Philadelphia may have finally put an end to questions with a 92-71 win over Chicago today. The team has had its ups and downs recently, with some off-the-field incidents involving key players ruining the team's focus. Norman was at the center of the controversy, after being arrested for weapon violations just three days ago. His legal problems were sorted out quickly, but the attention drawn to the incident received more news than today's game against Chicago. Norman let his play do the talking today, helping his team put the unfortunate incident behind him with a solid game. "Definitely nice to be asked about a game MVP performance than about an arrest," he said later on.

Philadelphia was led by Norman (22 points, 7 boards, 0 assists, a steal, 2 blocks), Conard (11 points, 12 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Ferguson (13 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks). Chicago was led by Foster (16 points, 8 boards, 0 assists), Judson (10 points, 1 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks), Smith (12 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, a steal).

Philadelphia keep rolling with a winning streak of 6 games and jump to 36-8. They hold at #1 in the Atlantic and remain at #1 overall in the Eastern Conference. Chicago fall to 19-27 and 10-10 at home with the defeat. They remain at #2 in the Central and stay at #9 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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