Coby White scored 24 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the first quarter), and the Chicago Bulls went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-104.
The 76ers had gone on a 20-6 run to lead 89-87 when Patrick Williams’ corner 3-pointer put the Bulls ahead for good with 6:12 left. He made 2 3-pointers as they took a 97-89 lead with 4:16 left.
The 76ers got within 105-104 on Tyrese Maxey’s pull-up 3-pointer with 33 seconds to play, but DeMar DeRozan answered with a free throw, and the 76ers got no closer.
DeRozan’s 2 free throws with 5.9 seconds left made it 108-104 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the 76ers 13-6. Nikola Vučević scored 6 of the Bulls’ 13 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, White had 5 of his 9 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Vučević had 23 points and 8 rebounds. White assisted on 5 of Vučević’s 10 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 40 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, and Maxey added 29 points and 8 assists. Maxey scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls shot 47.2% from the field and 41.4% from 3 to the 76ers’ 43.2% and 34.4%. The 76ers’ starters outscored the Bulls 41-22 in 16 minutes together.