You wonder if Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg Wednesday night knew how James Marshall felt in 1848 at Sutter’s Mill. That was when Marshall discovered gold and California’s future brightened.
Perhaps the Bulls’ future will now as well with the new starting lineup Hoiberg unveiled in the Bulls 104-89 victory over the Indiana Pacers. It featured Bobby Portis at power forward and rookie Wendell Carter Jr. at center and it produced the Bulls’ best all around offensive and defensive effort of the 2-2 preseason, the first game in which the Bulls didn’t fall lethargically behind to start and a defense that finally seemed invigorated.