Bulls rally from 24 down vs. 76ers in battle of East leaders - ESPN

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls erased a 24-point deficit, the largest comeback win in the NBA this season, to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers on a go-ahead 3-pointer from Nikola Vucevic with 3.2 seconds remaining to seal a 113-111 victory on Tuesday night.

The Bulls continued one of the fastest starts in franchise history, winning a game between two of the teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday. Chicago improves to 6-1, which matches the best start for the franchise since the 2021-22 season, the last time they made the playoffs.

«Tonight was one of the best wins that I've ever been a part of,» Bulls guard Josh Giddey said after the game. «Just in terms of how bad we were down that early in the third. And to gut that one out and dig ourselves out of the hole that we did was unbelievable.»

Giddey led the team with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, recording his second straight triple-double — the first Bulls player in franchise history with consecutive triple-doubles since Michael Jordan. But Giddey praised the way the team responded after falling down big, counting on contributions throughout the lineup.

Vucevic finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and six Bulls players finished with double-digit scoring.

«Whenever you come back down 20-something and win the game, it's big, especially against a team like Philly's been playing great so far,» Vucevic said. «I think it just showed the resilience we have, the belief we have, the togetherness we have.»

The Bulls have now earned victories over the Knicks, Sixers, Hawks, Magic and Pistons, all would-be playoff teams in the Eastern Conference.

But on Tuesday night, the Sixers controlled most of the first half. They led 45-27 after the first quarter