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Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls 127-121 as Jaylen Brown scores 29
Jaylen Brown scored 29, Tyrese Maxey added 27 and LeBron James had a season-high 22 as Philadelphia held off Chicago for its ninth win.
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Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Tyrese Maxey added 27 and LeBron James scored a season-high 22 as the Philadelphia 76ers held off the Chicago Bulls 127-121 at the United Center on Sunday afternoon, November 8. Philadelphia improved to 9-2. Chicago fell to 1-8 and has lost seven in a row.
Brown shot 11-of-22 from the field and 5-of-8 at the line, scoring 10 of his points in the fourth quarter. Maxey went 9-of-16 with 3 threes, 6-of-6 free throws and 7 assists. James shot 8-of-16 and handed out 5 assists, three of them on fourth-quarter threes. His early three in the first quarter also made him the all-time leading scorer against the Bulls.
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How it turned
Chicago led by as many as 7 in the first quarter after Jalen Smith’s 26-foot jumper made it 23-16. Philadelphia closed the period strong for a 34-33 lead, then scored 34 more in the second. Joel Embiid’s 17-foot jumper with 3.7 seconds left in the half sent the 76ers to the break up 68-61.
The visitors stretched it to 97-85 on a Jabari Walker three with 2:22 left in the third quarter, their largest lead. The Bulls kept coming. Jordan Hawkins scored six straight points late in the period, and Noa Essengue’s three-point play made it 101-96 early in the fourth.
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Brown answered with a pair of threes off James passes, the second a 26-foot step-back that made it 111-104 with 7:23 left. Chicago got within 116-113 on Caleb Wilson’s three and 118-116 on Isaac Okoro’s three-point play with 3:00 to go. Embiid hit two free throws, and Maxey buried a 23-foot step-back three from James that made it 123-116 with 2:13 left. Matas Buzelis’ dunk cut it to 123-120, but Brown hit four free throws in the final minute to close it.
The supporting cast
Embiid had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. VJ Edgecombe scored 13 with 3 steals and finished a team-best plus-17. Walker added 9 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Philadelphia won the boards 54-42, grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and shot 21-of-25 at the line.
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Chicago’s side
Josh Giddey had 19 points, 15 assists and 7 rebounds, scoring 9 of his points in the fourth quarter. Buzelis also scored 19. Wilson had 18, Smith had 17 with 8 rebounds and 4 blocks, Okoro scored 12 and Essengue added 10 off the bench. The Bulls outscored Philadelphia 64-58 in the paint but shot 10-of-37 from three. They played without Norman Powell (shoulder) and Zach Collins (illness). Attendance was 21,060.
What’s next
The 76ers host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, November 10, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Wednesday Cairo time), Brown’s first regular-season game against his former team. The Bulls host the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, November 11, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Thursday Cairo time).
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