The pattern sustained tonight: tough matchup, another loss, and a continued slide down the Eastern Conference standings. And in particular an inability to beat Joel Embiid and the Sixers. The Sixers completed a 4-0 season sweep, and Embiid still has never lost to the Bulls in his career, as he scored 43 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Philly outscored Chicago in each quarter en route to a 121-106 loss.
It’s now the fifth straight loss for the Bulls.
Chicago started out the game well, going up by as much as eight in the first. But Sixers regained the lead by the end of the first period, and were mostly at a 8-14 point advantage all night.