Overview
- Jalen Smith's baseline dunk on Joel Embiid kicked off Chicago's game-ending 10-0 run after the 76ers led 102-99 with 2:45 left.
- Joel Embiid, listed as questionable with right-knee management after a recent hyperextension scare, played 32-plus minutes and scored 31 points on 10-for-19 shooting.
- Philadelphia fell to 0-4 when Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George all play together; Maxey had 27 points with five threes and George posted 15 points and a season-high 12 rebounds.
- VJ Edgecombe, Dominick Barlow, and Quentin Grimes returned from illness, while Kelly Oubre Jr. and Trendon Watford remained out.
- Chicago extended its winning streak to five to even its record at 15-15, and Philadelphia continues the trip Sunday at Oklahoma City.