Three former University of Tennessee basketball players were in action in the NBA Thursday night.
Two had their teams lose, while Philadelphia defeated the Bulls, 127-105, at the United Center in Chicago.
In that game, former Volunteers’ standout Tobias Harris started and played 25 minutes.
He scored 24 points and pulled down three rebounds for Philadelphia (25-12).
The former Vol also had four assists and went 8-for-15 from the field. He was 1-for-3 in 3-point attempts, while going 7-for-8 from the free throw line against the Bulls (16-19).
In Oklahoma City, Dallas came up on the short end of a 116-108 decision against the Thunder.
Josh Richardson started and played 35 minutes.
He scored 27 points and dished out six assists for Dallas (19-17).
The former Vol also had two steals and one blocked shot. He went 10-for-15 from the floor, while going 3-for-5 from long range. He was 4-for-6 from the foul line against Oklahoma City (16-21).
Meanwhile in Brooklyn, Boston fell to the Nets, 121-109, at Barclays Center.
Grant Williams played 10 minutes and grabbed five rebounds and recorded one steal for the Celtics (19-18). He was 0-for-2 from the field with both of his shot attempts coming from beyond the 3-point arc against Brooklyn (25-13).
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