The 76ers retaliate with a barrage of 3-pointers

Defeated 48 hours ago Philadelphia to bullsthe 76ers They got revenge on Wednesday Chicago With a thunderous beat to 116-91in a match he dominated from start to finish, which started 17-0, and in which Joel Embiid managed his energy and left the field after the first half.

On Monday in Philadelphia, the Bulls snapped the 76ers’ eight-game winning streak after two overtime periods, with a new sign of growth after winning at home, also after two overtime periods, against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But this Wednesday at the United Center, the 76ers, without James Harden, hit the table and crushed the Bulls to continue the fight for second place in the Eastern Conference with the Boston Celtics. The Sixers (49-23) are in third place, behind the Celtics (50-23), but they have one game less.

Doc Rivers hit 16 triples out of 37 and reached the first half with over 50% accuracy from the arc, with 12 baskets putting the victory on track. De’Anthony Melton shone with 25 points and 4 triples, Therese Maxi contributed 21 points with 4 triples, and Tobias Harris contributed 20 points with 4 triples. Embiid played only 16.18 minutes, with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. In the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan had one of the most lackluster nights of his career, with 4 points and 0 of 7 shooting. Zach LaVine scored 16 points and Nikola Vucevic had no more than 8 points. Kobe White was Chicago’s best player with 19 points.

The Bulls, who relaunched their postseason ambitions with a string of valuable wins over the past two weeks, with wins over the Denver Nuggets, Sixers or Timberwolves, couldn’t contain the Sixers’ momentum. They never got to the game and their winning chances ended after just three minutes, when Billy Donovan called timeout with the 76ers already up 17-0. The Bulls scored their first point from the free throw line with 8.28 seconds remaining in the first period and it took another ninety seconds before the first points came from the field goal. It was Nikola Vucevic, with a dunk, who managed to break the drought that had doomed Chicago. The locals tried to fight back and even bridge the gap 29-17 In that first period, but the 76ers scored easily from the arc and, with Maxie and Tobias Harris leading, went into halftime. 76-48. This margin allowed Doc Rivers to rest Embiid who would finish their game with 12 points without wasting energy in the second half.

The 76ers are vying for second place in the East and are now preparing for a series of high-demand games away from Philadelphia. They will visit the Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets before hosting the winning-starved Dallas Mavericks player Luka Doncic after the results crisis. The Bulls, despite the defeat, are ninth in the East, but a very tough schedule awaits them between now and the end of the season. They will now open a tour of the West with duels against the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, before returning to Chicago to take on the Lakers once again.