Chicago faces Philadelphia, looks to stop 4-game skid

Chicago Bulls (1-5, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (6-1, first in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago aims to break its four-game skid with a victory against Philadelphia.

Philadelphia finished 45-37 overall, 27-25 in Eastern Conference play and 23-18 at home during the 2025-26 season. The 76ers averaged 18.9 points off of turnovers, 15.4 second-chance points and 32.4 bench points last season.

Chicago finished 31-51 overall and 19-32 in Eastern Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Bulls shot 46.9% from the field and 35.6% from 3-point range last season.

INJURIES: 76ers: Ariel Hukporti: out for season (achilles), LeBron James: out (back), Joel Embiid: out (foot), Dominick Barlow: out (back).

Bulls: Dailyn Swain: day to day (back), Nic Claxton: out (hamstring).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.