Joel Embiid had a season-high 50 points and 17 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 112-105.
Embiid’s 21-foot pull-up jumper answered Ryan Arcidiacono’s layup and put the 76ers back ahead for good with 7:45 left in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 105-103 on Zach LaVine’s 28-foot step-back 3-pointer with 2:17 to play, but Embiid answered with 2 free throws, and the Bulls got no closer.
Embiid’s 17-foot step-back jumper with 41.8 seconds left made it 109-103 and put it away.
During clutch time, the 76ers outscored the Bulls 11-9. Embiid scored 6 of the 76ers’ 11 on 1 for 3 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Tobias Harris had 22 points (16 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
For the Bulls, LaVine scored 30 points but shot 9 for 28.
The 76ers shot 47.1% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Bulls’ 42.1% and 21.9%. The Bulls gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the 76ers missed. The 76ers’ starters outscored the Bulls 73-60 in 29 minutes together.