The Chicago Bulls ended with a limping finish to their six-game road trip this Sunday, finsihing with a record of 2-4 on the trip after losing 117 -89 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday afternoon.
What happens when you’re a mediocre team and don’t have your two best players on the court, as well as two other role players?
You get stomped. Plain and simple.
Chicago’s performance on Sunday was horrendous on all fronts: the Bulls started off terribly and had to a face a huge deficit the entire game. They displayed very little energy and they couldn’t do anything on offense.
If you missed the game, don’t worry! The entire match can be summed up by this one Chicago fastbreak.
The spell of mediocrity continues for the Bulls, who now are tied with the Detroit Pistons for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Even if the Bulls can hold onto their playoff spot, there’s pretty much zero chance that they stage an upset over the Cleveland Cavaliers or Boston Celtics in the first round.
Chicago’s leading scorers, Doug McDermott and Bobby Portis, only had 16 points, and just three other players managed to score in double figures.
Overall, Sunday’s game was very painful to watch, and yet another reminder that the Bulls are one of the most inconsistent teams in the NBA.
Without further delay, let’s take a look at three key takeaways from the game, if you even want to call it that.