The Chicago Bulls (17-21, 7-12 Away), one of the NBA’s top shooting teams, head to face the Philadelphia 76ers (23-14, 16-5 Home) on Friday. Chicago topped the Brooklyn Nets 121-112 at United Center on Wednesday. Patrick Williams was the standout player with 22 points and seven rebounds.
The Bulls are 11th in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia won their third in a row in a close one on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Center, beating the Indiana Pacers 129-126 in overtime. James Harden tallied 26 points to lead the team in scoring.
With 19 points and four blocks, Montrezl Harrell also impressed. The 76ers are the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Philadelphia will be aiming for a season sweep against Chicago after taking the only previous game 114-109 at United Center in October 2022, their 12th straight head-to-head victory.
Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 25 points and four assists. DeMar DeRozan had 24 points in defeat. The Bulls have been led this season by DeRozan, who is averaging 26.6 points per game. DeRozan also has dished 4.9 assists per game.
Meanwhile, Nikola Vucevic is grabbing 10.5 rebounds. Embiid (33.5 ppg) has powered the Sixers on offense. He ranks as the second-highest scorer in the league. Embiid has also stuffed the stat sheet with 9.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.
Shooting 48.7% from the field, the Bulls are one of the NBA’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (5th). The Bulls have not found much success at Wells Fargo Center in recent seasons, losing eight of the last 10 trips.
Philadelphia is looking for a 12th consecutive home win this season. Chicago is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -0.9 (119.3-120.2). Philadelphia has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 116.4 points per game on average while allowing 110.2 (+6.2 margin).
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Ayo Dosunmu: 12.8 | 9.9 | +2.9
76ERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Montrezl Harrell: 12.8 | 8.7 | +4.1
Tyrese Maxey: 18.0 | 28.6 | -10.6
Points per game:
Tyrese Maxey: 12.7 | 21.2 | -8.5
Rebounds per game:
James Harden: 4.0 | 6.0 | -2.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Philadelphia 76ers (-175)
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