Back to the Chicago Bulls Newsfeed

Bulls' Defense Led the NBA in Giving Up Drives This Season

Somewhere within the depths of the Mayo Clinic Square Practice Center in Minnesota, Tom Thibodeau sheds a single tear for what once was.

According to new data compiled by Ian Levy and Darryl Blackport of Nylon Calculus (via), the Chicago Bulls led the entire NBA in drives allowed to the basket this season with an average of 28.8 per game.

At a glance, this is not such a big deal, as playoff teams including the Golden State Warriors fell less than one drive allowed per game short from meeting the same average.