Chicago Bulls (106) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (121) – Resultados

Last Updated on marzo 8, 2022 2:03 pm by Erwin Noguera

El 76ers de Filadelfia smile when Joel Embiid and James Harden play together. The Sixers’ star duo has won all five games they’ve played together so far and on Monday defeated the free-falling Chicago Bulls who have lost for the fifth time in a row, 121-106.

Since Harden’s arrival, everything seems to be going great in Philly. The Sixers become the third team in the Conferencia Este de la NBA to reach 40 wins and, currently with their 40 wins and 24 losses, they remain in second place in the table, just 3 games behind the Calor, mientras chicago continues to lose games and, right now, is fourth in the standings with 39 wins and 26 losses, with the Celtics hot on its heels.

Currently, the Bulls’ trajectory against the big teams is worrying. Every time they face a team that is going to be a protagonist in the postseason, they lose. And they now accumulate 5 defeats in their last 5 games.

toros estrella De Mar De Rozan, one of the most reliable and consistent stars in the NBA this season, ignited the toros with a lot of confidence on the floor in the opening minutes of the game. For the Sixers, Joel Embiid was in charge of standing up to DeRozan, but the Sixers’ four triples in a row, led by Georges Niang, James Harden, and Danny Green, were decisive, creating the Sixers’ advantage, after the first quarter, to end the first quarter with a score of 37-32.

Primeros trimestres

Embiid managed to score 19 points in the first half of the game and it was a continuous headache for a very sad toros en el tiro de 3 puntos, que logró anotar sólo 3 en 12 intentos y el Sixers went to the locker room with the feeling that they were ahead without even stepping on the accelerator fully (59-53).

Últimos dos trimestres

El tercer cuarto fue un auténtico toma y daca, aprovechando ambos equipos los errores de sus rivales y, sobre todo, el toros, que aprovechó jugar con un quinteto bajo, para finalizar el tercer cuarto con marcador de 88-77 con ventaja para los Sixers.

El toros se apegó al plan de tocar un quinteto corto, utilizando DeRozan como su jugador más alto en el centro, y estuvo cerca en el juego con un marcador de 90-83. Finalmente, Tyrese Maxey anotó 13 puntos en el último cuarto para el Sixers para sellar la victoria de su equipo y mantenerlos en el segundo lugar de la Conferencia Este.