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Bulls take advantage of NBA MVP Joel Embiid's absence to beat 76ers, 105-92
CHICAGO (AP) DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, Coby White added 20 and the Chicago Bulls took advantage of NBA MVP Joel Embiid’s absence to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 105-92 on Saturday night in the opener of a home-and-home set.
Sidelined by a sprained right ankle, Embiid could return when the teams meet again Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
Andre Drummond had 15 points and 23 rebounds for the Bulls, They’ve won five of seven and have taken both meetings with Philadelphia.
Tyrese Maxey had 20 points and seven assists for the 76ers. Tobias Harris added 15 points.
Chicago never trailed in the second half and gave itself some breathing room midway through the final quarter with a 13-2 run that turned a five-point game into a 95-79 lead. DeRozan scored five points during the spurt.
“The season didn’t start how we wanted it to start,” White said after the Bulls turned in a 9-5 December to come close to evening out a 4-14 start. “Everybody’s ready to contribute when the opportunity presents itself.”
Drummond, seeing increased playing time with starting center Nikola Vucevic out with a groin injury, helped the Bulls outrebound Philadelphia 53-36.
“It’s a difficult road trip without Joel the whole way,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after his team finished a four-game trip without the MVP. “We’re glad we got out of it 2-2.”
The Bulls closed the first half on an 11-2 run to lead 56-48.
“We weren’t that great in the first quarter with six turnovers,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “But as the game went on, we got better.”
Chicago finished with 16 giveaways.
Vucevic missed his third straight game. Coach Billy Donovan said he doubted the former All-Star would be ready to return Tuesday.
Chicago star Zach LaVine has missed 15 straight games because of inflammation in his right foot. Donovan said LaVine could resume practicing as early as next week.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Paul Reed vs. Andre Drummond (Tyrese Maxey gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point driving reverse layup | 0-2 |
| 11:09 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Andre Drummond turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | ||
| 10:38 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (bad pass) (Paul Reed steals) | ||
| 10:19 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Alex Caruso turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | ||
| 10:02 | | Paul Reed turnover (lost ball) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving layup (Andre Drummond assists) | 0-4 |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point reverse layup (Tobias Harris assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:35 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-6 |
| 9:22 | | Paul Reed misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 2-9 |
| 8:54 | | Tobias Harris misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Patrick Williams turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:23 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Tobias Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Paul Reed makes two point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:16 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:59 | | Andre Drummond offensive foul (Off the ball) (Paul Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | Andre Drummond turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Alex Caruso misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point running layup | 6-9 |
| 7:10 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Tobias Harris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-11 |
| 6:37 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving layup (Patrick Williams assists) | 6-13 |
| 6:23 | | Paul Reed shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-14 |
| 6:14 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Jevon Carter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Paul Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving layup | 8-14 |
| 5:28 | | Paul Reed blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:28 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 8-16 |
| 5:06 | | Patrick Beverley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Coby White offensive foul (Charge) (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | ||
| 5:05 | | Coby White turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | Tobias Harris misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | De'Anthony Melton personal foul (Jevon Carter draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | Patrick Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point running layup (Patrick Beverley assists) | 10-16 |
| 4:10 | | Patrick Beverley blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Tyrese Maxey shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:10 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:08 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Coby White misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Marcus Morris Sr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Ayo Dosunmu blocks Tyrese Maxey's two point running layup | ||
| 3:30 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Nicolas Batum personal foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Marcus Morris Sr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-16 |
| 2:39 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Patrick Beverley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:25 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Nicolas Batum defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +3 | Nicolas Batum makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 15-16 |
| 2:00 | | Tyrese Maxey personal foul (Jevon Carter draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:00 | | Jevon Carter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +1 | Jevon Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 1:40 | | Patrick Beverley turnover (bad pass) (Terry Taylor steals) | ||
| 1:31 | | Marcus Morris Sr. shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 1:31 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-18 |
| 1:31 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 1:14 | | Marcus Morris Sr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:11 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point tip layup | 17-19 |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Terry Taylor makes two point driving layup (Alex Caruso assists) | 17-21 |
| 0:45 | | Jevon Carter personal foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Mo Bamba defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Marcus Morris Sr. shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:44 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 11:44 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-22 |
| 11:19 | | Robert Covington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Mo Bamba offensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Mo Bamba makes two point putback layup | 19-22 |
| 11:19 | | Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul (Mo Bamba draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | Mo Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-22 |
| 10:56 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Robert Covington defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:43 | | Terry Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running layup (Terry Taylor assists) | 20-24 |
| 10:21 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot (Kelly Oubre Jr. assists) | 23-24 |
| 10:00 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Terry Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Terry Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Terry Taylor assists) | 23-27 |
| 9:28 | | Dalen Terry shooting foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | Tyrese Maxey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:28 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Tyrese Maxey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:26 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Coby White offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Patrick Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point putback dunk | 23-29 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 25-29 |
| 8:42 | | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Kelly Oubre Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-29 |
| 8:26 | | Patrick Williams turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Oubre Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:21 | | +3 | De'Anthony Melton makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 29-29 |
| 8:20 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:05 | | Andre Drummond misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point tip layup | 29-31 |
| 7:45 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-31 |
| 7:35 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 32-34 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 34-34 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (Coby White assists) | 34-36 |
| 6:42 | | Paul Reed misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:40 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point turnaround jump shot | 34-38 |
| 6:04 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Paul Reed offensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Paul Reed misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:59 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +2 | Kelly Oubre Jr. makes two point putback layup | 36-38 |
| 5:30 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Coby White offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Kelly Oubre Jr. shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:23 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:19 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Nicolas Batum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Andre Drummond turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:44 | | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) |