76ers-Bulls Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Mar 27 2011 10:27PM

The Philadelphia 76ers are close to clinching a playoff berth in coach Doug Collins' first campaign with the team, but they've hardly looked ready for the postseason in recent games.

The 76ers' chances of snapping out of their funk in their next one don't look all that promising.

Philadelphia has lost by at least 32 points in its past two trips to face the Chicago Bulls, who will try for a 15th consecutive home win Monday night against the 76ers.

Philadelphia (37-36) was ninth in the Eastern Conference on Jan. 20 after a 17-25 start under Collins, who hadn't coached in the NBA since 2002-03 with Washington.

The 76ers then surged into playoff contention by winning 16 of 21 but have dropped six of 10 since. Despite that slump, they've moved into sixth place in the East just ahead of skidding New York and are 6 1/2 games ahead of ninth-place Charlotte with 10 contests remaining for the Bobcats.

Philadelphia, though, is also on the verge of its first three-game slide since Nov. 23-26 following a 114-111 overtime loss at home to lowly Sacramento on Sunday.

The 76ers failed to build on a 12-point lead in the first half and needed Lou Williams' 32-foot shot at the buzzer to force overtime. The Kings then scored eight of the final 12 points in that extra period.

"Hopefully, we learned," Collins said. "We have a lot of work to do. This was not a good day."

Philadelphia has experienced those kind of days when heading to Chicago in recent seasons. The 76ers have lost four straight there, including a 121-76 drubbing Dec. 21.

Derrick Rose had 22 points and 12 assists, and Luol Deng contributed another 22 points as the Bulls shot a season-high 64.5 percent.

Their previous matchup with Philadelphia at the United Center was a 122-90 victory on Feb. 20, 2010, but the 76ers did manage to snap three-game skid to Chicago on Jan. 7 with a 105-99 win.

Carlos Boozer had 31 points for the Bulls (53-19) and Rose added 27, but they couldn't overcome Philadelphia's third-best shooting performance this season (56.3 percent).

This time, the 76ers will face a Chicago team that's surged to a two-game lead in the East by winning 12 of 13 and is on its longest home streak since a 17-game run Nov. 14, 1997-Jan. 21, 1998 - the club's last NBA championship season.

Having scored 30 or more points in three of the last five games, Rose has continued to make his case for league MVP. The point guard also had a career-high 17 assists in Saturday's 95-87 win at Milwaukee and scored eight of his team's 12 straight points to finish that game.

"The worst thing you can do is give me confidence no matter what I'm doing," said Rose, who had 30 points. "If I get any type of confidence, it's going to be hard to stop me."

He's averaged 24.0 points in his last three games against Philadelphia, which has given up at least 100 in four straight contests. The Bulls, meanwhile, have allowed 87.1 per game during their home win streak and 88.3 in their last four matchups there with the 76ers.

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Young has 21 as Sixers surprise Bulls at home

By RICK GANO
Posted Mar 28 2011 11:46PM

CHICAGO (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers couldn't stop Derrick Rose. They just tried to make it difficult for him at every turn.

They hounded the Chicago star on defense, double-teamed him and worked to cut off his path to the basket whenever possible. Rose still had 31 points Monday night, but he also committed 10 turnovers and the 76ers held on after building a big lead to beat the Bulls 97-85 and end their 14-game homecourt winning streak.

"He's so aggressive offensively that we tried to be aggressive with him," Philly's Elton Brand said. "Jrue Holiday didn't score a lot of points, but he was the main guy on him. The bigs trapped well and we just tried to make it tough on him. ... It's hard to stop him."

The 76ers built a 23-point lead in the first half before Chicago whittled it down to four in the final quarter, but couldn't make it back all the way. The Bulls never led.

Six players scored in double figures for the Sixers, led by 21 from Thaddeus Young. Philadelphia has now beaten the Bulls two straight times this season after losing at the United Center by 45 in December.

"We came out sluggish. This one is definitely on me," a disgusted Rose said. "Just me taking care of the ball and missing shots that I normally hit. ... Just careless, some of them was me driving and kicking the ball off my foot. "

The Bulls lost for only the second time in the last 14 games overall and still own the best record in the East, leading by two games over the Celtics and Heat. Boston lost to Indiana on Monday night and Miami was idle.

"It gets ever tougher now where teams are fighting for a spot," Rose said. "And when you come out like we did tonight, like I did tonight, you are going to lose games."

Andre Iguodala added 19 points and seven assists for the 76ers, who bounced back from a tough home loss to the Kings on Sunday night. Heading toward the playoffs, Philadelphia showed some depth and its speed in beating the Bulls. And what an improvement the 76ers have made since they started the season 3-13.

"The first time we walked into this building, we got beat by 45 points and now we've beaten them the last two times we've played them," Sixers coach Doug Collins said. "This is the best team in the East, so our guys should know we should be capable of playing against anybody."

Carlos Boozer scored 15 points for the Bulls, and Joakim Noah had 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Philly got a big boost from 7-foot-1 Spencer Hawes, who hit three big shots in the fourth quarter.

After the Bulls cut into the big deficit and trailed by only five entering the final quarter, Iguodala converted a three-point play.

Rose made two strong drives for baskets, once with a highlight-film crossover as the Bulls rallied within four.

The lead went back to eight on a layup by Young, who moments later was shaken during a loose ball scramble with just over 5 minutes left. And when Hawes hit back-to-back jumpers, Philly had increased the lead back to 10 with 3:45 to go.

Rose made two at the line and Noah drove for a basket to make it a six-point game before Hawes connected again and Holiday had a layup after a Bulls turnover to put it back to 10 and put it out of reach.

Young scored 17 points in the first half and the Sixers led by as many as 23 before settling for a 53-37 halftime lead. Philly shot 46 percent and had a strong defensive effort against Rose, holding him to seven points on 3-for-8 shooting.

But Rose responded in the third with three driving baskets and a floater, and his 10 points finally brought the United Center crowd into the game. Trailing by 19 early in the quarter, the Bulls turned up the defense and got their break going. They scored the final eight points of the period to close within 69-64 on Kyle Korver's long jumper from the corner just before the buzzer. Philly was outscored 27-16 in the third.

Young had 13 points in the second quarter and the Sixers kept running, driving and beating the Bulls to rebounds, building a 48-25 point lead.

Notes: It was the Bulls' first home loss since Jan. 18 against Charlotte. ... Philly shot 45 percent for the game and Young was 10 for 16.

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Sixers-Bulls notebook

By Paul Ladewski, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday March 29, 2011 12:11AM

THE FACTS: The Bulls vowed to atone for their lackluster performance against the 76ers two months earlier, a 105-99 loss in Philadelphia. Didn't happen. The visitors outquicked, outmuscled and outhustled them en route to a 27-13 advantage in the first period. The 76ers led from wire to wire, as the Bulls had their home streak snapped at 14 games in a row.

QUOTE I: "I really don't know (the reason). We weren't ready for this one. Put this one on me. We came out sluggish. That's how you lose in this league."
-- Bulls guard Derrick Rose.

GOOD MOVE: After a film review prior to the game, 76ers head coach Doug Collins instructed his players to attack from the the middle of the floor. In particular, the strategy was beneficial to center Spencer Hawes (14 points), who drained several mid-range shots off pick-and-rolls there.

QUOTE II: "When we got together at 9:30 this morning, we won the game. We talked about what we believe in, how we do things and how we wouldn't waver from them. The guys responded. I could not be more proud of this team"
-- Collins.

KEY MATCHUP: Rose got his -- 31 points, 10 turnovers, five assists, three steals -- but Sixers stopper Andre Iguodala limited Luol Deng to 10 points, nearly eight below his season average. The forward shot only 3 of 11 in the field.

QUOTE III: "Deng doesn't get enough credit for what he does for his team. When he plays well, they're are darn near unstoppable. He could always shoot, but he has extended his range. He also can attack the basket and get to the (free throw) line. This is probably the best season in his career"
-- Iguodala.

FANTASY DELIGHT: Iguodala filled the scoresheet with 19 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one blocked shot in 40 minutes.

MESSAGE RECEIVED: After a loss against Sacramento Kings one night earlier, Collins sent a text message to Thaddeus Young to boost his spirits. The guard responded with 21 points and seven rebounds in 25 high-octane minutes off the bench.

Young set the tone at both ends of the court in a monstrous first period. The Georgia Tech product produced 17 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots in 11 minutes. He tweaked his groin late in the game, but the injury was not believed to be serious.

QUOTE IV: "Philly lost a game at home last night. I knew they would be ready tonight. We weren't. We came out flat"
-- Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau.

NOTABLE: The Bulls have become the chic pick to come out of the Eastern Conference playoffs, but one area may conspire against them. They rank 27th in free throw percentage in the league. Of their seven players with 100-or-more attempts, only Rose (85) has been successful more than 75 percent of the time.

They bricked 12 of their 30 tries in the game.

EASTERN DARKHORSE: Meanwhile, there has been little talk about the Sixers, who won 14 of their last 22 starts to all but nail down a playoff spot. They have a favorable schedule the rest of the way.

QUOTE V: "That's a good position for us to be in. Yes, it is. Our staff has done a brilliant job with our defense. We've got one premier defender and that's Dre (Iguodala), who should be the Defensive Player of the Year. We play good team defense, we scramble and we have quickness, and our quickness makes up for a lot of problems"
-- Collins.

STAND PAT: The Bulls remained two games ahead of the Boston Celtics in the race for the top spot in the conference and 3 1/2 games behind the San Antonio Spurs in the hunt for the best record in the league.

The latter was a topic of discussion at the Bulls morning shootaround, at which several players said the goal was a doable one.

UP NEXT: The 76ers will meet the Houston Rockets on Wednesday and the New Jersey Nets on Friday @ Philadelphia. The Bulls will face the Timberwolves @ Minnesota on Wednesday, the Pistons @ Detroit on Friday and the Toronto Raptors @ Chicago on Saturday.

• 76ers: Brackins, Songaila
• Bulls: Lucas, Pargo, Scalabrine

• 76ers: --
• Bulls: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #46 Matt Boland, #74 Curtis Blair
• Attendance: 22210
• Duration: 2:15

Philadelphia 76ers (38-36)		Chicago Bulls (53-20)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Hawes
(12:00) [CHI] Noah Violation:Jump Ball
Iguodala Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:48 [PHI 2-0]
	11:23	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:20
Iguodala Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:17
	11:02 [CHI 2-2]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)
Brand Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Holiday (1 AST)	10:41 [PHI 4-2]
	10:21	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:20
Holiday Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)	10:10
	09:53	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brand (1 ST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Team Rebound
	09:35 [CHI 4-4]	Bogans Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:15 [PHI 6-4]
	08:55 [CHI 6-6]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	08:38
	08:37	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:30	Deng Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (1 AST)	08:16 [PHI 8-6]
	07:59	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:58
Meeks Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Holiday (2 AST)	07:52 [PHI 10-6]
	07:34 [CHI 8-10]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Holiday (3 AST)	07:16 [PHI 12-8]
	06:53 [CHI 10-12]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	06:32
	06:32	Team Rebound
	06:11	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:10
Holiday Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:01 [PHI 14-10]
	05:54	Bogans Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (2 AST)	05:35 [PHI 17-10]
	05:15	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brand (1 BLK)
	05:13	Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:03	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
	05:02	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:01	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:59
Hawes Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)	04:51
	04:45	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Iguodala (1 ST)
Holiday Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)	04:41
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:41
	04:41	Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:41	Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer
Hawes 3pt Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:19	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:11	Brewer Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:11	Brewer Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:53	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:41	Deng Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hawes (1 BLK)
Brand Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:39
Hawes Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (3 AST)	03:36 [PHI 19-10]
	03:24	Team Timeout : Short
	03:24	Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson
Brand Substitution replaced by Young	03:24
Hawes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:15
	03:15 [CHI 11-19]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:15	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:14
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	03:05
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:04
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (4 AST)	02:52 [PHI 21-11]
	02:38	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:37
Team Timeout : Regular	02:37
Meeks Substitution replaced by Williams	02:37
	02:37	Noah Substitution replaced by Asik
Iguodala Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Holiday (4 AST)	02:23 [PHI 23-11]
	02:02	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Hawes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:01
Young Jump Shot: Missed	01:41
	01:40	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:29	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Young (1 BLK)
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:26
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:17
	01:14	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:07	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:06
Young Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Holiday (5 AST)	00:55.8 [PHI 25-11]
	00:38.9	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Young (2 BLK)
	00:36.5	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:36.5 [CHI 13-25]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hawes Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:22.9	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:05.9	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:04.4
Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)	00:00.3
Young Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:00.3
Young Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:00.3 [PHI 27-13]
End of 1st Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (38-36)		Chicago Bulls (53-20)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
	11:43	Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:43	Asik Tip Shot: Missed
	11:43	Team Rebound
	11:40 [CHI 15-27]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
Young Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:27 [PHI 29-15]
	11:27	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	11:27 [PHI 30-15]
	11:12 [CHI 17-30]	Watson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	10:45
Team Rebound	10:45
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:45
	10:31	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
	10:30	Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	10:28	Asik Layup Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:25
Young Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:16
Brand Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:12
Brand Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:12 [PHI 32-17]
Brand Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	10:04
	10:04 [CHI 18-32]	Deng Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
Turner Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:59
	09:59	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:59	Team Rebound
	09:59 [CHI 19-32]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Brand Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Watson (1 ST)	09:40
	09:35 [CHI 21-32]	Brewer Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	09:17 [PHI 34-21]
	09:02	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Turner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:01
Young Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	08:53 [PHI 36-21]
	08:44	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:44	Deng Substitution replaced by Korver
	08:32 [CHI 23-36]	Brewer Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Young (1 AST)	08:17 [PHI 39-23]
	07:56	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:56
Young Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	07:46
Team Rebound	07:46
	07:46	Asik Substitution replaced by Boozer
Brand Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Turner (1 AST)	07:38 [PHI 41-23]
	07:24 [CHI 25-41]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Watson (1 BLK)	07:10
Team Rebound	07:10
Young Running Hook Shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:04 [PHI 43-25]
	06:46	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Young (3 BLK)
Team Rebound	06:46
	06:46	Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah
Young Reverse Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	06:25 [PHI 45-25]
	06:25	Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:25
	06:23	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:09	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:08
	05:58	Korver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:58
	05:58	Watson Substitution replaced by Rose
Meeks Substitution replaced by Holiday	05:58
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:58
Team Rebound	05:58
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:58
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:56
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	05:52
Young Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	05:50
Young Layup Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:36	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:20	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)
	05:17	Korver Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Holiday Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:17 [PHI 46-25]
	05:17	Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng
Turner Substitution replaced by Iguodala	05:17
Holiday Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:17
	05:15	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:53	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:52
Young Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	04:47 [PHI 48-25]
	04:32 [CHI 27-48]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
	04:15	Korver Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:15 [PHI 49-27]
Young Substitution replaced by Hawes	04:15
	04:15	Korver Substitution replaced by Watson
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:15 [PHI 50-27]
	04:01 [CHI 29-50]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	03:42
Hawes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:41
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:36	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Hawes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:30
	03:30 [CHI 30-50]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Williams Substitution replaced by Meeks	03:30
Hawes Substitution replaced by Speights	03:30
	03:30 [CHI 31-50]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Speights Jump Shot: Missed	03:09
	03:09	Team Rebound
Speights Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
	02:55	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:55	Team Rebound
	02:55 [CHI 32-50]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:30	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:30	Team Rebound
	02:22 [CHI 34-50]	Boozer Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
	02:06	Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brand Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:06
Team Rebound	02:06
Brand Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:06 [PHI 51-34]
Iguodala Violation:Kicked Ball	01:51
	01:39	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Speights Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:38
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:22	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:19	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Brand (2 ST)
Meeks Jump Shot: Missed	01:12
Brand Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:11
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	00:55.9
	00:54.7	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:51.2 [CHI 36-51]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)
	00:37.8	Noah Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Holiday Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:37.8 [PHI 52-36]
Holiday Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:37.8 [PHI 53-36]
	00:29.9	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Meeks (1 ST)
Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:21.9	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Speights Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:03.9
	00:03.9	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:03.9	Team Rebound
	00:03.9	Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson
	00:03.9 [CHI 37-53]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:03.9
Brand Substitution replaced by Williams	00:03.9
Speights Substitution replaced by Hawes	00:03.9
	00:03.9	Gibson Substitution replaced by Brewer
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Brewer (1 BLK)	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (38-36)		Chicago Bulls (53-20)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Hawes Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:47
	11:47	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:47	Team Rebound
	11:47 [CHI 38-53]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bogans (1 ST)	11:24
	11:13 [CHI 40-53]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Holiday Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)	10:52
	10:45	Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:44
Hawes Jump Shot: Missed	10:19
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:18
Brand Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:12 [PHI 55-40]
	09:56	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:55
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hawes (1 AST)	09:49 [PHI 58-40]
	09:28 [CHI 42-58]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Holiday 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:09 [PHI 61-42]
	09:08	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:46	Bogans Layup Shot: Missed
Meeks Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:44
Meeks 3pt Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:35	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:27	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brand (3 ST)
Meeks Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (2 ST)	08:24
	08:16 [CHI 45-61]	Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	07:47
Team Rebound	07:47
	07:47	Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Brand Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rose (3 ST)	07:37
Brand Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:36
	07:28	Rose Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	07:28	Rose Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	07:09
	07:08	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	07:02 [CHI 47-61]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Brand Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:02
	07:02 [CHI 48-61]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Brand Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Holiday (6 AST)	06:40 [PHI 63-48]
	06:21	Bogans Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:20
Hawes Jump Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:11	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:06 [CHI 50-63]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Meeks Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)	05:41
	05:40	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:33	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:32	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	05:32	Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hawes (2 BLK)
	05:30	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:29	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	05:28
Hawes Layup Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Meeks Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:18
Hawes Substitution replaced by Young	05:18
Meeks Substitution replaced by Williams	05:18
	05:06 [CHI 52-63]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Boozer (4 AST)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	04:47 [PHI 65-52]
	04:28	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
	04:27	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	04:27 [CHI 54-65]	Noah Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Holiday Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	04:01 [PHI 67-54]
	03:43 [CHI 56-67]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Young Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	03:22 [PHI 69-56]
	03:09	Rose Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (6 TO)
	03:09	Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	02:51
	02:50	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:36	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:35
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:27	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
Brand Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:16
Team Timeout : Regular	02:16
	02:16	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:16	Team Rebound
	02:16 [CHI 57-69]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Noah (2 ST)	02:01
	01:43	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
	01:40	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
Brand Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:40
	01:40 [CHI 58-69]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Brand Substitution replaced by Hawes	01:40
	01:40	Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson
	01:40	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:38
Holiday 3pt Shot: Missed	01:24
Hawes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:23
Hawes Tip Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:21	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Young Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:19
	01:19 [CHI 59-69]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	01:19	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:16	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:16 [CHI 61-69]	Gibson Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	00:51.8
	00:51.8	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Hawes Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:51.8
	00:51.8 [CHI 62-69]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Hawes Substitution replaced by Speights	00:51.8
	00:51.8	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Team Rebound	00:50.5
	00:50.5	Noah Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Young Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:28.9
	00:26.9	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:18.9	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (7 TO) Steal:Young (2 ST)
Young Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:18.7
	00:18.7	Brewer Substitution replaced by Korver
	00:02.2	Noah Jump Shot: Missed Block: Iguodala (1 BLK)
	00:02.2	Team Rebound
	00:00.2 [CHI 64-69]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brewer (2 BLK)	11:44
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:42
Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	11:40
Speights Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:24
	11:24	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:24	Team Rebound
	11:24	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:23
Speights Jump Shot: Missed Block: Asik (1 BLK)	11:17
	11:15	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:04	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	11:02
	10:50	Asik Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Speights Substitution replaced by Brand	10:50
Iguodala Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	10:40 [PHI 71-64]
	10:40	Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Holiday Substitution replaced by Meeks	10:40
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	10:40 [PHI 72-64]
	10:28	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	10:27	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:26	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Young (4 BLK)
	10:25	Team Rebound
	10:23	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:21
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:58	Team Rebound
	09:47 [CHI 66-72]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	09:26
	09:25	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Young Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:19
	09:19	Asik Substitution replaced by Noah
	09:19	Brewer Substitution replaced by Watson
	09:11 [CHI 68-72]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Williams Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:54 [PHI 74-68]
	08:36 [CHI 70-74]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Noah (3 ST)	08:07
	07:49	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (8 TO) Steal:Iguodala (2 ST)
	07:45	Watson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Meeks Substitution replaced by Holiday	07:45
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	07:45 [PHI 75-70]
	07:45	Deng Substitution replaced by Korver
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	07:45 [PHI 76-70]
	07:25	Watson Jump Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	07:23
Brand Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (5 AST)	07:04 [PHI 78-70]
	06:45 [CHI 72-78]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (23 PTS)
Brand Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)	06:22
	06:20	Team Rebound
	06:20	Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer
Iguodala Substitution replaced by Meeks	06:20
	06:09	Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brand (2 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:06
Young Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	06:04 [PHI 80-72]
	05:47 [CHI 74-80]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Korver (2 AST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Boozer (2 ST)	05:34
	05:27	Team Timeout : Regular
Young Substitution replaced by Hawes	05:27
	05:08	Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hawes (1 ST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (3 BLK)	04:59
	04:58	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:52	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	04:51
	04:34	Noah Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:34 [PHI 81-74]
	04:34	Watson Substitution replaced by Deng
Meeks Substitution replaced by Iguodala	04:34
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:34 [PHI 82-74]
Holiday Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:29
	04:29 [CHI 75-82]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	04:29 [CHI 76-82]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (6 AST)	04:08 [PHI 84-76]
	03:55	Korver Jump Shot: Missed
Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:53
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (7 AST)	03:46 [PHI 86-76]
	03:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:45	Korver Substitution replaced by Watson
Hawes Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:32
	03:32 [CHI 77-86]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	03:32 [CHI 78-86]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	03:14
	03:13	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	03:00 [CHI 80-86]	Noah Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Holiday Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)	02:38
	02:29	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:27
Hawes Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	02:07 [PHI 88-80]
	01:50	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (9 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Holiday Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)	01:46 [PHI 90-80]
	01:46	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:46	Watson Substitution replaced by Korver
	01:39	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:39	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
Hawes Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	01:39
Hawes Substitution replaced by Young	01:39
	01:39	Korver Substitution replaced by Watson
	01:39	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:39	Team Rebound
	01:39 [CHI 81-90]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:18
Iguodala Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:18
Iguodala Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS)	01:18 [PHI 92-81]
	01:08	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (10 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)
Williams Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Young (2 AST)	01:06 [PHI 94-81]
	01:06	Team Timeout : Short
	01:06	Boozer Illegal Screen Turnover : (3 TO)
Brand Substitution replaced by Meeks	01:06
	00:53.8	Watson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:53.8 [PHI 95-81]
	00:53.8	Noah Substitution replaced by Brewer
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:53.8 [PHI 96-81]
	00:44.6 [CHI 83-96]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)
	00:23.6	Brewer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:23.6 [PHI 97-83]
Iguodala Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:23.6
	00:22.8	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	00:10.8	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:10.0	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:10.0 [CHI 85-97]	Rose Putback Layup Shot: Made (31 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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