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Can the Bulls sustain fast pace in clutch time?

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The Chicago Bulls lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 on Sunday afternoon as Joel Embiid returned from a seven-game absence to score 31 points while Tyrese Maxey registered his first-career triple-double.

Despite a relatively lower scoring output from the Bulls, they still hit their threes at a high-enough rate (19-of-54), and continued to put pressure on their opponent with speed, tempo and transition offense.

"Geez, do they run, right? They are running crazy," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said of how to defend against the Bulls new uptempo offense.

The Bulls remain the league leaders in pace, averaging 104.8 possessions per game.It takes the Bulls only 14 seconds after a made basket to get th...

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