Observations after Sixers beat Bulls to reach East-leading 7-1

Observations after Sixers beat Bulls to reach East-leading 7-1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Sixers kept up their hot start to the season Monday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena, reaching 7-1 with a 126-107 win against the Bulls.

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All five of the Sixers’ starters scored in double figures. Tyrese Maxey posted 26 points on 10-for-15 shooting and 11 assists. Jaylen Brown tallied a season-best 25 points and 11 rebounds.

VJ Edgecombe’s 21 points were a new season high. LeBron James recorded 15 points, nine assists and seven boards.

Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson had 24 points and seven rebounds.

Joel Embiid (15 points, eight rebounds) had been listed as questionable with an official designation of “right foot plantar fascia injury management.” He sat out Saturday on the second night of a back-to-back for the Sixers’ win over the Hornets.

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“Plantar is a little bit of a come and go type of thing,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse told reporters pregame. “They’re just trying to manage it. It’s very painful, if you’ve ever had it. It can kind of come and go out of nowhere. So we’re just trying to manage the pain with that, be as smart as we can.”

Nurse told reporters that Dominick Barlow is set to see a specialist Tuesday about the back injury that’s sidelined him to start the season.

“He’s been on court a little bit … not a ton of moving around,” Nurse said. “I think they want to get to tomorrow’s appointment. Hopefully, it’ll be positive and we can get into his workouts a little bit.”

The Sixers will begin a three-game road trip Wednesday when they visit the Pistons. Here are observations on their victory Monday:

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Edgecombe slamming away off the bat

After Embiid blitzed a Bulls pick-and-roll, Maxey picked off Matas Buzelis’ hurried pass to get the Sixers rolling in transition and James jammed home the team’s first field goal.

Edgecombe got a slam soon after James grabbed a defensive rebound and the Sixers again pushed the pace. The Sixers scored six quick fast-break points, leading the Bulls to burn an early timeout, and James’ long-distance feeds were a major asset.

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