Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls without Simmons and Embiid


Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls without Simmons and Embiid

Dwight Howard Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris

Even when Philadelphia 76ers’ two main superstars, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons were out due to contract tracing, they managed to get the better of Chicago Bulls convincingly. Having led by Tobias Harris with 24 points, 76ers maintain their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference Table after starting their 2nd half of the 2020-21 season with a win. 

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Talking about the Philadelphia 76ers player’s performance in particular, Dwight Howard scored a season-high 18 and grabbed 12 rebounds. Furkan Korkmaz added 16 points and Tony Bradley scored a season-high 14 on 7-for-7 shooting. 

Embiid and Simmons both traveled to Atlanta for Sunday’s All-Star game, only to learn the night before they were flagged for contact tracing. Though neither player tested positive for COVID-19, the barber they visited before leaving did. 

Tobias Harris leads charge for Philadelphia 76ers in absence of Embiid and Simmons against Chicago Bulls 

Talking about the Chicago Bulls, Lauri Markkanen, back from a sprained right shoulder, led Chicago with 23 points. The 7-footer from Finland made all seven 3-pointers in his first appearance since February 5. All-Star Zach LaVine scored 19 and Coby White finished with 18 points. 

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The Chicago Bulls were basically at full strength with Markkanen and Otto Porter Jr. available. Porter had three points in 18 minutes after being side-lined since Feb. 1 because of back spasms. 

With the Brooklyn Nets right onto their shoulder, Philadelphia 76ers registered a big win in the absence of their marquee duo. Next up for the EC leaders’ they face Bradley Beal’s Washington Wizards. While Bulls host Miami Heat. 

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