It wasn't a good opening night for the Bulls Thursday, losing 127-108 to the Philadelphia 76ers. Not that anyone really thought the Bulls had much of a chance with the 76ers home following a tough loss in Boston and at full strength. While Bulls starters Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn were out, the latter with the birth of his first child.
So things, predictably, didn't go particularly well after an appealing and competitive first half in which the Bulls led 41-38 after one quarter and trailed by seven at halftime despite, yikes, giving up 65 first half points.