What happened
Nick Nurse staggered Philadelphia's starters Sunday, giving Tyrese Maxey extended second-unit run while the Sixers' balanced offense helped them beat Chicago 127-121.
Maxey scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown added 29, and Philadelphia moved to 9-2 before hosting Boston on Tuesday night.
LINEUP CONTEXT
That rotation wrinkle suggests Nurse may keep experimenting with Maxey's pairings, while Embiid's usage and the backup five remain the main unknowns.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: Sixers Bell Ringer: Offense carries Sixers as they hang on vs. Bulls — Yahoo Sports ↗