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Maxey finished with 25 points, 14 assists and
11 rebounds. Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr. each scored 12 as
the Sixers won for the fourth time in five games.
Zach LaVine led Chicago with 30 points, and Nikola Vucevic and
Coby White each had 13 in the Bulls' second straight loss.
Playing in just his fifth game this season, the 7-foot-0 Embiid
started slowly, missing his first seven shots. Then, the
two-time NBA scoring champion connected on eight of his next 10
in the second quarter for his first 19 points and powered the
Sixers to a 62-50 halftime lead.
Embiid has missed the last seven games because of knee injuries
and a three-game suspension for pushing a sports columnist.
Philadelphia opened a 19-point lead in third quarter before the
Bulls narrowed it on a 13-1 run. Chicago closed to within four
points twice in the fourth.
Takeaways
76ers: Wearing a brace on his surgically repaired left knee,
Embiid moved deliberately early in the game. The 2023 MVP then
started clicking, along with Maxey and George, as the Sixers
scored 39 points in the second quarter. The All-Star trio
entered having played only one game together this season.
Bulls: Led 33-23 after one quarter as they shot 52.2% from the
floor. Then they went cold in the second, scoring 17 points on
25% shooting, before coming on again late.
Key moment
The Sixers went on a 16-0 run in the second quarter to take the
lead for good.
Key stat
Embiid played 32 minutes, 53 seconds.
Up next
The 76ers play at Indiana on Friday. The Bulls host
Charlotte on Friday.
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