Vucevic’s corner three caps Bulls’ 24-point comeback over Sixers in Philly

Chicago authored the NBA’s largest comeback of the season, wiping retired a 24-point shortage and beating the 76ers 113–111 connected Tuesday. The decisive stroke came from the near country with 3.2 seconds remaining, erstwhile Nikola Vucevic buried a go-ahead 3. The decorativeness capped a crippled that started with Philadelphia successful afloat control, up 45–27 aft 1 and up by arsenic galore arsenic 22 successful the 2nd half. Tyrese Maxey poured successful 39 and Joel Embiid added 20 successful 25 minutes, though helium went conscionable 1-of-10 aft halftime.

Josh Giddey framed the nighttime from the locker room. “Tonight was 1 of the champion wins that I've ever been a portion of,” helium said. “Just successful presumption of however atrocious we were down that aboriginal successful the third. And to gut that 1 retired and excavation ourselves retired of the spread that we did was unbelievable.”

Giddey’s past and Vucevic’s clarity astatine the horn

Giddey stacked 29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists for his 2nd consecutive triple-double — the archetypal Bull with back-to-back triple-doubles since Michael Jordan. Six Bulls scored successful treble figures, with Vucevic finishing astatine 19 and 10. Chicago is present 6–1, matching its champion commencement since 2021–22, with wins implicit would-be East playoff teams specified arsenic the Knicks, Sixers, Hawks, Magic and Pistons.

The last series followed a timeout aft Chicago had chopped the pb to 1 with 14 seconds left. Coach Billy Donovan opted to signifier the acceptable aft a erstwhile turnover. Vucevic admitted the alignment needed a speedy check. “Coming retired astatine the timeout, I didn't truly spot the past spot Billy enactment maine in,” helium said. “So I asked him like, ‘Hey coach, wherever bash I spell aft I acceptable the screen?’ He was like, conscionable spell to the corner.” Giddey drove, drew help, and recovered Vucevic for Chicago’s archetypal and lone lead.

What the triumph tells america astir these Bulls

Vucevic underlined the tone. “Whenever you travel backmost down 20-something and triumph the game, it's big, particularly against a squad similar Philly's been playing large truthful far,” helium said. “We person belief,” helium added, portion noting the team’s aboriginal lapses: “I mean giving up 45 points, virtually had enactment up nary absorption astatine all. ... And a batch of those things were controllable things that we cognize we tin bash amended than we've done.”

The seasoned halfway offered the larger lesson, too: “It's besides important that we recognize this is not however you tin go a bully squad by getting down 20 and past waking up and commencement to yet play… We person to play amended from the beginning. This crippled was a large illustration of what we tin beryllium erstwhile we play the mode we request to. So hopefully we tin usage this arsenic a bully learning acquisition for america and recognize that we person to bash this for 48 minutes.”