Bulls at 76ers 1/17/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In the first game of a Friday night NBA on ESPN doubleheader, the Chicago Bulls will visit the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bulls (15-27) have lost seven of their previous ten games and trail Brooklyn by four games in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. On Wednesday, Chicago outscored Washington by 14 points during the second half of a 115-106 home victory.

Chicago G Zach LaVine led all scorers with 30 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists. Tomas Satoransky contributed 18 points and five assists for the Bulls.

The Philadelphia 76ers have won 19 of their 21 home games and trail Indiana by a half-game for fifth place in the East. On Wednesday, Philadelphia outscored Brooklyn by 15 points during the fourth quarter to rally for a 117-106 home victory. The 76ers (26-16) assisted on 25 of their 45 made field goals and shot 51 percent overall.

Philadelphia F Tobias Harris poured in a game-high 34 points on 14-for-20 shooting and grabbed ten rebounds. Ben Simmons added 20 points and 11 assists for the 76ers.