Brown Scores 29, Maxey 27 as 76ers Beat Bulls 127-121 in Chicago

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 127-121 at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday, November 8, 2026. Jaylen Brown scored a team high 29 points for Philadelphia and Tyrese Maxey added 27. The 76ers improved to 9-2 and closed a three game road trip at 2-1. Chicago fell to 1-8.

Brown scored his 29 points on 11 of 22 shooting and finished with 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Maxey scored 27 points on 9 of 16 shooting, with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Philadelphia put five players in double figures and led for most of the second half, then protected a small lead through the final minute.

Philadelphia builds the lead by halftime

Philadelphia led 34-33 after the first quarter and 68-61 at halftime. The 76ers won the second quarter 34-28 to open the seven point break, with Brown and Maxey carrying the scoring load through the first half.

LeBron James scored 22 points for Philadelphia, with 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Joel Embiid scored 18 points with 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and VJ Edgecombe scored 13 points. The five confirmed Philadelphia scorers, Brown, Maxey, James, Embiid and Edgecombe, combined for 109 of the 127 points.

Chicago stays close behind Giddey

Josh Giddey led Chicago with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 15 assists. Matas Buzelis also scored 19 points, Caleb Wilson scored 18, and Jalen Smith scored 17 points with 8 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Chicago won the third quarter 32-31 to cut the margin to 99-93 entering the fourth. The fourth quarter was tied 28-28, so Chicago never closed the gap it carried out of halftime. Giddey created shots all night with his 15 assists, but the Bulls needed a quarter win in the fourth to change the result and did not get one.

The numbers under the score

Philadelphia outrebounded Chicago 59-46, and the edge on the offensive glass was wider. The 76ers collected 20 offensive rebounds to 9 for the Bulls, which gave Philadelphia extra possessions on a night when both teams recorded 30 assists.

Shooting from long range also separated the teams. Philadelphia made 14 of 34 three point shots, 41.2 percent. Chicago made 10 of 37, 27.0 percent. Those four extra made threes account for most of the six point final margin.

Brown closes it at the line

Chicago cut the lead to 125-120 late, and James protected it with a steal from Giddey with 38 seconds left. Brown then closed the game at the free throw line. Fouled by Giddey, he made two free throws with 13 seconds left to set the final score at 127-121.

This was the second meeting of the season between the teams. Philadelphia won the first meeting 126-107 in Philadelphia on November 2, 2026. Sunday's game in Chicago was a separate, closer contest, decided in the last minute rather than by the 19 point margin of the first meeting.