An astonishing NBA record Michael Jordan held for 38 years has finally been broken, as the Chicago Bulls continued their strong start to the season.
The Bulls overturned a 24-point deficit against the Philadelphia 76ers to win 113-111, and record their sixth victory after seven games.
Nikola Vucevic's three-pointer with just 3.2 seconds left on the clock ensured they completed an astonishing final-quarter turnaround.
The performance has fuelled optimism among supporters that the Bulls could be genuine championship challengers for the first time since the 1990s.
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While Jordan played in Chicago, he led the team to six championships in eight years, including two historic three-peats.
Although the team has struggled since that legendary era, more performances like Tuesday night will only boost confidence among Bulls fans.
Central to the team's success was young Australian Josh Giddey, who recorded his second consecutive triple-double - a feat the Bulls had not seen since Jordan nearly 40 years ago.
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Giddey spent 37 minutes on the court, scoring a team-high 29 points, while adding 12 assists and hauling 15 rebounds.
It followed another strong showing in the Bulls' only defeat of the season so far, against the New York Knicks.
Even in that defeat, Giddey was the team's top scorer with 23 points, and also recorded 12 assists and 12 rebounds.
After the victory over the 76ers on Tuesday, Giddey was asked about becoming the first player since Jordan in 1988-89 to post back-to-back triple-doubles.
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He said: "It's cool. I'm not going to sit here and lie about it and say it's not cool, but as I said, I think all the individual stuff comes as a by-product of winning and being part of a very fun team to play with.
"And as I said, I'm grateful I've got teammates and coaches that allow me to be in positions to be successful.
"So, very fun group to play with. I love these guys that I get to go out and compete with and they make my job very easy."
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Giddey joined Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2021 draft as the sixth overall pick, going on to be named Rookie of the Year in his debut season.
He was traded to the Bulls in 2024, making history last season when he joined Jordan as the only Bulls player to record five triple-doubles in a single campaign.
The 23-year-old signed a new four-year, $100 million contract in September, and he has continued to demonstrate his value in the opening weeks of the season.
After the latest victory, Giddey said: "It is one of the best victories I have been part of, especially when you think about all the deficit we had in the third quarter.
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"We managed to get ourselves out of that difficult situation, it was incredible.
"It was a good test for our group to see how we were going to react after our first defeat against New York.
"This group showed incredible resilience to come back as we did in the second half."
Topics: NBA, Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan, Basketball
James Taylor