On Monday, they were beaten by 35 points in a home game against the Mavericks.
“They came out, jumped on us and played aggressive defensively,” guard/forward DeMar DeRozan said, via Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times. “Offensively, they did their thing. You have to give them credit. This is no excuse on our end, no matter how difficult the road trip we just completed. We have to be ready to play.
The Bulls (31-34) currently sit in ninth place in the Eastern Conference and are most likely headed for another season in the play-in tournament.
“Every team has to take some kind of pummeling throughout the season,” DeRozan said. “We have to make sure this is our last and only one for the rest of the season. It all depends on how you react from now on.
- In case you missed it, Chicago received some encouraging news in custody Lonzo ball. Our Ashish Mathur has the full story here.
- Guard Zach LaVine East ahead of schedule in his recovery after foot surgery, like us relayed here. That said, the Bulls are expected to revisit LaVine-centered trade talks this offseason, sources told Hoops Wire.
- The front office of Arturas Karnisovas and Marc Eversley has yet to deliver on the big promises made four years ago, wrote Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. On the one hand, staying the course until the trade deadline seems to have been a bad idea, Cowley added..
