The third place in the East fell with a bang, and Embiid Maxey 69 19 slashed, ending a six-game winning streak
On the 19th Beijing time, the NBA's 2023-24 NBA regular season continued, and the 76ers faced the Chicago Bulls at home, only to suffer a shocking comeback, ending their last six victories. Embiid and Maxey both had excellent shots, but they didn't turn the tide.
Previously, the 76ers were in third place in the East 18-7, closely behind the Celtics and Milwaukee. The Bulls, on the other hand, have been underwhelming this season, and they are now ranked 12th, 10-17. This is the first matchup between these two teams, and this game has caught a lot of people's eyes.
The 76ers are still led by Embiid and Maxey, Harris, Melton, Batum, they are all on offense. On the Bulls' side, YulaVine, DeRozan, Vucevic, Williams, Dosum and White, who are still unplayed, are their main players.
In the first quarter, both teams struggled, with the 76ers making a one-shot shot from the perimeter compared to the Bulls who were just 3-of-7. Embiid played well in the first quarter, scoring 14 points on his own, but no one else played as well as they should, and the team scored just 24 points in the first quarter. In the first quarter, White scored 13 points, while the Bulls only had a one-point advantage in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the 76ers were forced to a 7-0 offensive run and they had to call a timeout. After the game was suspended, the 76ers struggled to regain their groove in the game, while the Bulls continued to expand the score. At halftime, the Bulls led by 11 points, 55-44.
The 76ers weren't on their way out of the slump in the first half, especially when they were stuck in the box when they shot 3-of-8 from outside the box. Embiid continued to play, but the rest of the team hadn't recovered, and the 76ers were stretched out by 12 points at 69-81 in the third quarter.
As soon as the game opened, the 76ers launched an attack, and a wave of 9:0 attacks chased the score to 3 points. Drummond and Williams only stabilized after the Bulls asked for a break. Although the 76ers once again narrowed the score to one point, they held on and won 104-108 over the 76ers.
In the end, Embiid scored 40 points, 14 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Maxey scored 29 points, 5 boards and 7 assists, and the 76ers scored double digits for both of them. In comparison, the Bulls have six men, White, Vucevich, Williams, 13, DeRozan, Carter, five men, five eights, and Drummond five eights.