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Billy Donovan defends his offense, and Bulls’ win provides vindication

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There’s been team meetings and meltdowns already this season, and on Monday there was just a good old fashioned basketball win, playing the game the way coach Billy Donovan wants it played.

INDIANAPOLIS — This game wasn’t a fix for the Bulls’ offense by any means.

It was progress, however, a small Band-Aid on a wound that is still an issue early in the regular season.

How long would it take these players to figure out exactly what coach Billy Donovan was asking of them, and, more important, would there be collateral damage before they did it?