Bulls vs 76ers

DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic all scored 20 or more points for Chicago. The Bulls were without Lonzo Ball (left knee surgery recovery), Ayo Dosunmu ( ...

He did draw a couple of veteran's whistles late in the fourth quarter, much to the chagrin of the Bulls and the home crowd. By the fourth quarter, the Sixers were sending full-on blitzes at DeRozan and asking other Bulls to beat them. Niang also made several vital plays, including a mildly surprising runner and a catch-and-shoot wing three that put the Sixers up 99-95. Milton also isn’t shabby at all in terms of being able to guard multiple positions and play both on and off the ball offensively. Saturday was the second straight night the Sixers employed a three-guard unit. DeRozan converted a mid-range jumper over Harris on the next play to give the Bulls an 81-76 edge. Vucevic made three long-distance jumpers early in the third, and he also forced one of Embiid’s five turnovers by knocking the ball from the five-time All-Star’s hands, off his leg and out of bounds. Tucker and the Sixers were relieved to see Caruso miss a potential game-tying three-pointer. As for Embiid, he wasn’t sharp to begin the second half. Tucker replicated Embiid’s run of rapid fouling in the third quarter, rattling off three offensive fouls in an approximately two-minute stretch of overzealousness. However, the Sixers have certainly been better in transition defense over their past two games compared to their first five. He sunk his first three-pointer of the evening.