Maxey, Brown lead 76ers past Bulls 126-107

Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away in the second half to beat the Chicago Bulls 126-107 on Monday, November 2.

Maxey added 11 assists. Jaylen Brown had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and VJ Edgecombe scored 21 on 9-of-12 shooting and finished plus-31.

Philadelphia led 30-23 after the first quarter. Chicago won the second 36-34 and went up 45-41, its largest lead. The game had four lead changes and five ties.

The 76ers took control after halftime, winning the third quarter 26-20 and scoring 36 in the fourth. Chicago never got back within single digits late.

Philadelphia led 111-99 with five minutes to play and outscored the Bulls 15-8 the rest of the way. Justin Edwards' dunk off a Jabari Walker pass with 1:31 left made it 124-102, the largest lead of the night at 22.

Caleb Wilson led Chicago with 24 points and four steals. Norman Powell scored 18 but made seven of 11 free throws, and Josh Giddey had 10 assists on five-of-15 shooting.

Philadelphia posted an effective field goal percentage of 58.8 to Chicago's 48.3, and the 76ers had 36 assists to the Bulls' 26. Chicago made 10 of 37 3-pointers and 21 of 32 free throws.

Joel Embiid scored 15 points in 25 minutes, and LeBron James had 15 points and nine assists in a plus-30 night. Rayan Rupert's basket in the final seconds gave Philadelphia its last points.

Philadelphia improved to 7-1, and Chicago fell to 1-6.

Up next

76ers: at the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, November 4.

Bulls: at the New York Knicks on Wednesday, November 4.