76ers Take Over In 3rd Quarter, Bulls Lose

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Furkan Korkmaz had six 3-pointers and a career-high 24 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 100-89 on Friday night.

Ben Simmons and Al Horford each scored 20 points for Philadelphia. Simmons had 11 rebounds and seven assists.

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 23 points, while Cody White had 14 and Luke Kornet added 13. Korkmaz helped the 76ers take over in the third quarter after trailing 48-47 coming into the second half.

He hit all four of his shots from deep in the quarter, allowing Philadelphia to surge ahead 81-71 at the end of the quarter.

The Bulls never drew closer than eight in the fourth.

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