Embiid, 76ers Beat Bulls Again To Extend Win Streak To 6
CHICAGO (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their sixth straight victory, 114-105 over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
Furkan Korkmaz matched his career best with seven 3-pointers and added 25 points for the Sixers, who topped Chicago for the second time in four nights.
Zach LaVine had 32 points and DeMar DeRozan added 25 for Chicago.
The Bulls led 97-96 after LaVine ended a 10-0 run with a 3-pointer with 5:48 to play, but Embiid answered with a 3 a minute later and the Sixers never trailed again. Korkmaz gave Philadelphia a bit of a cushion with his final 3-pointer with 3:03 left and the Bulls played catch-up the rest of the way.
Embiid finished the Bulls with the last of his four 3-pointers with 15 seconds left.
The Sixers went on a 15-0 run midway through the second quarter to erase a 38-32 deficit and outscored the Bulls 25-9 over the final six minutes to take a 57-47 lead to halftime. Embiid scored 14 of his 20 first-half points during the run and capped it with a 3-pointer in the final seconds.
Shake Milton had 13 points for the Sixers, who topped the Bulls 103-98 in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Nikola Vučević finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago.
CLOSE CALL
Embiid angrily turned and flailed his right arm after dribbling off his foot during a drive to the basket late in the first half and almost slugged Chicago's Lonzo Ball in the head. Embiid was assessed a technical foul but stayed in the game after replays showed he only grazed Ball's hair with the swipe.
TIP-INS
Sixers: Korkmaz returned after missing Thursday night's win at Detroit with a sore right wrist. … F Danny Green (left hamstring) missed his third straight game.
Bulls: Coach Billy Donovan said he's not sure how long LaVine will need to continue to wear a wrap on his left, non-shooting hand. He's been playing more than a week with a small ligament tear in the thumb.
UP NEXT
Sixers: Host New York on Monday.
Bulls: Host Brooklyn on Monday.
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