Bulls thump 76ers
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| Bulls guard Derrick Rose drives past Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert during the first half Saturday at the United Center. The Bulls won, 122-90. (Charles Rex Arbogast (STF)) |
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CHICAGO – Rookie Taj Gibson tied a career high with 20 points and had 13 rebounds, and the Bulls used a big first-half run to beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 122-90, on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Derrick Rose scored 17 points to help the Bulls set a season high for points. So did Kirk Hinrich, who also buried three three-pointers to give him 773 in his career and break a tie with Ben Gordon for the club record.
Newcomer Hakim Warrick had a highlight reel dunk over Thaddeus Young and finished with 15 points. Brad Miller scored eight of his 15 during a 23-1 run to close the second half, turning a three-point deficit into a 58-39 lead and sending the Bulls to their sixth win in seven games.
Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 23 points. Young scored 17 points, but the Sixers went 8:14 without a field goal during a drought that spanned the second and third quarters while losing for the third time in four games.
