Gordon leads Bulls to rout of Sixers

Ben Gordon scored 21 points to lead six Chicago players in double figures as the Bulls hammered the Philadelphia 76ers 117-84 in National Basketball Association play on Thursday in Chicago. The Bulls' most comfortable win of the season moved them two...

Ben Gordon scored 21 points to lead six Chicago players in double figures as the Bulls hammered the Philadelphia 76ers 117-84 in National Basketball Association play on Thursday in Chicago. The Bulls' most comfortable win of the season moved them two games behind the Sixers for the eighth and final play-off spot in the Eastern Conference.

Chicago built on a 57-46 half-time lead by going on a 16-0 run in the third quarter in which they out-scored Philadelphia 35-16 to lead by 30 points.

The struggling Sixers shot just 34 per cent from the field and missed all nine attempts from three-point range.

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