Chicago Bulls: 4 best surprises from the first 4 games of the season

What are the most notable positive surprises that the Chicago Bulls and first-year head coach Billy Donovan have seen through four games?

On the night of Dec. 29, the Chicago Bulls and first-year head coach Billy Donovan notched their first win of this turbulent 2020-21 regular season slate on the road in the nation’s capital over the Washington Wizards. It didn’t come easy for the Bulls, but they rode a solid effort mostly from the starting five in the second half to notch the win over the Wizards star guard pairing of Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal.

After the comfortable win over the Wizards on the road on Dec. 29, Donovan and the Bulls might be able to parlay momentum to finally get this rebuild going in the right direction in its fourth year. But there’s still a long way to go for this Bulls team. While the win over the winless Wizards just ahead of the turn of the calendar year is nice, it’s just a small positive on a potential path to the playoffs if the Bulls can pull that off this season.

The Bulls will have another test on the road against the Wizards in their next game, and their last before the turn of the calendar year. The Wizards and Bulls will face each other again in the nation’s capital on Dec. 31.

Moreover, the Bulls now sport a record of 1-3 heading into that Dec. 31 meeting with the Wizards for the second game in a row. Their three losses earlier in the season came at the hands of the Golden State Warriors, Indiana Pacers, and Atlanta Hawks.

Still it is nice that the Bulls had more and more positive signs emerge from the last two outings, one resulting in a win. Here’s a deeper look into the four best surprises from the Bulls through the first four games of the regular season.