BULLS 104, 76ERS 95, OT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Aaron Brooks scored seven of his season-high 31 points in overtime to help short-handed Chicago beat Philadelphia
Pau Gasol had 27 points and 16 rebounds, and Nikola Mirotic finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls. They snapped a three-game skid without four regulars and three of their top five scorers.
The Bulls dressed only 10 players and were without Jimmy Butler, Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah. Rose had knee surgery Feb. 27, but said Monday that hopes to return this season, targeting 4-to-6 weeks for a comeback from yet another knee injury. Butler (elbow) missed his sixth straight game, and Gibson (ankle) sat out his seventh in a row. Noah (knee) was a late scratch.
Ish Smith led Philadelphia with a career-high 23 points.
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