Alright, I don’t really want to write words, so here’s how the Bulls game went through the lens of Twitter:
Bulls up 23-5 this quarter.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) November 16, 2019
Wendell Carter already has 5 offensive rebounds and we're not done yet in the first half.
Creating points for the Bulls with his second chance hustle.
— Mark (@mkhoops) November 17, 2019
Ight, I'll give the Bulls credit.
Down 13 in the first quarter and they crawled back to take a 56-50 lead into the half. They're also winning the rebounding battle 34-17 and are 22-24 from the line.
Progress??
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) November 17, 2019
Up by four heading into the fourth.@Biofreeze Performance Leaders:
LaVine: 20pts / 1reb / 1ast
Markkanen: 13pts / 8reb
Carter Jr.: 10pts / 11reb / 2ast pic.twitter.com/FJ0oWLJIr5— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) November 17, 2019
17 of Brooklyn's first 20 points in the 4th quarter have come in the paint or at the foul line. They have a 54-28 paint scoring advantage tonight.
— Jeff Mangurten (@JeffGurt) November 17, 2019
Wow. Dinwiddie blows past Carter and help from Markkanen on an isolation to score on layup and then draws foul on White on 3-pointer, sandwiched around a missed Markkanen 3. That's just a brutal stretch.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) November 17, 2019
Spencer Dinwiddie has 20 points in the 4th.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) November 17, 2019
I'm sad.
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) November 17, 2019
Overall, the Bulls had another game with brief positive stints, yet nothing to show for it. Lauri Markkanen looked a tad better with his first double-double of the season since the season-opener, while Zach LaVine dropped 36 points.
Still, even with two decent performances from the Bulls “stars” the team still only shot 35.3 percent from the field and 23.1 percent from downtown.
These players need to grab their cauldron to mix up their own winning formula because it doesn’t appear Jim Boylen can do it himself.
Teams keep handing the Bulls wins, but they keep handing them right back. We’ll get more into all of this later. For now, just try to enjoy your Saturday night.