3 observations after Sixers' winning streak ends at six with narrow loss to Bulls

3 observations after Sixers' winning streak ends at six with narrow loss to Bull

The Bulls won 108-104 at Wells Fargo Center to improve to 11-17. The Sixers are 18-8 after their six-game win streak.

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Joel Embiid kept his streaks. Embiid has scored at least 30 points in 12 straight games and 30 and 10 in 11 straight with 40 and 14 rebounds Monday.

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Chicago's top scorers were Coby White (24 points) and Nikola Vucevic (23). Sickness sidelined Sixers forward Marcus Morris Sr. The Bulls lost Zach LaVine and Torrey Craig.

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He wasn't at his best initially. The Sixers' first play saw Embiid miss a lefty layup, a pull-up jumper, and his first foul shot.

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The Sixers started well overall. Sixers guarded the perimeter and Chicago started 1 for 7 from the floor. They communicated well on switches.

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Once he found his groove, Embiid had a huge impact. His second foul on Bulls big man Nikola Vucevic came with 8:19 left in the first quarter.

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Late in the first, the Sixers lost some energy and White challenged their defense with impressive three-level scoring, testing the team more than it had against bottom-of-the-standings opponents.

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