Chicago Bulls (106) x Philadelphia 76ers (121) – Resultados

Última atualização em 8 de março de 2022 14h03 por Erwin Noguera

O Philadelphia 76ers 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 búfalos de Chicago 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 Seis become the third team in the Conferência Leste da 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 Aquecer, enquanto Chicago continues to lose games and, right now, is fourth in the standings with 39 wins and 26 losses, with the Celtas 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.

Touros estrela DeMar DeRozan, one of the most reliable and consistent stars in the NBA this season, ignited the Touros with a lot of confidence on the floor in the opening minutes of the game. For the Seis, 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.

Primeiros trimestres

Embiid managed to score 19 points in the first half of the game and it was a continuous headache for a very sad Touros in the 3-point shot, which managed to score only 3 in 12 attempts and the Seis foram para o vestiário com a sensação de que estavam na frente sem nem pisar fundo no acelerador (59-53).

Últimos dois trimestres

O terceiro quarto foi um verdadeiro dar e receber, ambas as equipes aproveitando os erros dos rivais e, acima de tudo, o Touros, que aproveitou jogar com quinteto baixo, para encerrar o terceiro quarto com placar de 88 a 77 com vantagem para o Seis.

O Touros aderiu ao plano de tocar um pequeno quinteto, usando DeRozan as their tallest player at center, and came close in the game with a score of 90-83. Finally, Tyrese Maxey scored 13 points in the fourth quarter for the Seis to seal the victory of his team and keep them in second place in the Conferência Leste.