Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Tyrese Maxey added 27 and LeBron James had 22 as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Chicago Bulls 127-121 on Sunday afternoon, November 8, at the United Center, according to the Associated Press.
James had his highest-scoring game so far in a Philadelphia uniform, and Joel Embiid added 18 points and 10 rebounds, with VJ Edgecombe scoring 13 off the bench, according to the Associated Press. The trio of Brown, Maxey and James combined for 78 points between them.
The win was Philadelphia's response to its worst performance of the young season on Friday, a 24-point loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to the reports. It was the second meeting of the week between the teams, after the 76ers beat the Bulls 126-107 in Philadelphia on Monday, November 2.
Josh Giddey led Chicago with 19 points, 15 assists and seven rebounds, but the Bulls could not close the gap in the final minutes, according to the reports. Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson cut the deficit to 116-113 with a three-pointer before Philadelphia steadied itself to see out the win.
Philadelphia collected 20 offensive rebounds and won the rebounding battle 54-42, outscoring Chicago 33-12 on second-chance points, according to the reports. The 76ers never trailed by much, but they could not ease away from a Bulls side that kept fighting back.
The win improved the 76ers to 9-2, their best start through 11 games since the 2000-01 season, when they opened 10-1, according to the Associated Press. Chicago fell to 1-8 after a seventh straight defeat.
Philadelphia next hosts the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, while Chicago will look to end its losing run in its next game, according to the reports.
Sources: Associated Press (via theScore); NBC Sports Philadelphia