Nikola Vučević had 21 points (12 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-105 in double overtime.
It was tied 91-91 at the end of regulation and 99-99 after the first overtime.
The 76ers had the ball down 2 with 26 seconds left, but Derrick Jones Jr. blocked James Harden’s driving layup. It would have tied the game.
Coby White’s 2 free throws with 6.0 seconds left in the second overtime made it 109-105 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the 76ers 25-23. DeMar DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2022-23) scored 10 of the Bulls’ 25 on 5 for 9 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Harden had 5 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Tyrese Maxey that tied the game and 3 on baskets by Shake Milton, Joel Embiid and Maxey that put the 76ers ahead. In that stretch, De'Anthony Melton had 4 steals, all with the game within five points, and the 76ers scored 4 points off them. With 3:57 left in overtime, Zach LaVine stole the ball from Embiid, and Vučević’s layup off it tied the game at 93.
LaVine had 26 points, 7 assists and 3 steals, and DeRozan added 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the 76ers, Embiid had 37 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Maxey added 22 points and 6 assists. Melton had 19 points and 4 steals off the bench.
The 76ers turned it over 21 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Bulls scored the last 8 points of the game. Patrick Beverley fouled out for the Bulls, and Embiid for the 76ers.