Bulls fall to 76ers but keep two-game lead over Celtics

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    The Philadelphia 76ers couldn't stop Derrick Rose. They just tried to make it difficult for him at every turn.

    They hounded the Chicago star on defense, double-teamed him and worked to cut off his path to the basket whenever possible. Rose still had 31 points Monday night, but he also committed 10 turnovers and the 76ers held on after building a big lead to beat the Bulls 97-85 and end their 14-game homecourt winning streak.

    "He's so aggressive offensively that we tried to be aggressive with him," Philly's Elton Brand said. "Jrue Holiday didn't score a lot of points, but he was the main guy on him. The bigs trapped well and we just tried to make it tough on him. ... It's hard to stop him."

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