The Sixers kept pace in the first half but were played off the floor by the Giannis-less Bucks in the second half of yet another disturbing loss.

Tyrese Maxey did all he could, but the shorthanded Sixers remain hilariously overmatched in a loss to the Bucks Sunday.

The Sixers shouldn’t tank the rest of the 2024-25 season — and even if they wanted to, it’s not very practical.

Missing Joel Embiid and Paul George, Tyrese Maxey and the Sixers struggled mightily in the opener and were beaten convincingly by the Bucks.