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11/08 16:58 CST Brown, Maxey and James combine for 78 points in 76ers' 127-121
win over Bulls
Brown, Maxey and James combine for 78 points in 76ers' 127-121 win over Bulls
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Tyrese Maxey added 27 and
LeBron James had his highest-scoring effort so far in a Philadelphia uniform as
the 76ers held off the struggling Chicago Bulls 127-121 on Sunday afternoon.
James had a season-high 22 for the 76ers, who got 18 points and 10 rebounds
from Joel Embiid and 13 points from VJ Edgecombe.
At 9-2, the 76ers --- the Eastern Conference leaders --- are off to their best
11-game start since going 10-1 to open the 2000-01 season.
Josh Giddey had 19 points, 15 assists and seven rebounds for Chicago. Matas
Buzelis added 19 points for the Bulls, who got 18 from Caleb Wilson, 17 from
Jalen Smith, 12 from Isaac Okoro and 10 from Noa Essengue.
The Bulls dropped their seventh straight and fell to 1-8, tying the third-worst
nine-game start in team history. Chicago started 0-9 was in 1967-68 --- the
franchise's second season --- and 2004-05.
James' 3-pointer 3:15 into the game gave him 1,897 career points against
Chicago, making him the all-time leading scorer against the Bulls. Abdul-Jabbar
--- who was the NBA's all-time leading scorer, until James passed him for the
No. 1 spot in 2023 --- scored 1,895 points against the Bulls in 76 games; James
was playing a regular season game against Chicago for the 70th time.
Brown made 11 of 22 shots from the floor in his final game before facing his
former team --- the Boston Celtics --- in a real game for the first time. The
teams met in the preseason, making the first time Brown went up against the
team that traded him to Philadelphia this past offseason, but Tuesday's game in
Philadelphia will be the first time Brown faces the Celtics in a game that
counts in the standings.
Up next
76ers: Host Boston on Tuesday.
Bulls: Host San Antonio on Wednesday.
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