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There’s backing in, and then there’s backing down.
In a 123-105 loss to the depleted Hawks on Tuesday at the Uniter Center, the Bulls did both. And no matter how much it ends up hurting them in the Eastern Conference standings — which could be a lot — it was embarrassing and inexcusable.
How’s that bland season tasting, Bulls fans? Even less satisfying now.
In a game they had to win — and despite having every conceivable advantage with Hawks star Trae Young and third-leading scorer De’Andre Hunter both out of the lineup — the Bulls took the floor in lights-out mode.