Returning from the NBA All-Star break, Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers were eyeing a push for a spot in the NBA Play-In Tournament. The Chicago Bulls were the team standing in their way. A win against the Brooklyn Nets over the weekend could’ve placed the Sixers less than one game behind the Bulls for the final Play-In spot.

In a game between two teams struggling to find the win column lately, the Philadelphia 76ers or the Chicago Bulls were bound to pick up a win Monday night. The Bulls — who came in losers of six straight games — proved to be the hungrier team by scoring their highest point total of the season thus far,

The latest in a season-long series of low points, the 76ers’ 142-110 loss to the Chicago Bulls Monday night elicited a response from some of the leaders in the locker room.