The Philadelphia 76ers should not have won Thursday night’s game in Chicago. They were outplayed for most of the game, blowing a big lead early and struggling to defend the three-point line all night.
Bobby Portis and David Nwaba spearheaded the Bulls’ offensive explosion, going off for 38 and 21 points respectively. Both of those marks are career-highs. Zach LaVine chipped in one of his best outings this season, to boot, dropping 23 points.
Even with Chicago’s apparent disregard for the talent disparity between both teams, Philadelphia was able to hang offensively. Joel Embiid put up 30 points of his own, while Ben Simmons turned in yet another stellar outing, stringing together 32 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists.