On Oct. 25, the Chicago Bulls reeled in their first win of the 2019-20 regular season. And that first win actually came against a pretty good team. The Bulls did do it against a Grizzlies team that was void of standout rookie point guard Ja Morant, but they did still have second-year power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. in the starting five.
Up until the NBA hiatus, the most impressive season sweep for the Bulls by far was against the Grizzlies. Not having Morant in the rotation aside, the Grizzlies are still a team that looks to be much better than the Bulls. And the Grizzlies actually hold a playoff position in the Western Conference standings in the midst of the hiatus.
There’s a theme that emerges within the games on this list. When the Bulls win, it happens a lot of times because White and LaVine go nuclear in the scoring department. LaVine had a game-high 37 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one blocks. White posted 25 points, six rebounds, and two assists, and was a team-best +15 when he was on the floor.
Power forward Lauri Markkanen really started to go downhill after his sensational start in the regular season opener, in a one-point loss to the Hornets on the road two days prior. He had just nine points on 4-of-15 shooting from the field and 1-of-10 from beyond the arc. Small forward Otto Porter Jr. also struggled mightily from the field, going just 1-of-6 for four points.
Lone behold, the Bulls would play good enough defense and come out with a big win in the end.