But Sunday finally changed that. In a rare critical November battle, the 76ers arrived in Chicago with Embiid, George and Maxey ready to go. At 6-15 entering the game, Philadelphia can afford no more avoidable losses, especially to lottery teams. Fortunately, Sunday proved encouraging.

Philadelphia Joel Embiid – 31 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks First game since Nov. 20, played 32:52 in this game Tyrese Maxey – 25 points, 11 rebounds, 14 assists First career triple-double Career-high in assists Paul George – 12 points,

Sunday marks the first of four meetings between the Bulls and 76ers this season. Chicago took two of three games in last season's series but Philadelphia notched a 110-97 victory