Game ID: 22500167
Philadelphia 76ers @ Chicago Bulls
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 27 29 28 29 113PHI 45 30 20 16 111
CHI vs PHI ScoutingCHI vs PHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
CHI availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 5 since 10/22, returns tonight: 12 min (110% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (11% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Carter back 11/02 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 1 min since (11% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 20 min (76% of 26)
BACK Carter back 11/02 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Carter missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Dosunmu back 11/07 after 2, 20 min since (76% of 26)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 3 since 11/04, returns tonight: 8 min (73% of 11)
BACK Dosunmu back 11/07 after 2, 21 min since (81% of 26)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restBACK Dosunmu back 11/07 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Carter back 11/02 after 5, 10 min since (91% of 11)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 6 min since (51% of 11)
PHI availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 11 min (89% of 12)
PHI availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backBACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 11 min since (89% of 12)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 37 min over the last 3
PHI availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Barlow missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Edgecombe 35 to 40 min over the last 4
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backOUT Barlow missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 38 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Barlow missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 4 since 10/31, out tonight
NEW Oubre Jr. 32 to 38 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backOUT Barlow missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT McCain missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 9 min (52% of 17)
OUT Gordon missed 5 since 10/31, returns tonight: 6 min (48% of 12)
NEW Watford 15 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Barlow missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK McCain back 11/09 after 2, 9 min since (52% of 17)
BACK Gordon back 11/09 after 5, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Drummond 18 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 15 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Chicago's 23. Call it Chicago 122, Philadelphia 120, Philadelphia keeping it close.
10/27 vs ATL 128-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 128-123. CHI shot 52% (48 of 92) to ATL's 50%, 16 of 43 from three. CHI turned it over 14 times to ATL's 6, and ATL turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 51-36 for them. Dosunmu led with 21 (7 of 10, 4 of 6 from three); Giddey added 18, Vučević 17. The hinge was Q2, 30-23: the deficit went from 8 to 1. CHI trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 71-65.
10/29 vs SAC 126-113 — CHI notes
CHI won 126-113. CHI shot 54% (49 of 91) to SAC's 52%, 14 of 32 from three, and got to the line 18 times to SAC's 26. CHI turned it over 15 times to SAC's 10, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 46-31 for them. Buzelis led with 27 (11 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Giddey added 20, Huerter 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: CHI came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 17. CHI trailed 62-64 at the half and won the second half 64-49. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
10/31 vs NYK 135-125 — CHI notes
CHI won 135-125. CHI shot 54% (45 of 84) to NYK's 49%, 17 of 37 from three, and went to the line 35 times to NYK's 23 — 28 points from the stripe to their 17. CHI turned it over 7 times to NYK's 12. Giddey led with 32 (12 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 26, Dosunmu 22. The hinge was Q2, 37-26: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 22. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/02 @ NYK 116-128 — CHI notes
CHI lost 116-128. CHI shot 48% (45 of 93) to NYK's 45%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 20 fouls committed. Giddey led with 23 (10 of 19, 1 of 5 from three); Vučević added 17, Jones 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 16 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 105-89 against them. Jones's -18 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs PHI 113-111 — CHI notes
CHI won 113-111. CHI shot 47% (42 of 89) to PHI's 43%, 13 of 34 from three. Giddey led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Vučević added 19, Okoro 16. The hinge was Q4, 29-16: CHI came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 2. CHI trailed 56-75 at the half and won the second half 57-36. Buzelis was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/07 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 30 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (7 straight), Nance (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Giddey at 24 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Dosunmu (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-8 a night and Milwaukee minus-6. Call it Milwaukee 120, Chicago 119, Chicago keeping it close.
11/08 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Giddey at 24 and Vučević at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-3 a night and Cleveland minus-3. Call it Cleveland 121, Chicago 116.
11/10 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 17 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Castle at 19 a game. Without Harper (3 straight), Kornet (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to San Antonio's 34 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 116 a night to Chicago's 124. Call it San Antonio 119, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
11/12 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Cunningham at 34 and Duren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Harris (5 straight), Stewart (2 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Giddey at 21 and Jones at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 112 a night to Chicago's 123 and the line, where Detroit takes 29 free throws a game to Chicago's 21. Call it Detroit 121, Chicago 114.
10/27 vs ORL 136-124 — PHI notes
PHI won 136-124. PHI shot 49% (48 of 97) to ORL's 55%, 14 of 33 from three, and got to the line 32 times to ORL's 38. PHI turned it over 6 times to ORL's 13. Maxey led with 43 (15 of 32, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Edgecombe added 26, Oubre Jr. 25. The hinge was Q2, 39-32: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Bona was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/28 @ WAS 139-134 — PHI notes
PHI won 139-134 in 1 overtime. PHI shot 45% (45 of 100) to WAS's 48%, 17 of 42 from three, and went to the line 37 times to WAS's 21 — 32 points from the stripe to their 15. Maxey led with 39 (11 of 25, 3 of 9 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); Embiid added 25, Grimes 23. The hinge was Q4, 32-16: PHI came in trailing by 16 and left it level. PHI trailed 68-72 at the half and won the second half 71-62. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
10/31 vs BOS 108-109 — PHI notes
PHI lost 108-109. PHI shot 47% (37 of 78) to BOS's 44%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to BOS's 12 — 21 points from the stripe to their 7. PHI turned it over 18 times to BOS's 9, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. Maxey led with 26 (8 of 16, 4 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Embiid added 20, Oubre Jr. 17. Q4 was theirs, 26-20, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 89-82 against them. Grimes's -15 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ BKN 129-105 — PHI notes
PHI won 129-105. PHI shot 52% (50 of 96) to BKN's 43%, 15 of 40 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 26. Oubre Jr. led with 29 (12 of 21, 3 of 9 from three); Maxey added 26, Grimes 22. The hinge was Q2, 33-18: a lead of 3 became 18, and the lead reached 28. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/04 @ CHI 111-113 — PHI notes
PHI lost 111-113. PHI shot 43% (40 of 94) to CHI's 47%, 11 of 30 from three. Maxey led with 39 (14 of 26, 6 of 10 from three); Embiid added 20, Oubre Jr. 18. Q1 was theirs, 45-27, but the other 3 periods went 86-66 against them. They led by as many as 24. Grimes's -13 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Allen (2 straight), Merrill (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 111 a night to Philadelphia's 117. Call it Cleveland 117, Philadelphia 116, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/08 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barnes at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 108 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Toronto's 12. Call it Philadelphia 119, Toronto 117, Toronto keeping it close.
11/09 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 30 and Embiid at 23 a game. Without Barlow (7 straight), McCain (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Duren at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Harris (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 110 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Philadelphia 117, Detroit 116, Detroit keeping it close.
11/11 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Oubre Jr. at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Barlow (8 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Scheierman (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-5 a night and Boston minus-7 and the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Philadelphia 118, Boston 114, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
JE J. Embiid
JM J. McCain
JW J. Walker
KO K. Oubre Jr.
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
CHIDT D. Terry
IO I. Okoro
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
KH K. Huerter
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TJ T. Jones
PHI/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Giddey has triple-double, Vucevic hits late 3 as Bulls rally from 24 down to beat Sixers 113-111
CHICAGO -- — Josh Giddey had a triple-double with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, Nikola Vucevic made a 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds remaining and the Chicago Bulls came back from a 24-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 113-111 on Tuesday night.
Philadelphia's Quentin Grimes missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have won it.
Giddey is the first Bulls player to have back-to-back triple-doubles since Michael Jordan in 1989. He drove to the basket before hitting Vucevic with a pass for the corner 3 on the game's decisive possession.
Vucevic finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Isaac Okoro added 16. The Bulls held the Sixers to just 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The Sixers scored 45 points in the first to take an 18-point lead and stayed in front for the majority of the game. Tyrese Maxey scored 12 points on 4 of 6 shooting from 3-point range during the early offensive outburst.
The Bulls trailed by as many as 24 points late in the second quarter, but rallied to cut the deficit to 95-84 by the start of the fourth. Chicago continued chipping away, pulling within 111-110 on Giddey's basket with 1:19 left.
The two teams have been some of the best in the NBA during the season's opening weeks. Chicago improved to 6-1 while Philadelphia fell to 5-2.
Maxey led the 76ers with 39 points on 14 of 26 shooting, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Joel Embiid scored 20 and Kelly Oubre Jr . added 18. Rookie VJ Edgecombe had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The popular halftime performer Red Panda made her NBA return at the game . The Chinese American — whose real name is Rong Niu — broke her wrist during a performance on July 1 and missed roughly four months.