Josh Giddey’s historic night in Bulls’ comeback

With 29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, Josh Giddey led the Bulls to their sixth win of the season and in the process take over the lead in the Eastern Conference.

Josh Giddey and his second consecutive triple-double led the Chicago Bulls’ comeback against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, one of the greatest comebacks for the ‘Windy City’ franchise that took the game by a score of 113-111.

Led by Tyrese Maxey, the 76ers dominated the first half of the game that ended 75-56 in favor of Philadelphia, a team that was looking for its sixth victory of the season; However, Giddey had other plans.

With 29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, the Australian led the Bulls to their sixth win of the campaign and, in the process, took over the lead in the Eastern Conference, registering a 6-1 record.

The 6-1 balance equals the team’s second best start in 7 games, the most recent being in the 2021-22 season, but it is not their best start, as they went 7-0 in 1996-97.

Likewise, the Bulls remain undefeated at home, this being the first time they have had that many wins at the beginning of a season since 2013, when they also went 5-0.

For Giddey it was his fourth triple-double of at least 25 points with the Bulls, surpassing Scottie Pippen and placing second in team history, only behind the 22 games with triple-double of 25 points of Michael Jordanaccording to NBA Research. Thus, Giddey and MJ Jordan are the only players in Bulls history with consecutive triple-doubles.

On a group level, the victory after coming back from 24 points is, so far, the biggest comeback since they overcame a 25-point deficit against the Pistons on February 17, 2021, but that’s not all, it seems that the 76ers are Chicago’s favorite rival to come from behind and win the games. 3 of the Bulls’ last 4 comebacks of 24 points or more have been against the 76ers (tonight, one on April 13, 2016 and another on January 14, 2016).