Tobias Harris scored 24 points and Dwight Howard notched a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers earned their third straight victory Thursday with a 127-105 rout of the Chicago Bulls in both teams’ first game after the All-Star break.
Philadelphia shined without All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, who remain out due to issues related to COVID-19 contact tracing. The 76ers led by seven points at halftime and swelled the advantage to as many as 26 in the second half while improving to 2-5 without Embiid and 3-3 without Simmons.
Seven players finished in double figures for Philadelphia, which outscored Chicago 78-42 in the paint, a season high …
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