Game ID: 22300351
Chicago Bulls @ Philadelphia 76ers
Monday, December 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 24 20 25 35 104CHI 25 30 26 27 108
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHI availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT House Jr. missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 9 min (61% of 15)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 12/06, returns tonight: 6 min (47% of 12)
OUT Springer missed 6 since 11/25, returns tonight: 9 min (78% of 12)
BACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 21 min since (70% of 31)
PHI availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 6 min since (47% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (78% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 21 min since (68% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (40% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (68% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (62% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (79% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restBACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (59% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (42% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 10 min since (85% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restBACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (42% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 10 min since (85% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 12/25 · 2 days' restOUT Batum missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
PHI availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Batum missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
CHI availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT LaVine missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 16 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Terry back 11/28 after 10, 5 min since (43% of 12)
CHI availability going into 12/12 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 17 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 6 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 12/11, returns tonight: 5 min (17% of 29)
OUT Bitim missed 18 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 7 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 19 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 5 min since (17% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 20 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 5 min since (17% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 21 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 18 min since (62% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 35 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 22 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 21 min since (73% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 11 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 23 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 12/14 after 2, 21 min since (74% of 29)
NEW Williams 27 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT LaVine missed 12 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 24 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Terry 12 to 16 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 132 a night and allowing 100, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 38 and Maxey at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; White at 26 and DeRozan at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without LaVine (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 100 a night to Chicago's 119. Call it Philadelphia 123, Chicago 109, Philadelphia by 14.
12/11 vs WAS 146-101 — PHI notes
PHI won 146-101. PHI shot 55% (52 of 95) to WAS's 42%, 20 of 46 from three, and got to the line 25 times to WAS's 31. PHI turned it over 13 times to WAS's 22. Embiid led with 34 (14 of 20, 2 of 5 from three); Maxey added 24, Morris Sr. 12. The hinge was Q1, 43-27: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 48. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
12/13 @ DET 129-111 — PHI notes
PHI won 129-111. PHI shot 52% (45 of 87) to DET's 44%, 11 of 30 from three. The glass went 53-35 for them. Embiid led with 41 (14 of 24, 1 of 3 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Harris added 21, Oubre Jr. 17. The hinge was Q1, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/15 vs DET 124-92 — PHI notes
PHI won 124-92. PHI shot 42% (41 of 98) to DET's 43%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 31 times to DET's 23 — 28 points from the stripe to their 18. PHI turned it over 11 times to DET's 21. The glass went 54-42 for them. Embiid led with 35 (9 of 19, 2 of 3 from three, 15 of 16 at the line); Maxey added 19, Morris Sr. 15. The hinge was Q2, 35-17: a lead of 4 became 22, and the lead reached 41. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/16 @ CHA 135-82 — PHI notes
PHI won 135-82. PHI shot 60% (53 of 88) to CHA's 36%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 17 times to CHA's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 9. Embiid led with 42 (18 of 23, 6 of 6 at the line); Maxey added 21, Harris 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-17: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 53. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
12/18 vs CHI 104-108 — PHI notes
PHI lost 104-108. PHI shot 43% (38 of 88) to CHI's 47%, 11 of 32 from three. Embiid led with 40 (15 of 28, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Maxey added 29. Q4 was theirs, 35-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them. They led by as many as 12.
12/20 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 99, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Embiid at 38 and Maxey at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 24 and Edwards at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 99 a night to Minnesota's 108. Call it Philadelphia 117, Minnesota 109.
12/22 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Embiid at 42 and Maxey at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barnes at 24 and Siakam at 23 a game. Without Dick (2 straight), Freeman-Liberty (25 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 101 a night to Toronto's 120 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Toronto minus-2. Call it Philadelphia 121, Toronto 110, Philadelphia by 11.
12/25 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Butler III at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Butler III (2 straight), Jović (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 40 and Maxey at 27 a game. Without Batum (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 101 a night to Miami's 114 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-2 a night and Miami minus-4. Call it Philadelphia 116, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
12/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. Without Fultz (21 straight), Ingles (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 41 and Maxey at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Batum (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 31 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 107 a night to Orlando's 115. Call it Philadelphia 117, Orlando 111.
12/11 @ MIL 129-133 — CHI notes
CHI lost 129-133 in 1 overtime. CHI took 28 more shots (114 to 86), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to MIL's 51%, 15 of 34 from three, and got to the line 25 times to MIL's 37. CHI turned it over 6 times to MIL's 11. DeRozan led with 41 (14 of 30, 3 of 6 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); White added 33, Williams 15. Q3 was theirs, 24-17, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 4 periods went 116-105 against them. Craig's -11 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 vs DEN 106-114 — CHI notes
CHI lost 106-114. CHI shot 42% (36 of 86) to DEN's 47%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 23 times to DEN's 32. White led with 27 (8 of 15, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 26, DeRozan 14. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-80 against them.
12/14 @ MIA 124-116 — CHI notes
CHI won 124-116. CHI shot 48% (45 of 93) to MIA's 46%, 14 of 36 from three. CHI turned it over 5 times to MIA's 10. White led with 26 (9 of 20, 4 of 11 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Vučević added 24, Dosunmu 24. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 25. White was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/16 @ MIA 116-118 — CHI notes
CHI lost 116-118. CHI shot 48% (37 of 77) to MIA's 52%, 16 of 38 from three. DeRozan led with 27 (9 of 13, 8 of 9 at the line); Williams added 25, White 22. Q2 was theirs, 33-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 96-83 against them.
12/18 @ PHI 108-104 — CHI notes
CHI won 108-104. CHI shot 47% (42 of 89) to PHI's 43%, 12 of 29 from three. White led with 24 (9 of 17, 2 of 6 from three); Vučević added 23, DeRozan 15. The hinge was Q2, 30-20: a lead of 1 became 11. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/20 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; White at 26 and DeRozan at 24 a game. Without LaVine (9 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 28 a game. Without Vincent (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 116, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
12/21 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 23 and DeRozan at 21 a game. Without LaVine (10 straight), Craig (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Wembanyama at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 41 percent from three to San Antonio's 33 and the defense, Chicago allowing 112 a night to San Antonio's 122. Call it Chicago 118, San Antonio 111.
12/23 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without LaVine (11 straight), Craig (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and LeVert at 17 a game. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Garland (4 straight), Eva. Mobley (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 121. Call it Chicago 116, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
12/26 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and White at 20 a game. Without LaVine (12 straight), Craig (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Murray at 22 a game. Without Johnson (14 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Fernando (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 125 and the line, where Atlanta takes 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 17. Call it Chicago 119, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIDH D. House Jr.
DM D. Melton
JE J. Embiid
KO K. Oubre Jr.
NB N. Batum
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
RC R. Covington
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
DT D. Terry
JC J. Carter
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
VU Vucevic
PHI/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Coby White scores 24 as Bulls snap 76ers' six-game winning streak with 108-104 victory
PHILADELPHIA -- — Coby White scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls held on to snap the Philadelphia 76ers ' six-game winning streak with a 108-104 victory Monday night.
Former Sixer Nikola Vucevic chipped in 23 points while DeMar DeRozan added 15 for the Bulls.
“All of us are supporting each other and it's contagious,” said Vucevic, who had eight rebounds and shot 10 for 18 from the floor. “We won some games, so that helps, too. We're only 11-17, but hopefully we're on a good path and we can continue that way.”
The Bulls have won six of their last nine even though they are playing without All-Star Zach LaVine , who has been sidelined with left foot inflammation and is likely still a little bit away from returning.
“We've competed well against the better teams,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “It's a matter for us of maintaining more consistency. The ups and downs of the game are going to happen for every team. I like the way that we are responding.”
Joel Embiid had 40 points and 13 rebounds, his 11th straight game with 30 or more points and 10 or more boards. Tyrese Maxey added 29 points in the 76ers' first loss to a team without a winning record this season after starting 12-0 against sub-.500 teams. No other Sixers player was able to crack double figures.
“We were just a half step behind on some stuff and they beat us to some rebounds,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said. “Some of our defensive stuff, while good at times, wasn't good enough on others. And we just didn't get enough good enough individual performances around the horn that we've been getting.”
The Sixers' previous five wins, against Atlanta, Washington, Detroit twice and Charlotte, came by an average of 31.8 points.
Chicago overcame an early 12-point deficit thanks to White's hot shooting in the first half, when he scored 16 points as the Bulls opened a 55-44 lead. White is averaging 22.9 points in Chicago's last nine games.
“I knew that he was capable of doing this, but obviously when Zach went down he has become aggressive and taken advantage of the situation,” Vucevic said. “I'm really happy for him. He's a great guy who is always working hard in the gym and getting better."
That margin would swell to 12 after three quarters before the Sixers bench climbed their way back into the game and gave Philadelphia a brief 89-87 lead on Maxey's 3-pointer. However, Chicago was able to shrug it off and answered with a 13-2 run that gave the Bulls an eight-point lead with just three minutes to play.
DeRozan hit three of four free throws in the game's waning seconds. Philadelphia's last attempt to tie or take the lead fell short when Embiid couldn't finish with Vucevic and White collapsing down on him in the lane.
“The most important thing right now for us is five guys connected,” Donovan said. “If you don't have that and the talent level is equal or you are undermanned ... you have zero chance to win. None. So I think the most important thing has been the sharing of the basketball, the moving of it and the covering for each other."
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