Chicago Bulls vs. Charlotte Hornets: 3 Takeaways from Another Bulls Letdown

The Bulls lost in frustrating fashion to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Although they led after one quarter, the Bulls lost control of the game not long after, and the weaknesses we’re all too familiar with were on display as much as any game this season. Let’s break down the game and look at the biggest takeaways from the 91-103 loss.

To find success in the NBA, it’s crucial to be unpredictable, to always keep your opponents guessing. The Chicago Bulls have taken this notion to heart in all the wrong ways.

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Opposing teams are indeed always guessing about them. Will the Bulls appear as a squad of in sync veterans who use a combination of deadly cuts, offensive rebounds and smart defense to pummel you into submission? Will they appear as the trappings of a good team but ultimately fall short due to lack of intensity, spacing, or good decisions? Will they appear as a dysfunctional group of big personalities that can’t deliver on their purported strengths or do anything to cover their glaring weaknesses? It’s becoming increasingly apparent that the Bulls themselves don’t know the answer to these questions.

In Monday’s game against the Pistons, we saw the first team. The Bulls secured a decisive victory. They out rebounded Detroit by 14, they broke 110 points, and they even shot 50 percent from 3-point range.

Two days later, the Bulls faced the Washington Wizards, and the story changed. The Bulls pulled only five more rebounds than the Wizards, they didn’t manage to break 100, and they shot 28.6 percent from deep.

Friday night, the Bulls were an absolute mess. Their 14-point second quarter was the lowest point total in any quarter this entire season, and it came as kind of a surprise that it was that high.

Let’s take a look at the three biggest takeaways from a game we’d all just like to forget instead.