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What happens when the team with the fastest pace in the NBA meets the team with the second-worst?
Sunday offered an answer to that question.
The Bulls have gone from 28th in pace to first thanks to the personnel changes and a coach who has rebuilt an offense to maximize their talents. Meanwhile, the Sixers have struggled to succeed with an injury-ridden roster. Sunday, all Nick Nurse could muster pregame when asked how to slow the Bulls down was, “You gotta run back really fast.