Considering it’s Groundhog Day, today’s game was rather fitting.
The Bulls did what they do best, flashing a competitive edge in the first half, before being run out of the arena in the second. Haven’t I lived this before?
Chicago took a 63-60 lead into the locker room and was outscored 69(nice)-39 in the final two quarters, ultimately losing to Toronto 129-102.
The Bulls when the second half starts:
pic.twitter.com/iiHux7esXU— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) February 2, 2020
With no Dunn in the backcourt for basically the second-straight game (he exited after the first 13 seconds on Friday night), the Bulls “stout” defense was completely non-existent. The 50 percent shooting performance from both the field and downtown could only last so long, and the Bulls ended up finishing the game 38.9 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from 3-point range.
Other than that, Zach LaVine failed to score 20+ points for the first time since December 30th, and let’s just say, he wasn’t too happy about this one.
Zach LaVine is all of us … pic.twitter.com/MA5VwM277Q
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) February 2, 2020
Meanwhile Thaddeus Young led the way for the Bulls with one of the weirder games we’ve seen from him. Still, the better he does the more interesting a possible trade becomes.
Crazy game for Thad Young. Season-high 21 points. Uncharacteristic T. Fouled out on coach's challenge. Also had 7 rebounds.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) February 2, 2020
Anyway, this game was probably over before it started, which is basically the case for every game against an above .500 team for this Bulls squad. The good news now, we can all forget about Bulls basketball and watch one of the best sporting events of the year.
Super Bowl time!