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Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs: Takeaways from Christmas Day Loss

By Michael Whitlow

Dec 25, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills (8, right) tries to steal the ball from Chicago Bulls power forward Cristiano Felicio (6, left) during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 25, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills (8, right) tries to steal the ball from Chicago Bulls power forward Cristiano Felicio (6, left) during the first half at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Chicago Bulls couldn’t find the win column once again in San Antonio on Christmas Day against the Spurs. Here’s a few takeaways from the Bulls’ third consecutive loss and the ninth in their last 12 games.

The last game that the Chicago Bulls won on the road: Black Friday (Nov. 25) against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Unfortunately for the Bulls, that remains their last win on the road this season after a 119-100 loss on Christmas Day in their second and final meeting of the season against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday evening.

LaMarcus Aldridge made his first 11 shot attempts from the field, Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and shut down Jimmy Butler once again in their own head-to-head meeting of star wings.

Sunday’s game was a bit of a weird one for the now-14-16 Bulls. They couldn’t have started Christmas Day any worse than they did, followed by winning a second quarter — something that’s been an issue lately — and giving up 64 points in the second half to lose by almost 20.

Where did the Bulls go wrong on Sunday? What did they get right?

We’ll take a look at a few different takeaways, starting with the Bulls losing the superstar battle once again against the Spurs.

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