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Sixers' Nightmare Season Ends in Blowout Loss to Bulls
Well, that’s a wrap. The Philadelphia 76ers’ disastrous 2024-25 campaign finally, mercifully came to an end with a 122-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls. And honestly, if you’ve been riding this rollercoaster of a season, you might not even be mad — just relieved that it’s over. A year that started with promise ended with a whimper, as the Sixers closed the season with a 24-58 record and secured the fifth-best odds in the upcoming draft lottery. The loss to Chicago just felt like the fitting punctuation mark on a season that never quite found its rhythm.
The lone bright spot? Lonnie Walker IV, who dropped 31 points, drilling eight threes on a night when nothing else was falling in line. Adem Bona also wrapped up his rookie season on a high note, posting 16 points, nine rebounds, and a couple of blocks, showing that maybe — just maybe — the future isn’t entirely bleak. Jared Butler chipped in 19 points and five assists, continuing to show promise alongside Bona, a duo we could be seeing more of next year if the Sixers decide to keep that pairing intact.
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But as for this game, let’s just say it was a microcosm of the season. Missed assignments, turnovers, inconsistent shooting, and that now-familiar third-quarter collapse. After going into halftime with a 56-49 lead, Philly sputtered out of the locker room. The Bulls, resting key players like Huerter and Vucevic for much of the second half, still managed to outwork the Sixers, flipping the momentum and cruising to a double-digit lead that ballooned by the final whistle.
Even the opening quarter gave you a preview of the chaos to come — Marcus Bagley made a great hustle play only to throw a pass straight into the hands of a Bulls defender. That's been the Sixers' season in a nutshell: flashes of effort and potential immediately undone by poor execution and bad luck.
The crowd at the Wells Fargo Center got one final reminder of the franchise’s lingering playoff woes when former Sixer Jumaine Jones rang the pregame bell — a nod to the fact that this team hasn’t sniffed the Conference Finals since 2001. That’s over two decades of unmet expectations and postseason heartbreak.
And let’s not ignore the off-court noise that's sure to dominate this summer. Major questions loom: Will Joel Embiid stay healthy and committed? Will the front office finally build a team with long-term vision? Will any big-name free agents or trade targets finally turn their eyes toward Philly?
One thing is clear — change is coming. It has to. Because after this “season from hell,” no one in the building, from the fans to the front office, can stomach another year like this one. The Sixers now turn their focus to the offseason, the draft, and a whole lot of soul-searching. Hopefully, there’s light at the end of this tunnel — and not just another train.
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