of 18)
OUT Gordon missed 13 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 1/12 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 36 min (114% of 32)
OUT Gordon missed 14 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 22 min since (118% of 18)
BACK Edwards back 1/12 after 2, 5 min since (35% of 15)
PHI availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT McCain missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 15 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 36 min since (114% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 22 min since (118% of 18)
PHI availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 19 min (104% of 18)
OUT McCain missed 3 since 1/20, returns tonight: 23 min (136% of 17)
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 16 min (110% of 15)
OUT Gordon missed 16 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Walker missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 20 min (178% of 11)
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
NEW Embiid 32 to 37 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 1/27 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 17 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 21 min since (111% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 23 min since (136% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (110% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 20 min since (178% of 11)
NEW Embiid 32 to 38 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 18 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (106% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/20 after 2, 21 min since (111% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 24 min since (140% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 20 min since (137% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
NEW Embiid 32 to 37 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Grimes missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 16 min (55% of 28)
OUT Gordon missed 19 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK George back 1/22 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Drummond back 1/26 after 2, 12 min since (62% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 21 min since (123% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
PHI availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 20 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 1/31 after 2, 16 min since (55% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 1/26 after 2, 12 min since (62% of 18)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 20 min since (117% of 17)
BACK Edwards back 1/26 after 2, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 10 min since (90% of 11)
PHI availability going into 2/03 · back-to-backOUT George missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Drummond missed 2 since 1/31, returns tonight: 29 min (157% of 18)
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 1/31, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 15)
OUT Gordon missed 21 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 1/31 after 2, 22 min since (76% of 28)
BACK McCain back 1/26 after 3, 19 min since (111% of 17)
BACK Walker back 1/26 after 2, 8 min since (72% of 11)
MIL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 32 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 4 min since (18% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 9 min since (59% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 9 min since (61% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/19 · 3 days' restOUT Prince missed 33 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 7 min since (35% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 8 min since (50% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 12 min since (77% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 34 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 7 min since (35% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 10 min since (65% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 12 min since (77% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Prince missed 35 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 5 min since (28% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 15 min since (96% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 16 min since (105% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/27 · 3 days' restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 36 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/13 after 4, 5 min since (28% of 20)
BACK Nance back 1/13 after 8, 15 min since (92% of 16)
BACK Anthony back 1/13 after 8, 16 min since (106% of 15)
MIL availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 37 since 11/07, out tonight
MIL availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Gia. Antetokounmp missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 38 since 11/07, out tonight
NEW Green 29 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Turner 27 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Kuzma 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Portis 24 to 32 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 1/21, out tonight
OUT Gia. Antetokounmp missed 3 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 39 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
NEW Turner 27 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Kuzma 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Portis 24 to 35 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT Porter Jr. missed 6 since 1/21, returns tonight: 29 min (89% of 33)
OUT Gia. Antetokounmp missed 4 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Prince missed 40 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
NEW Kuzma 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Portis 24 to 34 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 22 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight), Prince (36 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Philadelphia's 32 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 27 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 20. Call it Philadelphia 116, Milwaukee 111.
1/20 vs PHX 110-116 — PHI notes
PHI lost 110-116. PHI shot 42% (39 of 93) to PHX's 43%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHX's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 20. Edgecombe led with 25 (10 of 21, 2 of 7 from three); Oubre Jr. added 21, Maxey 20. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-84 against them. Edwards's -17 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 vs HOU 128-122 — PHI notes
PHI won 128-122 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 55% (49 of 89) to HOU's 46%, 11 of 32 from three. Maxey led with 36 (15 of 28, 2 of 10 from three); Embiid added 32, Oubre Jr. 26. The hinge was Q2, 36-27: PHI came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 7. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/24 vs NYK 109-112 — PHI notes
PHI lost 109-112. PHI shot 51% (39 of 77) to NYK's 44%, 9 of 29 from three. The glass went 37-53 against them. Embiid led with 38 (13 of 21, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Maxey added 22, Edgecombe 14. Q4 was theirs, 32-22, the deficit cut from 13 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them.
1/26 @ CHA 93-130 — PHI notes
PHI lost 93-130. PHI shot 39% (35 of 89) to CHA's 57%, 9 of 30 from three, and got to the line 19 times to CHA's 27. PHI turned it over 17 times to CHA's 23. The glass went 33-53 against them. Oubre Jr. led with 17 (7 of 12, 1 of 4 from three); McCain added 16, Grimes 14. Q4 was theirs, 34-21, the deficit cut from 50 to 37, but the other 3 periods went 109-59 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -40 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 vs MIL 139-122 — PHI notes
PHI won 139-122. PHI shot 52% (53 of 101) to MIL's 51%, 22 of 42 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIL's 27. PHI turned it over 6 times to MIL's 11. George led with 32 (11 of 21, 9 of 15 from three); Embiid added 29, Maxey 22. The hinge was Q1, 42-34: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Edwards was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/29 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 20 and Monk at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Murray (12 straight), LaVine (2 straight), Plowden (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 32. Call it Philadelphia 120, Sacramento 113.
1/31 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Grimes (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 26 free throws a game; Bey at 24 and Williamson at 19 a game. Without Murray (20 straight), Poole (3 straight), McGowens (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-10 and the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to New Orleans's 27. Call it Philadelphia 118, New Orleans 113.
2/02 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jones Jr. (14 straight), Bogdanović (18 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 36 and Maxey at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-10 a night and Philadelphia minus-9 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 118. Call it the Clippers 116, Philadelphia 111.
2/03 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Melton at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Cryer (3 straight), Payton II (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without George (2 straight), Drummond (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 33 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 16 times a game to Philadelphia's 9. Call it Golden State 118, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/15 @ SAS 101-119 — MIL notes
MIL lost 101-119. MIL took 8 more shots (87 to 79), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to SAS's 51%, 17 of 48 from three. The glass went 37-50 against them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 21 (7 of 12, 6 of 9 at the line); Kuzma added 18, Portis 13. Q4 was theirs, 32-13, the deficit cut from 37 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 106-69 against them. Porter Jr.'s -35 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 @ ATL 112-110 — MIL notes
MIL won 112-110. MIL shot 49% (39 of 79) to ATL's 41%, 16 of 36 from three. Antetokounmpo led with 21 (7 of 12, 7 of 12 at the line); Portis added 19, Green 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-19: a lead of 1 became 16, and the lead reached 23.
1/21 vs OKC 102-122 — MIL notes
MIL lost 102-122. MIL shot 49% (40 of 81) to OKC's 54%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line just 9 times against 19 fouls committed. MIL turned it over 16 times to OKC's 8, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. G. Antetokounmpo led with 19 (8 of 11, 3 of 6 at the line); Anthony added 17, Portis 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 20 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 91-69 against them. Kuzma's -20 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/23 vs DEN 100-102 — MIL notes
MIL lost 100-102. MIL shot 40% (34 of 85) to DEN's 40%, 12 of 39 from three. Antetokounmpo led with 22 (4 of 8, 14 of 16 at the line); Rollins added 21, Turner 17. Q4 was theirs, 37-24, the deficit cut from 15 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 78-63 against them.
1/27 @ PHI 122-139 — MIL notes
MIL lost 122-139. MIL shot 51% (44 of 86) to PHI's 52%, 15 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHI's 15 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. MIL turned it over 11 times to PHI's 6. Turner led with 31 (10 of 16, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Rollins added 24, Portis 17. Q2 was theirs, 28-29, but the other 3 periods went 110-94 against them. Anthony's -17 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sarr at 22 and George at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Bagley III (3 straight), Whitmore (24 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 21 and Turner at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (3 straight), Prince (37 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Washington 115, Milwaukee 113, Milwaukee keeping it close.
2/01 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and Pritchard at 21 a game. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Turner at 21 and Gia. Antetokounmpo at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (4 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (2 straight), Prince (38 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to Milwaukee's 116. Call it Boston 116, Milwaukee 109.
2/03 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Rollins at 19 and Turner at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Porter Jr. (5 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (3 straight), Prince (39 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 20 and Vučević at 18 a game. Without Giddey (3 straight), Jones (6 straight), Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-0 a night and Milwaukee minus-7 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 16 times a game to Milwaukee's 11. Call it Milwaukee 115, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
2/04 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Rollins at 22 and Kuzma at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (6 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (4 straight), Prince (40 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 106, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bey at 21 and Williamson at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Murray (22 straight), Poole (5 straight), McGowens (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 38 percent from three to New Orleans's 30 and the defense, New Orleans allowing 106 a night to Milwaukee's 114. Call it Milwaukee 112, New Orleans 111, New Orleans keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Edwards
JE J. Embiid
JM J. McCain
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
MILAG A. Green
BP B. Portis
CA C. Anthony
GH G. Harris
GT G. Trent Jr.
JS J. Sims
KK K. Kuzma
MT M. Turner
PN P. Nance
RR R. Rollins
TA T. Antetokounmpo
PHI/MIL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
George scores 32 and Embiid has 29 to lead 76ers past short-handed Bucks 139-122
PHILADELPHIA -- — Paul George scored 32 points, Joel Embiid had 18 of his 29 points in the first quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to a 139-122 victory over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
Tyrese Maxey added 22 points for the 76ers, who were blown out a night earlier at Charlotte with Embiid and George sidelined.
Myles Turner scored 31 points for Milwaukee, which lost its third straight and sixth of seven. Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out with a right calf strain that the team said will sideline him indefinitely .
George hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to help the 76ers extend their 11-point lead to start the period to 18 points. In their 130-93 loss to the Hornets , the Sixers trailed by 50 points entering the fourth.
The game at Charlotte was rescheduled to 3 p.m. EDT because of winter weather, but the Sixers still didn't make it back to Philadelphia until after 1 a.m. Tuesday.
But the return of Embiid and George, who both sat Monday for injury management, provided a jolt of energy for the Sixers. Maxey found Embiid for an alley-oop dunk late in the first half and Maxey jumped up and down with excitement as both players smiled toward Bucks coach Doc Rivers, who led the Sixers for three seasons.
George made 11 of 21 shots, including 9 of 15 3-pointers. Embiid added nine rebounds and five assists.
Ryan Rollins scored 24 points for the Bucks, Bobby Portis had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Kyle Kuzma also scored 17.
In addition to Antetokounmpo, the Bucks were without Kevin Porter Jr . (right oblique) and Taurean Prince (neck surgery). Philadelphia’s Quentin Grimes (right ankle sprain) also was sidelined.