There are teams capable of flipping a switch when the game is primetime and the lights shine the brightest.
The Bulls aren’t one of them.
Wednesday night in Motown was just the latest example of that.
Lethargic late first quarter to let an 18-win team start to feel comfortable, going through the motions in the second to allow Detroit to take a lead into halftime, and then instead of coming out in the third quarter and put Nike’s on throats, more bad basketball and emotions flying in timeout huddles.
On a night in which DeMar DeRozan should have been laughing on the bench with eight minutes left in the game, towel on head, shoes untied, and a 20-point lead comfortably in his pocket, the 32-year-old was out there playing hero, bailing the Bulls out once again.