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Philadelphia 76ers 127, Chicago Bulls 121 — Recap

November 8, 2026 · Recap published November 8, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Philadelphia 76ers secured a 127-121 victory over the Chicago Bulls, validating a pregame model that leaned 63% toward Philadelphia. Jaylen Brown led the charge with 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists on 11-of-22 shooting, while Tyrese Maxey added 27 points and 7 assists. The opening quarter set a frantic pace as Philadelphia edged ahead 34-33.

Philadelphia extended its advantage in the second period, outscoring Chicago 34-28 to build a halftime cushion. LeBron James contributed 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists on an 8-of-16 shooting night to sustain the offensive rhythm. The 76ers shot efficiently from deep, combining for strong perimeter output alongside their interior scoring.

Chicago attempted to rally in the third quarter, narrowly winning the frame 32-31 behind Josh Giddey's stellar 19 points and 15 assists alongside 7 rebounds. Matas Buzelis also chipped in 19 points and 5 rebounds for the Bulls, hitting three triples. However, both teams matched each other point-for-point with 28 apiece in the fourth quarter, allowing Philadelphia to maintain its lead until the final buzzer.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Philadelphia 76ers (63% confidence). It gave a 13% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 6 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · PHI -9.5 CHI covered Won by 6

Total · 238.5 Over 248 combined

Moneyline PHI -390 · CHI +310 PHI favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (CHI) +8.5+9.5 +1

Total 239.5238.5 -1

Moneyline (CHI) +260+310 +50

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHI

Jaylen Brown

29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 11-22 FG

Scoring · PHI

Tyrese Maxey

27 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · PHI

LeBron James

22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 8-16 FG

Season highs

LeBron James · Season-high 22 pointsJosh Giddey · Season-high 15 assistsJabari Walker · Season-high 11 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

PHI 12 largest lead Q3 2:22 (PHI 97, CHI 85) · 7-0 run, Q1 5:33–Q1 4:34

CHI 7 largest lead Q1 6:16 (PHI 16, CHI 23) · 7-0 run, Q3 11:39–Q3 10:40

Swings 9 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Tyrese Maxey makes 24-foot three point jumper (VJ Edgecombe assists) (Q3 10:25, PHI 71, CHI 68).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes

Q4 3:00 Isaac Okoro makes free throw 1 of 1CHI · PHI 118, CHI 116
Q4 2:40 Joel Embiid makes free throw 1 of 2PHI · PHI 119, CHI 116
Q4 2:40 Joel Embiid makes free throw 2 of 2PHI · PHI 120, CHI 116
Q4 2:13 Tyrese Maxey makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (LeBron James assists)PHI · PHI 123, CHI 116
Q4 1:31 Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2CHI · PHI 123, CHI 117
Q4 1:31 Caleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2CHI · PHI 123, CHI 118
Q4 1:09 Matas Buzelis makes running dunk (Josh Giddey assists)CHI · PHI 123, CHI 120
Q4 0:51 Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2PHI · PHI 124, CHI 120
Q4 0:51 Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2PHI · PHI 125, CHI 120
Q4 0:16 Jalen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2CHI · PHI 125, CHI 121
Q4 0:13 Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2PHI · PHI 126, CHI 121
Q4 0:13 Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2PHI · PHI 127, CHI 121

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
PHI	34	34	31	28		127
CHI	33	28	32	28		121

🧮 How They Scored

PHICHI

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.5%Effective FG%58.0%

7.6%Turnover %11.7%

37.7%Offensive rebound %20.9%

0.253Free-throw rate0.261

Box Score

Philadelphia 76ers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tyrese Maxey G	36	27	4	7	0	0	1	9-16	3-7	6-6	-1
Jaylen Brown G	35	29	7	4	1	0	1	11-22	2-6	5-8	+8
VJ Edgecombe G	35	13	6	3	3	0	0	4-10	3-6	2-2	+17
LeBron James F	33	22	5	5	1	0	3	8-16	2-5	4-5	+1
Joel Embiid F-C	29	18	10	5	2	0	2	7-19	0-2	4-4	+2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	21	6	6	3	1	2	1	2-3	2-3	0-0	0
Jabari Walker F	19	9	11	0	0	0	0	4-8	1-2	0-0	+4
Dean Wade F	18	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4
Anfernee Simons G	16	3	4	2	0	0	1	1-5	1-3	0-0	-5

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Josh Giddey G	34	19	7	15	1	0	5	7-12	1-4	4-5	+9
Caleb Wilson F	32	18	5	0	2	0	3	7-18	2-6	2-2	-1
Matas Buzelis F	31	19	5	2	0	1	0	6-10	3-7	4-4	-10
Jalen Smith F-C	30	17	8	2	0	4	0	7-11	2-5	1-2	+3
Isaac Okoro F-G	25	12	2	1	1	0	2	4-5	0-1	4-5	+1
Patrick Williams F	25	7	3	3	1	0	1	3-7	1-5	0-0	-5
Nicolas Claxton F-C	18	4	4	4	0	2	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	-9
Jordan Hawkins G	17	9	0	1	0	1	0	4-7	1-4	0-0	+4
Noa Essengue F	15	10	7	1	0	0	0	3-7	0-3	4-5	-7
Tre Jones G	15	6	1	1	1	0	1	3-8	0-2	0-0	-15

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Jaylen Brown PHI	Points	21.5	29	Over
	Rebounds	6.5	7	Over
	Assists	3.5	4	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	2	Over
	Pts + Reb	28.5	36	Over
	Reb + Ast	10.5	11	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	32.5	40	Over
Tyrese Maxey PHI	Points	25.5	27	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	4	Over
	Assists	5.5	7	Over
	3-pointers	2.5	3	Over
	Pts + Reb	28.5	31	Over
	Reb + Ast	9.5	11	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	34.5	38	Over
LeBron James PHI	Points	17.5	22	Over
	Rebounds	7.5	5	Under
	Assists	6.5	5	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	2	Over
	Pts + Reb	24.5	27	Over
	Reb + Ast	14.5	10	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	31.5	32	Over
Josh Giddey CHI	Points	12.5	19	Over
	Rebounds	6.5	7	Over
	Assists	8.5	15	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb	19.5	26	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	27.5	41	Over
Matas Buzelis CHI	Points	14.5	19	Over
	Rebounds	5.5	5	Under
	Assists	1.5	2	Over
	3-pointers	1.5	3	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	21.5	26	Over
Joel Embiid PHI	Points	21.5	18	Under
	Rebounds	8.5	10	Over
	Assists	3.5	5	Over
	3-pointers	0.5	0	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	33.5	33	Under

The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series PHI 2 – 0 CHI

Last 23 meetings · since 2020-21 PHI 15 – 8 CHI

Previous meetingsOpen the recap

After this game

Philadelphia 76ers 9-2 W1 L10 8-2 Next game: vs BOS · Tue, Nov 10

Chicago Bulls 1-8 L7 L10 1-8 Next game: vs SAS · Wed, Nov 11

🔍 Key Suspects Results

2 of 4 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

PHI — Away

Anfernee Simons G Threes 1.5 OVER MISS Actual 1

CHI — Home

Matas Buzelis F Pts+Reb+Ast 21.5 UNDER MISS Actual 26

Jalen Smith F-C Threes 1.5 OVER HIT Actual 2

Nicolas Claxton F-C Rebounds 4 HIT Actual 4

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