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Tyrese Maxey scores 26 with 11 assists as the 76ers beat the Bulls 126-107

Tyrese Maxey scored 26 with 11 assists and VJ Edgecombe added 21 on 9-of-12 shooting as Philadelphia beat Chicago 126-107 to improve to 7-1.

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Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers on the court during a game in 2026Tyrese Maxey of the 76ers during a game in April 2026. Photo by Chensiyuan, CC-BY-SA-4.0, resized.

Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points with 11 assists, VJ Edgecombe added 21 on 9-of-12 shooting, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away from the Chicago Bulls 126-107 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday, November 2. Philadelphia is 7-1 and 4-1 at home. Chicago, 1-6, is 1-4 on the road.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 with 11 rebounds and four threes. LeBron James had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in 31 minutes and was a plus-30, and Joel Embiid scored 15 with 8 rebounds in 25 minutes. The 76ers shot 53% (48 of 91), had 36 assists on 14 turnovers and led by as many as 22.

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How it turned

Philadelphia led from the start of the night. Edgecombe scored 11 in the first quarter, including a three and three dunks, and the Sixers opened a 24-14 lead on a 12-3 run in the middle of the quarter and led 30-23 after the first. Edgecombe was 7 for 7 from the field at the half with 15 points.

Chicago’s best stretch came in the second quarter, when it scored 36 points, took a 43-41 lead on Josh Giddey’s layup with 6:22 left and was level at 50-50 with 3:50 left in the half. Philadelphia then outscored Chicago 13-2 to lead 62-52 with 1:32 left in the half, and went to the break up 64-59. The 76ers took the lead for good at 51-50 on two LeBron James free throws.

Philadelphia outscored Chicago 26-20 in the third quarter to lead 90-79. Chicago got within nine, 99-90, on a Giddey three with 8:51 left in the fourth and within eight, 104-96, on two Powell free throws with 6:50 left, but it got no closer. Maxey answered with a 25-foot three with 6:39 left to make it 107-96. Philadelphia then closed on a 13-3 run, with Maxey scoring on a drive, Brown hitting two threes, Edgecombe hitting a 23-foot pull-up and Justin Edwards finishing a dunk, and the lead reached 124-102 with 1:31 left.

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The numbers

Philadelphia outscored Chicago 62-54 in the paint and 29-25 on the break, and won the rebounding battle 47-42. The Bulls shot 43% (38 of 89), made 10 of 38 threes (26%) and 21 of 32 free throws (66%), and committed 15 turnovers that led to 25 Philadelphia points. The 76ers made 11 of 31 threes (35%) and 19 of 27 free throws.

The Bulls’ side

Caleb Wilson led Chicago with 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting, with four threes, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. Norman Powell scored 18 and went 7 for 11 from the line, Josh Giddey had 10 assists and 13 points on 5-of-15 shooting, and Jalen Smith added 13 points and 7 rebounds. Matas Buzelis had 4 points and 5 turnovers in 23 minutes. Nic Claxton was out with a hamstring injury.

Philadelphia was without Dominick Barlow (back) and Ariel Hukporti (Achilles).

What’s next

Philadelphia visits the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:00 p.m. ET (2:00 a.m. Thursday Cairo time). Chicago visits the New York Knicks the same night at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Thursday Cairo time).

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