The Philadelphia 76ers were defeated 105-89 by the Chicago Bulls on Friday, Nov. 25 at the Wells Fargo Center.
With Joel Embiid sidelined, the Philadelphia 76ers were unable to come out with a victory on Friday night against the Chicago Bulls.
Instead, both Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade each dropped a game-high 26 points as the Bulls handled the Sixers 105-89.
The loss dropped the Sixers to 4-12 on the season, while the Bulls improved to 10-6 with the triumph.
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Ersan Ilyasova led the Sixers with 14 points and 7 rebounds (both team-high) while Nik Stauskas and Richaun Holmes both scored 13. Jahlil Okafor, who scored the Sixers’ first six points of the game, finished with just 10 points and five rebounds in a team-high 27 minutes of action.
In his first game as the team’s starting point guard, Jerryd Bayless netted 11 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out two assists, while Hollis Thompson contributed 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting (3-for-3 on 3-pointers) in 20 minutes off the bench.
For the Bulls, Taj Gibson netted 12 points with 6 rebounds while Robin Lopez scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds.
The Sixers trailed by just 10 at halftime, but the Bulls blew Philly out of the water to start the second half and won the third quarter 33-17. The Sixers outscored the Bulls 25-15 in the fourth quarter, but by then, it was a case of “too-little, too-late”.
Aside from the box score, here’s four takeaways from Philly’s Friday night contest with the Bulls: