Strong finishing kick powers Bulls

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Chicago’s Coby White scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and the Bulls rallied to beat Philadelphia 109-102 on Friday, 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.”

Joel Embiid, who led the 76ers with 31 points, sank a layup to give the Sixers a 102-99 lead with 3:45 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.