Another big rival, a team projected to be far ahead of Chicago this season, but for the Bulls and Nikola Vučević at the start of the NBA season, there are practically no obstacles.
The Montenegrin center settled the derby between two teams that entered the match with the best record in the East (5-1) - he coolly hit a three-pointer from the corner 3,2 seconds before the end of the game against Philadelphia for another big victory for his team (113:111).
It was Vučević's 19th point of the game, and interestingly, his first three-pointer after he missed the previous four shots from outside the 7,24 line.
In a total of 31 minutes on the court, he also added 10 rebounds, while the Bulls came from a 24-point deficit to win.
"A great win, but we can't rely on turnarounds like these. We can't have the start of the game like we had this time, especially against teams like Philadelphia," Vučević put the ball down after great euphoria.
Josh Giddy had a phenomenal game (29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists), and it was he who found our basketball player in the corner of the "United Center" court in the last attack.
The brilliant basketball player from Australia thus became the first Chicago player since the great Michael Jordan in 1989 to achieve a triple-double in two consecutive games.
"That's cool, I won't say it's not. But I think all those individual things come as a result of winning," Gidi is modest.
The closest in points to Vučević and Gidi on the winning team were Isaac Okoro (16) and Jalen Smith (14).
Tyrese Maxey had another great game for the Seventy-Sixers with 39 points, while Joel Embiid scored 20 and added six rebounds.
The Bulls and San Antonio Spurs are two teams with one loss each at the start of the season, while the only team to record all wins is the current champion.
Oklahoma beat the Los Angeles Clippers (126:107), reaching its eighth victory in eight games, thus setting a franchise record for the number of consecutive victories at the start of the season.
As expected, the Thunder were led by Shai Gilges-Alexander with 30 points and 12 assists, Isaiah Joe added 22 points, while the best player in the California team was James Harden with 25 points.
The previous night, another NBA legend shone again - Steph Curry led Golden State to a 118:117 victory over Phoenix.
The great "sniper" scored 28 points and shot 12-5 three-pointers. Moses Moody added 24 points and five rebounds, and Quinten Post had 14 points and six steals.
For the Suns, who were defeated for the fifth time this season, Devin Booker was the most efficient with 38 points.
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