Philadelphia Nov. 4 (BUS): Joel Embiid scored 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in his return to the lineup, Seth Curry scored 22 points and hit a crucial late jump to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Chicago Bulls 103-98 Wednesday night.
George Niang added 18 points for the 76 short-handed men’s race and won four in a row.
In addition to Ben Simmons (for personal reasons), who missed all eight games, Philadelphia was without freshmen Tobias Harris (HSP) and Danny Green (hamstrings), the Associated Press reports.
DeMar DeRozan equaled the highest level of the season with 37 points for Chicago and got 10 rebounds. Zach Lavigne scored 27 goals for the Bulls, who nearly came back from a double-digit deficit in the second half for the second game in a row.
Curry hit a strong elbow jumper with 10.7 seconds remaining to put the 76ers ahead 102-98.
“Once it opens with Joel coming in (on screen), the lid is hard,” 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. “He’s our best sniper.”
“I thought we did a good job,” said Bulls coach Billy Donovan. “Give Carrie credit.”
Chicago, which trailed by 15 points in the second half, erased their 12-point deficit to start the fourth quarter when DeRozan exhausted 16 feet to equalize at 87 with 6:40 to play, as Philadelphia missed nine of 10 shots at the start. The last period.
“Their defense got into us,” Rivers said.
But the Bulls got cold from that point, going 0-for-5 with a pair of turnovers until Alex Caruso’s inundation with 2:54 left trimmed Philadelphia’s lead to 98-91.
Embiid helped the Sixers build that advantage, scoring in a dip to make it 94-89 five minutes from time. Although he missed the opportunity to convert a three-point play, Embiid made a pair of tape the next time, and the 76ers were leading comfortably 98-89 at Tyrese Maxey’s throw with 4:11 left.
The Bulls, who came back from a 19-point margin in the second half in Monday’s 128-114 win over Boston, didn’t go far. Lonzo Ball’s 3 1 minute ago left and base crosser DeRozan pulled them to 100-98 with 29.9 seconds left.
It looked as if the Bulls would have a chance to get close when Embiid was called in to make a foul on DeRozan, but officials reversed it after reviewing a replay.
“It’s great when your best player wants to win that bad, is willing to go out there and sacrifice a knee in the groin or an elbow in the face and do a winning job,” said Niang. “It doesn’t happen everywhere, so Joel is unique in making the winning play.”
Chicago trailed by 18 in the first half when Embiid hit a 16-foot drag jump with 1:48 left before the break. DeRozan had one of the highlights of the first half with a one-handed immersion with 2:49 remaining.
dig deep
Donovan admitted that trying to come back from a major deficit is difficult, but he loves his team’s determination.
“I feel very, very good about our guys being able to fight, which is a great asset,” he said.
DeRozan said: “Everyone on this team is definitely resilient. We’ll fight to the end. Now it’s just about channeling that energy from the start of the game and understanding that we have to play as close as possible to a 48-minute game. We can’t have too many lapses.” The teams are so good in this league that they don’t get violations and they take advantage of them.”
Back to work
Embiid is back in the lineup after beating the Trail Blazers to rest. It was the first game to miss this season for the four-time All-Star, who played just 51 games last season due to injuries and rest en route to a runner-up MVP finish.
coach room
The Bulls: Kobe White (left shoulder) has missed all eight matches after off-season shoulder surgery. Patrick Williams (left wrist) sat for the third game in a row in what is expected to be a 4-6 month absence after being injured against the Knicks on October 26. … Lavigne said he hit his knees with Embiid in the first match he played.
76ers: Harris has tested positive for COVID-19 and Rivers told reporters before the game that Harris had symptoms. …Rivers also said that Greene would likely miss at least two more games. Green was injured in the third quarter of the 113-103 win over Portland on Monday, a game that Harris also missed.
Hints
The Bulls: lost eight in a row to Philadelphia. The Bulls last beat the 76ers on March 6, 2019. … this was DeRozan’s third consecutive 30-point game.
76ers: 4-0 homestand finish. … Philadelphia wore bohemian shirts from the 1970s, stamped court with the Spectrum logo from their previous home before their current home at Wells Fargo Center. …seven players hit 3-pointers as Philadelphia was 12 of 28 from outside the arc.
the following
The Bulls: Host the 76ers on Saturday night.
76ers: At the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.
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