Embiid scores 31 in his return, Maxey has his first triple-double, Sixers beat Bulls 108-100
CHICAGO (AP) Joel Embiid had 31 points and 12 rebounds in his return, Tyrese Maxey got his first career triple-double and the Philadelphia 76ers held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 108-100 on Sunday.
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.
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.
The Sixers went on a 16-0 run in the second quarter to take the lead for good.
Embiid played 32 minutes, 53 seconds.
The 76ers play at Indiana on Friday. The Bulls host Charlotte on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Vucevic (Tyrese Maxey gains possession) | Â |
| 11:39 |  | Â | Joel Embiid misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:37 | | Â | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:32 | | +2 | Guerschon Yabusele makes two point driving layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:14 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 2-2 |
| 10:54 | | Â | Joel Embiid misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:50 | | Â | Coby White defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | Coby White misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 10:30 | | Â | Kelly Oubre Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 4-2 |
| 10:10 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving reverse layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:52 | | Â | Joel Embiid turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | Â |
| 9:49 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point running layup | 4-6 |
| 9:49 | | Â | Joel Embiid shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:49 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-7 |
| 9:36 | | Â | Paul George misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 9:24 | | Â | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:08 | | Â | Zach LaVine personal foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:57 | | Â | Joel Embiid misses two point cutting finger roll layup | Â |
| 8:56 | | Â | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:55 | | Â | Joel Embiid misses two point tip layup | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:51 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point running reverse layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:42 | | Â | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | Kelly Oubre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Josh Giddey steals) | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 8:04 | | Â | Joel Embiid misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:55 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 4-12 |
| 7:51 | | Â | 76ers 60 second timeout | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Paul George turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 7:26 | | Â | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:13 | | Â | Joel Embiid misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:01 | | Â | Coby White misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 6:59 | | Â | Paul George defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:54 | | +3 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 7-12 |
| 6:46 | | Â | Joel Embiid blocks Coby White's two point driving layup | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Bulls offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:30 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 6:28 | | Â | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:17 | | Â | Tyrese Maxey turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | Â |
| 6:15 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 7-14 |
| 6:15 | | Â | Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Matas Buzelis draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:15 | | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-15 |
| 6:02 | | Â | Jared McCain misses two point finger roll layup | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:52 | | Â | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:41 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-15 |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 10-17 |
| 5:16 | | +2 | Guerschon Yabusele makes two point cutting layup (Jared McCain assists) | 12-17 |
| 4:57 | | Â | Lonzo Ball misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Tyrese Maxey misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 4:44 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:34 | | Â | Tyrese Maxey shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:34 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-18 |
| 4:34 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-19 |
| 4:11 | | Â | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point tip layup | 14-19 |
| 4:05 | | Â | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (bad pass) (Jared McCain steals) | Â |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Jared McCain makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-19 |
| 3:40 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-22 |
| 3:29 | | Â | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | 76ers offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Jump ball. Andre Drummond vs. Matas Buzelis (Jared McCain gains possession) | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Jump ball. Andre Drummond vs. Matas Buzelis (Jared McCain gains possession) | Â |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-22 |
| 3:14 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 19-25 |
| 2:53 | | Â | Andre Drummond misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Coby White defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:39 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 19-28 |
| 2:28 | | Â | Jared McCain misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Bulls defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:28 | | Â | Bulls 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Paul George misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:51 | | Â | Caleb Martin turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:40 | | Â | KJ Martin personal foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Coby White misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 1:21 | | Â | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-28 |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-28 |
| 0:53 | | Â | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:35 | | Â | Kyle Lowry turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | Â |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point running layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 21-30 |
| 0:11 | | +2 | Paul George makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-30 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 23-33 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |