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Chicago's heartbreaking loss to Philadelphia was great for the tank

CHICAGO -- Fred Hoiberg couldn't believe what he had just seen.

With eight seconds left and his team clinging to a one-point lead in a game in which his Chicago Bulls once trailed by as many as 18, the 45 year-old coach looked on helplessly as Denzel Valentine threw a bad inbounds pass and then compounded that mistake by fouling Ben Simmons, sending the Philadelphia 76ers to the line to give his team the 116-115 win.

All Hoiberg could do in that moment was turn around and shake his head in disbelief.