Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers Player Stats and Box Score for Dec. 8 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers duel on Sunday, Dec. 8 presented two teams trying to win games to climb positions on the Eastern Conference standings. The 10-14 Bulls saw their two-game winning streak snapped by the Indiana Pacers on Friday after Tyrese Haliburton powered his team to a 132-123 win.

As for the Sixers, they're trying to play better following a 102-94 win over the Orlando Magic before landing at United Center to face the six-time NBA champions. Philadelphia had the chance to have Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey all available for this game.

After recovering from a 33-23 first quarter, the Philadelphia 76ers dominated the second quarter and managed the rest of the game to secure the seventh win of their season. Joel Embiid scored 31 points and Tyrese Maxey 25 to lead the squad to the promised land.

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Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers Player Stats and Box Score

Chicago Bulls player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Nikola Vucevic	13	8	3	4	0	2
Coby White	13	4	5	0	0	0
Zach LaVine	30	4	3	1	0	5
Ayo Dosunmu	10	3	5	0	0	3
Josh Giddey	9	7	11	2	1	4
Jalen Smith	11	4	0	0	1	0
Dalen Terry	0	0	0	1	0	0
Matas Buzelis	5	3	0	1	0	0
Julian Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	1
Talen Horton-Tucker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lonzo Ball	3	2	2	1	0	0

Philadelphia 76ers player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Paul George	12	7	2	0	1	1
Guerschon Yabusele	4	3	0	0	0	0
Joel Embiid	31	12	4	0	2	6
Tyrese Maxey	25	11	14	0	3	3
Kelly Oubre Jr.	12	10	1	3	1	1
KJ Martin	6	3	0	0	1	0
Caleb Martin	0	2	0	0	0	2
Andre Drummond	4	7	0	0	0	0
Kyle Lowry	3	1	0	1	0	2
Jared McCain	11	0	4	3	0	0

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Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers game recap

The Chicago Bulls vs Philadelphia 76ers duel was off to a strong start from the home team. They beat Philly 33-23 behind an explosive first quarter from Zach LaVine. The Bulls took a 12-4 lead at 7:55 in the first period with Nikola Vucevic's 3-pointer before Kelly Oubre Jr. cut the lead with another triple. Joel Embiid wasn't sharp on offense and was ultimately replaced by Andre Drummond with 6:46 on the clock.

LaVine finished the first quarter with nine points after making a couple of 2-point shots, two free throws and a 3-pointer to give his team the lead after the first quarter.

Embiid came back to life in the second quarter, scoring nine points in the first five minutes of the period. He entered halftime with 19 points after shooting 8-for-18 from the field. Moreover, the big man grabbed six rebounds, dished two assists and blocked one shot to lead his team's comeback on the scoreboard.

Zach LaVine only scored four more points to finish the half with 13 points.

The Chicago Bulls finished the third quarter with a 29-26 win to enter the final period down five points. They continued the good moment in the final quarter, taking a 13-10 lead with 4:50 on the clock. The 76ers held onto the 108-100 win with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey leading the way and stopping the Bulls despite a second-half comeback attempt.