11/30/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Derrick Rose scored 18 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed five rebounds, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 103-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of a home-and-home series at the Wachovia Center.
Drew Gooden added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won two of three and will host the Sixers on Tuesday. Ben Gordon had a team-high 21 points, while Larry Hughes contributed 16 points off the bench in the win.
Elton Brand had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the 76ers, who have now lost four in a row. Thaddeus Young posted 17 points, while Andre Miller had a double-double with 15 points and 10 assists. Willie Green contributed 12 points in a reserve role.
Heading into the second half down three, the Bulls completely dominated the third quarter, outscoring Philadelphia, 31-11, to take a commanding 83-66 advantage into the fourth. Chicago used a 12-0 run at the end of the quarter to boost its lead to 17 behind eight points and four assists from Rose.
Philadelphia would only come as close as nine in the fourth quarter with under a minute to play, but the Sixers never mounted a serious threat to the Bulls' big lead.
The Sixers used an 18-6 run in the opening quarter to jump out to a 34-24 lead headed into the second quarter.
Philadelphia went up by as many as 15 before Chicago went on a 20-2 run to seize a 46-43 lead on Rose's jumper with three minutes left in the half. The 76ers finished the half on a 12-6 burst to take a 55-52 lead.
Game Notes
The Sixers won last season's series, 3-1...Chicago shot 52.1 percent from the field (38-of-73), while Philadelphia shot only 43.4 percent (36-of-83)...The Bulls made 8-of-15 from three-point range.
<< Rennes moves to second in Ligue 1
Paris, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - With a 1-0 victory over Paris St Germain on
Sunday, Rennes moved to second in the Ligue 1 table.
"It's a very good result but we should have killed the game in the second
half. In a way, it's good to k
<< Villarreal, Valencia earn La Liga wins
Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Villarreal and Valencia earned wins on
Sunday in the Spanish La Liga to keep pace with table leaders Barcelona, who
have 32 points after 13 weeks.
Villarreal climbed to second place with 28 poi
<< No. 3 Louisville upended by Western Kentucky
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A.J. Slaughter scored a game-high 25 points
and had nine rebounds as Western Kentucky surprised third-ranked Louisville,
68-54, at the Sommet Center.
Slaughter finished 8-of-15 from the floor, whi
<< Denver WR Royal active vs. Jets
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Denver Broncos wide receiver Eddie
Royal was active for the team's game against the Jets after being limited in
the week's practice with a toe injury.
He was listed as questionable on the injur
Costly turnovers doom Pats as Steelers triumph >>
Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ben Roethlisberger threw for 179 yards and two
touchdowns on 17-of-33 completions as Pittsburgh capitalized on key second-
half turnovers to crush New England, 33-10, at a rain-soaked Gillette Stadium.
Jeff
Chiefs snap skid by downing Raiders >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Larry Johnson rushed for 92 yards and a
touchdown, and Maurice Leggett returned a fumble 67-yards for another score as
the Kansas City Chiefs got by the Oakland Raiders, 20-13.
Tyler Thigpen completed
Cutler leads Broncos over Favre, Jets >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jay Cutler threw for 357 yards and a
touchdown, leading the Denver Broncos to an important 34-17 road victory over
the New York Jets.
Cutler completed 27-of-43 passes and threw an interception f
Gray leads Spartans to victory over Wichita State >>
Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marquise Gray had 12 points and eight rebounds,
as the fifth-ranked Michigan State Spartans edged the Wichita State Shockers,
65-57, in a final round matchup of the Old Spice Classic.
Durrell Summers had 11
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