On December 19, the Bulls played 76ers away.
At the beginning of the game, Embiid made a layup to help the 76ers take the lead, the 76ers took the lead, DeRozan and White's play helped the Bulls bite the score, Caruso and White's play in the latter part of the quarter helped the Bulls play a wave of 15-2 shockwaves to end the first quarter, and at the end of the first quarter, the Bulls led the 76ers 25-24.
Entering the second quarter, Carter and Caruso's play helped the Bulls further widen the difference, Reed and House's play helped the 76ers continue to pursue, DeRozan and Williams played late in the quarter to help the Bulls stretch the difference to a double-digit lead into the locker room, and at the end of the half, the Bulls led the 76ers 55-44.
In the rematch, Embiid pulled out the curtain to open the second half, and the 76ers took advantage of the situation to close the difference to single digits, Dosunm and White's play helped the Bulls maintain the lead from being eroded, Carter and Caruso's outside play in the late part of the quarter helped the Bulls lead by double digits into the final quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the Bulls led the 76ers 81-69. In the final quarter of the decisive battle, Reed and Maxey's play helped the 76ers blow the horn, Draymond and White's play helped the Bulls maintain their lead and not be eroded, at the critical moment, Pawe and DeRozan helped the Bulls open up the gap again on the outside, Maxey helped the 76ers leave the final suspense, but Embiid missed the ball and buried the 76ers' last hope, and the game ended, and the Bulls narrowly beat the Bulls 108-104.
Koby White had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists;Nikola Vucevic 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists;DeMar DeRozan 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals;Patrick Williams 13 points and 6 rebounds;Alex Caruso had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Joel Embiid 40 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists;Tyres Maxey had 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists;Danthony Melton had 6 points and 4 rebounds;Tobias Harris 3 points and 5 rebounds;Paul Reed had 8 points and 4 rebounds.
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