Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Jan. 16 vs Philadelphia 76ers

The Milwaukee Bucks need to shake off their loss to the Atlanta Hawks quickly, with a game against the Philadelphia 76ers up next just a day later.

The Milwaukee Bucks schedule is weird. After a 2 p.m. start time against the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta on Sunday, the Bucks now have a 2:30 p.m. start time against the Philadelphia 76ers in Milwaukee.

A back-to-back already isn’t fun, but one with two day games might be tough for the Bucks. Hopefully the team was able to fly back to Milwaukee ASAP after the Hawks game–getting in late and then having a game in the early afternoon would definitely suck.

This will be the Bucks first game against the new-look 76ers, who have been saved by Joel Embiid, aka The Process. Embiid spent his time in Milwaukee on Sunday rooting for the Green Bay Packers and tweeting about Aaron Rodgers being the goat, so Bucks fans might have a soft spot for him already.

Besides being the NBA’s premier tweeter, Embiid is becoming a premier player as well. He’s almost single-handedly forcing Philly to compete in games this season. The 76ers are 12-26, a far cry from the playoffs but no longer the bottom feeder they’ve been over the past few seasons.

The Process (meaning Embiid) is pretty much about the exact opposite thing than the Process (meaning Sam Hinkie’s plan to continuously tank). Embiid wants to win every night, and he’s good enough to make that happen fairly often.

The Bucks will work to make sure it doesn’t on Monday. To find out how either team could come out on top, we’ll look at major keys for both of them. After that it’s time to check out a 76er to watch, followed by predictions on the game’s winner.