The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-116 on Saturday to move to 3-0, and Joel Embiid had a triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, the Associated Press reported. LeBron James did not play.

James was ruled out with lower back pain management on the first night of a back-to-back, ESPN reported. Coach Nick Nurse said before the game that James had not reported any pain or discomfort in his back, according to the AP. He is expected to play on Sunday at home against Detroit. ArenaBulletin covered his debut on opening night.

Brown led the scoring on his 30th birthday

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points on his 30th birthday, Tyrese Maxey scored 26 and VJ Edgecombe had 17, according to the AP. Dean Wade started in James's place and scored 7 points in his first game of the season. For Milwaukee, Jaime Jaquez Jr. led with 21 points and Kyle Kuzma had 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Bucks are 0-3.

Maxey's two buzzer-beating shots

Maxey ended the first quarter with a 46-foot shot, and he ended the third with a fadeaway jumper that put the 76ers up 10. Brown's three-pointer off an Embiid pass made it 120-114 and gave Embiid his 10th assist. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope then hit a three off a turnover for a nine-point lead, which ended Milwaukee's late push.

Nurse, Embiid and Maxey on playing without James

Nurse described the approach after the game, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

We just run the next action, run the next action, and then make the right play.

Nick Nurse, 76ers coach, after the win over Milwaukee, as reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer

Embiid spoke about what James gives the team on offense.

You need that guy that can kind of put us in the best positions and kind of settle the game and go from there. And that's what he's been able to do.

Joel Embiid, as reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer

Maxey said the team knew what to run without him.

We know what to run. That's one thing I will say.

Tyrese Maxey, as reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer

Labaron Philon Jr., the 76ers' first-round pick, made his NBA debut. Backup big man Jabari Walker left in the third quarter with a left knee tweak, and Nurse said it would be evaluated, ESPN reported. The Bucks host Indiana on Monday.