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Bulls coach Billy Donovan back to the lab in finding evolving lineups

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Bulls black pullover was his lab coat and a dry board with magnets his microscope.

There was Billy Donovan on Monday night, in his lab that was the FedEx Forum, still mixing lineups and looking for the right chemistry.

A mad scientist? After all, it was the first time this season that Donovan used point guards Josh Giddey and Lonzo Ball at the same time. Nah, just Donovan adding more layers to “Billy Ball.”

“I play with anybody, but Josh is definitely a different type of player,” Ball said of the fourth-quarter team-up with Giddey.