There's a saying about teams like the Bulls: They're good enough to dream.
Meaning they've probably got enough talent to be elite, but they don't quite understand yet how to get there.
Which was just about the difference Saturday in the Bulls 107-104 loss to the Miami Heat in a game Bulls coach Billy Donovan said prior would be a "great measuring stick" for the team.
The Bulls came up, to paraphrase Bob Uecker's Harry Doyle, "Juuuusssst a bit short."
"Just shows you how grimy and gritty you have to be when you go out and play," said DeMar DeRozan, who led the Bulls with 28 points, half in the third quarter when the Bulls took a two-point lead entering the fourth.