Bulls Fall 126-107 in Philadelphia, a Fifth Straight Loss Despite Caleb Wilson's 24 Points
Chicago trailed by five at halftime against the East-leading 76ers, got within nine in the fourth, and then watched Tyrese Maxey — 15 of his 26 points in the final quarter — close the door.
The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 126-107 on Monday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia's fourth straight win and Chicago's fifth straight defeat.
The Bulls were in it for a half, trailing 64-59 at the break behind rookie Caleb Wilson, who finished with a team-high 24 points and seven rebounds. Philadelphia stretched the lead to 90-79 after three quarters, and when Josh Giddey's three cut it to 99-90 with 8:51 left, Tyrese Maxey answered — scoring 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, with 11 assists — and the lead stayed in double digits the rest of the way.
Jaylen Brown added 25 points and 11 rebounds for the 76ers, VJ Edgecombe scored 21 after his perfect-shooting first half, and LeBron James and Joel Embiid — both back after sitting out Saturday — scored 15 apiece. Philadelphia improved to 7-1, best in the East.
Giddey finished with 13 points and 10 assists for Chicago, which falls to 1-6. The Bulls see Philadelphia again soon: the 76ers visit the United Center on Sunday, per the schedule reporting read this run.
