NBA: Korkmaz's hot streak continues, scores 30+ again
Turkish shooting guard comes off bench, score 30+ for two games in row to help 76ers beat Bulls 118-111
By Muhammed Enes Calli
ANKARA (AA) - The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Chicago Bulls 118-111 for another home win Sunday night, as Turkish international Furkan Korkmaz again scored 30+ points coming off the bench.
Korkmaz scored 31 points and grabbed 5 rebounds, maintaining his hot form after scoring a career-high 34 points over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
In his last two games, Korkmaz scored played 61 minutes, scored 65 points with 12/14 from two pointers, 13/20 from the three-point line.
76ers social media account on Twitter was also hyped about Korkmaz's latest performance, it said: "From all of us. Thank you,
@FurkanKorkmaz."
76ers big man Joel Embiid posted a double-double with 28 points and 12 rebounds while Ben Simmons dropped a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the 76ers to improve their home record to 24-2.
On the losing side, Zach LaVine was the highest scorer on the court with 32 points, while Luke Kornet added 25.
The Bulls suffered their fifth consecutive loss, having a 19-35 win/loss record in the Eastern Conference.
Sixers, meanwhile, improved to 33 wins and 21 defeats with this victory.
- Bogdanovic wins it for Jazz against Rockets
The Utah Jazz managed to beat the Houston Rockets 114-113 in an away game, thanks to the buzzer-beating three-pointer by Bojan Bogdanovic.
Rockets' P.J. Tucker hit a three-point shot with 1.6 seconds to go in the match, giving his team a 113-111 lead.
But the man of the hour was Bogdanovic, despite playing with 5 points prior to his game-winning shot, as he hit a miraculous three-pointer over two defenders to win the game.
Jordan Clarkson scored 30 points off the bench for the Jazz, All-Star Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, All-Star Rudy Gobert played with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
For the Rockets, Westbrook scored 39 points, James Harden had a triple-double with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.
The Jazz are now in the 4th spot in Western Conference with 34-18 win/loss record, while the Rockets are at 5th spot with 33 wins and 20 losses.
Here are the Sunday night results in the NBA:
*Oklahoma City Thunder - Boston Celtics: 111-112
*Atlanta Hawks - New York Knicks: 140-135
*Philadelphia 76ers - Chicago Bulls: 118-111
*Washington Wizards - Memphis Grizzlies: 99-106
*Houston Rockets - Utah Jazz: 113-114
*Cleveland Cavaliers - Los Angeles Clippers: 92-133
*Portland Trail Blazers - Miami Heat: 115-109
*Home team
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