LOS ANGELES—In the NBA, a few things are undefeated: Father Time, a spurned player and the streets of Los Angeles.
With two days in between games on a California weekend, the rain arrived Sunday morning and that’s precisely when the fun ended for the Bulls.
Only they didn’t know it until Jamal Crawford emphatically slammed the door down on their chances as the Los Angeles Clippers shot and dribbled the Bulls into oblivion with a 120-93 win at the Staples Center, completing the L.A. two-step with a 1-1 record but leaving with a terrible taste.
The Bulls’ defensive intensity went on vacation after having two days in Los Angeles, particularly on the perimeter as the Clippers torched the Bulls for 17 triples, most of them from JJ Redick, Wes Johnson and Jamal Crawford.