On the whole, the actor and comedian W.C. Fields was said to have offered while on his deathbed about his native home, at least he wasn’t in Philadelphia. The Bulls Wednesday could sympathize as they mostly played dead in a 115-101 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Bulls, generally about as lively a Philadelphia health plate of Cheez-Wiz drenched French fries, oozed through a six of 26 shooting first quarter that left them trailing 25-16. The Bulls feigned competitiveness for a time, getting within four points several times late in the second quarter. Eventually, the 76ers seemed to get tired of waiting for the Bulls to make it a game and ran away for a 55-41 halftime lead and by 25 points midway through the third quarter, the 76ers scoring 30 points in each of the last three quarters.