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T.J. McConnell tied his career-high with 18,
Zhaire Smith contributed 17 and Greg Monroe had 14 for the
Sixers, who completed their regular season with a 51-31 record
and the No. 3 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers
finished 31-10 at home.
The Sixers were quite short-handed as numerous key players were
held out for precautionary reasons as the playoffs are about to
begin. All-Star center Joel Embiid, All-Star guard Ben Simmons,
guard JJ Redick, forward Jimmy Butler and forward Tobias Harris
were all held out.
Walter Lemon Jr. paced the Bulls with 20 points while Ryan
Arcidiacono and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot added 14 each.
The Bulls ended the regular season at 22-60.
The Bulls were also missing key players such as Kris Dunn, Zach
LaVine and Otto Porter Jr.
McConnell was highly effective in the first half as he hit 7 of
8 from the field on his way to 14 points and a 62-42 Sixers
advantage.
Lemon led the Bulls with 12 points at halftime.
Early in the third, the Sixers ripped off a 10-0 run and pulled
ahead 77-48 following McConnell's runner in the lane.
The Bulls continued to struggle on the offensive end and trailed
85-54 with just over five minutes left in the third quarter.
Even Monroe stepped back and hit a 3-pointer from the top of the
key for a 91-56 advantage. It was the first 3-pointer of
Monroe's career.
Lemon hit a driving layup with 4.2 seconds left but the Bulls
still trailed 97-64 at the end of the third.
Both teams primarily used their bench throughout the fourth
quarter as the Sixers led handily.
Simmons converted a tough layup but missed the free throw for a
potential three-point play with 4:42 left for a 120-91 lead.
--Field Level Media
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