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

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.  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. “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