Billy Donovan had seen enough from the starting group he was using after an embarrassing showing in Phoenix two weeks ago, so the Bulls coach wanted a new look, a different energy.
As has been the case far too often the last few seasons, however, this has been a roster where sound plans go to die.
Right after he inserted Alex Caruso and Javonte Green in the starting lineup for Ayo Dosunmu and Patrick Williams, respectively, Green went down with a sore knee, and a few games later Caruso’s tailbone issue reared its ugly head once again.