PHILADELPHIA -- Down and out or down to the wire, the 76ers

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PHILADELPHIA -- Down and out or down to the wire, the 76ers are freefalling toward NBA history. Marco Friedl Jersey . D.J Augustin scored 20 points and Taj Gibson had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 102-94 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday night, handing the 76ers their 22nd straight loss. The Sixers are four losses shy of matching the NBA record for the longest single-season losing streak. The Cleveland Cavaliers set the record of 26 consecutive losses in the 2010-11 season. The Vancouver Grizzlies (1995-96), Denver Nuggets (1997-9 and Charlotte Bobcats (2011-12) each lost 23 straight. "Winnable game," 76ers coach Brett Brown said. "I say that because a group thats been losing ... still stays together. They still compete. Im proud of them." The Sixers also lost their 17th straight home game since beating Charlotte on Jan. 15. They were 8-11 at home at that point and had already defeated Miami, the Bulls, and Houston in Philadelphia. After the Sixers were 3-0 following a Nov. 2 win over Chicago, fans held signs that said, "3-0. Thats No Bull." That seems like another season at times after the Sixers traded Evan Turner, Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen at the deadline for draft picks, a necessary step for a rebuilding franchise. Unlike most of the first 21 losses in the streak, the Sixers were competitive until the final possessions, never letting the Bulls lead by more than 11. Sixers centre Byron Mullens, who hadnt attempted a shot all game, hit consecutive 3s to pull the Sixers to 83-80. He made a nifty save on a ball headed out of bounds, leading to Henry Sims bucket and a foul. With a chance to tie the game, Sims missed the free throw with 8:19 left. Thaddeus Young bailed him out a possession later with a 3-pointer that made it 85-all. Joakim Noah buried a go-ahead 3 from the top of the arc and Augustin followed with one from the sideline to put the Bulls up 91-85. Tony Wrotens 3 made it 93-90 but it was just more false hope. Carlos Boozers emphatic dunk stretched the lead to six and the Bulls did enough to hang on and move to .500 on the road (17-17). The Sixers have lost three of four by less than 10 points after losing each of the previous 10 games by double-digits. "We knew it would be this type of game," Augustin said. "We just tried to fight them until the end and it was a fight, a real fight." The Sixers could make it 23 straight with a loss Friday to New York. Then three straight on the road at Chicago, San Antonio and Houston. If the Sixers lose all of those games, the potential record 27th loss would come March 29 vs. Detroit. Young scored 24 points for the Sixers and Wroten had 17. "Were going to get one soon," Wroten said. Boozer had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls and Noah added 14 points and 10 boards. The Sixers solid 11-for-24 3-point shooting was undone by a 9 of 19 mark from the free-throw line. "There is just no inch for error," Brown said. "Theres no wiggle room at all." The Sixers stayed tight and chipped away in the third, making it 64-61 on Youngs 3-pointer. Sims was 0 for 7 from the floor until his first basket cut it to 64-63. The Sixers just couldnt make the clutch basket or two to finally take the lead. Theyd get as close again as two points in the third and trailed only 75-69 at the end of the quarter. "I think Bretts done a great job with them," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "Theyve got a lot of moving parts. I give a guy like Young a lot of credit for his professionalism -- how hard he plays. They shot the ball well. The Bulls played without Derrick Rose, the former MVP point guard who tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. Thibodeau said Rose could could be ready to return if he gets the call to play this summer for Team USA at the world championships. "I know hed like to do it," Thibodeau said. "I know how USA basketball feels about him. If hes cleared to do it, Id love to see him do it." NOTES: The Sixers are 3-32 since a four-game winning streak ended Jan. 4. ... The Bulls have won seven of eight against the Sixers. Leo Weinkauf Jersey . -- Dane Fox scored his 61st and 62nd goals of the season and Brendan Gaunce had a goal and three assists as the Erie Otters downed the Kitchener Rangers 7-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Joshua Kimmich Jersey . The 20-year-old Barkley, whose impressive form this season could earn him a place in Englands World Cup squad, was hurt in Evertons 4-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup on Jan. http://www.bayernmunichfcstore.com/authentic-fabian-benko-bayern-munich-jersey/ . Cory Batey and Brandon Vandenburg were each convicted on four charges of aggravated rape, one of attempted aggravated rape and two for aggravated sexual battery. Vandenburg was also found guilty of tampering with evidence as well as an unlawful photography charge.SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Egor Popov scored the tie-breaking goal at 18:54 of the third period as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan rallied to a 4-3 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.Jeffrey Truchon-Viel, Yan Plourde and Andrew Ryan — with a short-handed goal — also scored for the Titan (10-22-5), who trailed 3-1 halfway through the second period.Luke Green and Daniel Del Paggio had power-play goals for the Sea Dogs (20-9-5), who have lost three straight games. Julien Tessier rounded out the Saint John offence.Alexandre Lagace started in net for Acadie-Bathurst, giving up two goals on 16 shots through 22:58. Jacob Brennan stopped 8-of-9 shots the rest of the way.Sea Dogs goaltender Sebastien Auger made 20 saves in the losing effort.The Titan failed to score on three power-play opportunities. Saint John scored twice on four chances with the man advantage.---ISLANDERS 8 MOOSEHEADS 2CHARLOTTETOWN — Filip Rydstrom scored two goals and assisted on three more as the Islanders pummelled Halifax.Oliver Cooper had two goals and added two helpers while Daniel Sprong also struck twice for Charlottetown (17-17-2). Bradley Kennedy and Alexandre Goulet had a goal and an assist apiece and Ross Johnston chipped in with four assists.Danny Moynihan and Brett Crossley replied for the Mooseheads (17-15-3). ---WILDCATS 10 SCREAMING EAGLES 5MONCTON, N.B. — Connor Garland, Alexandre Jacob and Kyle Tibbo scored two goals apiece as the Wildcats routed Cape Breton.Adam Holwell, Jacob Sweeney, Eric Leger and William Bower also scored for Moncton (22-10-2), while Cameron Askew added five assists. Garland also chipped in with three helpers for a five-point night.Maxim Lazarev led the Screaming Eagles (11-17-5) with a goal and three assists, Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and two helpers, and Matthew Nosella, Loik Leveille and Evgeny Svechnikov also scored. ---PHOENIX 2 CATARACTES 1SHERBROOKE, Que. — Cameron Darcys goal at 5:53 of the third period held up as the winner as the Phoenix edged Shawinigan.Carl Neill allso scored for Sherbrooke (18-13-2), on a power play at 3:55 of the first period. Javi Martinez Jersey. 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