CHICAGO – Here are my key takeaways and “best” and “worst” awards from the 76ers’ 116-115 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night at the United Center.
Five observations
— The victory improved the Sixers to 31-25, marking the first time they’ve been six games over .500 since the 2011-12 season.
— The Sixers’ bench and perimeter defense were horrible. The reserves were outscored 58-19 by the Bulls’ bench on a night when the Chicago took advantage of being left wide open in the perimeter. Bulls reserve forward Bobby Portis capitalized the most scoring a career-high 38 points and making 6-of-9 three-pointers.