FINAL FROM THE UNITED CENTER: Philadelphia 116, Bulls 91. (Bulls: 34-38, 20-17 at home).
LEADING SCORERS: Bulls: White: 19 pts. 76ers: Melton: 25 pts.
LEADING REBOUNDERS: Bulls: Drummond: 12. 76ers: Harris: 9.
LEADING ASSISTS: Bulls: Dosunmu and LaVine reach with 4. 76ers: Harris: 8
CCI STAT OF THE GAME: The 76ers outscored the Bulls 48-18 beyond the arc.
CCI RECAP: The 76ers scored the first 17 points of the game and never looked back as they dominated the Bulls leading by as many as 31 points. Playing without the injured James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and D'Anthony Melton stepped up, combining for 46 points. Tobias Harris added 20. Joel Embiid played 16 first half minutes (12-7-7) and let his teammates do the rest of the work as he's dealing with a calf injury.
Andre Drummond registered his ninth double-double game with 13 points and 12 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan left the game in the second half with a right quad injury. DeRozan missed all seven of his field goal attempts and finished with four points. Zach LaVine scored 16 points. Nikola Vucevic was held to eight points and five rebounds. Alex
Caruso missed his second straight game recovering from a foot injury.
The Bulls remain in the tenth spot for the final play in tournament slot with a 1.5 game lead over Indiana.
NEXT: Friday: At Portland.
CCI 24 SECONDS NBA NEWS AND NOTES
Denver 118 Washington 104. The Wizards have lost four straight and stand nine games under .500.
Indiana 118 Toronto 114. Rookie Andrew Nemhard had 25 points and 10 assists. The Pacers ended Toronto's seven game home win streak.
Miami 127 New York 120. Jimmy Butler with 35 points. Tyler Herro scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Los Angeles Lakers 122 Phoenix 111. Anthony Davis with a 27-9- 5 game.
Milwaukee 130 San Antonio 94. Giannis Antetokounmpo with a 31-14 game in just 24 minutes. The Bucks lead Boston by 2 .5 games for the top spot in the East.
Minnesota 125 Atlanta 124. Karl Anthony-Towns returned from a 51 game absence, scoring 22 points.
Memphis 130 Houston 125. Ja Morant returned following an NBA suspension scoring 17 points. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a season high 37 points.
Golden State 127 Dallas 125. A big time road win for the Warriors as they send the Mavs to below .500. Kyrie Iriving missed the game with right foot soreness.
Portland 127 Utah 115. Damian Lillard scored 30 points. Rookie Shaedon Sharpe had a career high 24 pointsas the Blazers ended a six game slide.
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