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Navigating life without injured starters Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic and key reserve Torrey Craig could be catching up with the Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls have lost three of five without Vucevic (groin) entering Friday's visit from the Charlotte Hornets and have been treading water with LaVine sidelined with right foot inflammation since late November.
Reflecting on the Bulls' latest defeat, Wednesday's 116-100 road loss to the New York Knicks, leading scorer DeMar DeRozan acknowledged the absences are taking a toll.
"Not to make an excuse, but we miss a lot of critical guys at a critical time," DeRozan said.