Chicago’s Coby White on Friday scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Bulls rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 109-102, stretching their win streak to five games.
Reserves Tre Jones and Zach Collins each scored 15 points, while White added seven rebounds and six assists as Chicago scored the last 10 points to win, improving to 15-15.
“It was a ‘grind it out’ win coming off Christmas. It was sloppy, a little bit, but we got the win,” White said. “There’s no quit in us. To come back and win five straight, that says a lot about our character and who we are.”
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Joel Embiid, who led the 76ers with 31 points, sank a layup to give them a 102-99 lead with 3 minutes, 45 seconds remaining before the Bulls stampeded to the finish.
Jalen Smith made a slam dunk and White sank a three-pointer that put Chicago ahead for good.
White slipped on the court on the next Chicago possession, but while sitting in the lane, passed the ball to Jones to assist his layup. Jones added another layup and a free throw for the final margin.
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“We kept fighting. We kept being us and we stayed together,” White said. “Everybody contributed down the stretch and we made some big-time plays.”
Tyrese Maxey added 27 points for the 76ers, who squandered a 24-point lead in losing to Chicago last month.
Elsewhere, Eastern Conference leaders the Detroit Pistons were upset 131-129 by the Utah Jazz when Keyonte George sank the winning jump shot with 2.1 seconds remaining.
Cade Cunningham made two tying free throws with 18.1 seconds remaining, but missed a winning three-point attempt at the buzzer.
The loss snapped Detroit’s three-game win streak and dropped the Pistons’ East lead over the New York Knicks to 2.5 games. Utah (11-19) snapped a four-game losing skid.
George led Utah with 31 points, while Lauri Markkanen added 30. Cunningham led Detroit with 29 points and 17 assists.
Elsewhere on Friday, it was:
‧ Grizzlies 125, Bucks 104
‧ Hawks 111, Heat 126
‧ Magic 105, Hornets 120
‧ Pacers 122, Celtics 140
‧ Pelicans 108, Suns 115
‧ Trail Blazers 103, Clippers 119
‧ Wizards 138, Raptors 117