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Malika AndrewsESPN
PHILADELPHIA – The 76ers 'guard Markel Fultz, the 76ers' team-mate, clinched a box on Thursday on the road to reclaiming the scoring goal at the university: he equalized his first 3-pointer.
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Ben Simmons had a triple-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists and Joel Embiid had 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers ahead of the Chicago Bulls 127-108 on Thursday night.
It took less than two games for the No. 1 2017 pick in Washington to take a look at his precise shot from the deepest bottom when he knocked over a 3-pointer for an advance 20 points on the Bulls, dragging Philly's supporters who were praying all night, and the Sixers' bench to get up.
From the beginning, every time the ball touched Fultz's hands, the wild crowd in the center of Wells Fargo shouted, "Shoot!" second-year guard who had a miserable rookie season that was shortened due to a right shoulder injury. Even when the bullet ricocheted off the edge or slammed glass, supporters would encourage Fultz.
Fultz did not seem taken aback by the crowd's reaction to his first 3-point regular-season pointer, which came with just under nine minutes in the fourth quarter. He does not even smile while pedaling back with 20 points on the ground.
He finished with 12 points on 5 out of 15 shots, going 1 to 3 over the arc as the Sixers defeated the Bulls 127-108.
When asked after the match if seeing the ball slip through the net was a relief, Fultz hastily denied it before pausing and rethinking. "Well, I mean a little," he conceded. "I've been working hard this summer." I shot in 3s. "I shot mid-range." I worked my game, so I felt comfortable to pull it in. I believed it and I thought it was ok, it happened, so it did me good. "
Even though he was at the center of a thick media fray, Fultz seemed at ease. He said that he was working a lot on his shooting during warm ups.
"I'm never scared," Fultz said about the shoot. "I've been working hard this summer, tonight I have not done much, but I'm going to keep shooting.If I see an open shot, I'll take it.It's for I'm not going to work, and if I see my teammates – you know I have great teammates – I'll find them. "
One of his teammates was Ben Simmons.
It took Simmons less than three quarters to clinch his first triple-double of the season. The sophomore – who had 12 triple-doubles in the regular season in 2017-18 – finished Thursday's game with 13 points, 11 assists and 13 rebounds.
According to sports bureau Elias, Simmons tied Magic Johnson, Jason Kidd and Norm Van Lier for the second-highest number of triple-doubles in his first two seasons in the NBA.
"He is unlike any other player in the league with his ability to qualify," Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said during the Bulls' shootout on Thursday morning. "He's so dynamic with the ball at 6-foot-10, 6-11, he can finish with both hands, he has this ball on a rope with a very tight grip, so it's a problem."
The Bulls showed Simmons a variety of defensive appearances, turning Zach LaVine, Cameron Payne and Justin Holiday at different times. All three had trouble. Simmons' night also included lightning, while he was spinning the ball around his back before preparing Robert Covington for a 3 pointers.
According to Simmons, he expects to double doubles regularly.
"I'm supposed to be a track general, find my guys, go overboard, kick the ball up," Simmons said. "I'm just comfortable there."
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