Chicago @ Philadelphia preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 18, 2017 ) Philadelphia 115, Chicago 117

The Philadelphia 76ers displayed some sloppy basketball in seeing their winning streak come to an end on the road. They will try to clean up their act in a return home Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls.

A total of 24 turnovers - including 10 in the fourth quarter - was the deciding factor in the Sixers' 105-101 loss at Memphis on Monday, as the Grizzlies won the final period by a 31-18 margin to hand Philadelphia just its second loss in nine games. "Poise. Lack of judgment. Leadership. I thought that we had not much leadership," Sixers coach Brown told reporters of the stretch run. "I thought our poise was poor." The Bulls are 1-1 on their current three-game road trip after dropping a double-overtime thriller in New Orleans on Monday, blowing a 17-point lead late in regulation. Chicago also had 24 turnovers and it was 8-for-31 from 3-point range while falling to 7-17 on the road.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, WGN-TV (Chicago), NBCS Philadelphia

ABOUT THE BULLS (18-29): Jerian Grant is filling in at one of the guard spots while Kris Dunn remains in concussion protocol and he had one of his best performances of the season with 22 points and 13 assists against New Orleans. Five others scored at least 14 points and the Bulls had a chance to win in regulation but Justin Holiday's free throw rimmed out. "A lot of good things and obviously we had a chance to win it at the end," coach Fred Hoiberg told reporters. "A lot of things we can learn as well and grow from."

ABOUT THE SIXERS (22-21): Dario Saric led the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to the Grizzlies, while second-year pro Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had his second straight big game with 20 points while making 6-of-8 3-pointers. Filling in as a starter while fellow guards Jerryd Bayless (wrist) and JJ Redick (leg) are sidelined, Luwawu-Cabarrot is averaging 18 points over the last two games and he's hit 9-of-13 long-range attempts. "He's coming on strong," teammate Ben Simmons told the team's website. "He's playing well, and playing with confidence. That's what we need...especially because he's had his chance to start."

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Chicago took the first meeting 117-115 at home and it has won seven straight in Philadelphia.

2. Since going 0-for-4 from the field in a loss to Houston on Jan. 8, Bulls C Robin Lopez is averaging 16.7 points on 67.1 percent shooting over his last six games.

3. Sixers C Joel Embiid has five double-doubles in seven games this month and is averaging 23.3 points and 11.4 rebounds in January.

PREDICTION: 76ers 112, Bulls 107