Philadelphia led by 19 midway through the second quarter before Chicago went on a big run to get back into the game prior to halftime.
The Bulls went ahead in the third quarter. It remained tight the rest of the way, but the 76ers made just enough plays to beat Chicago for the 12th straight time.
Chicago’s Alex Caruso grabbed the rebound, but Zach LaVine missed a 19-footer. Embiid then nailed a 3 to give the Sixers a 112-109 lead with 18.1 seconds remaining. Embiid delivered after sitting out Friday’s win at Toronto because of a sore right knee. James Harden scored 15, though he made just 2 of 13 shots.
DeRozan, who reached the 20,000-point milestone in Friday’s loss at San Antonio, led Chicago with 24.
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