He wanted his Bulls players to understand the needed physicality of a playoff series against the defending NBA Champions, the “price of admission’’ – as Donovan called it – each would have to be willing to pay.
Alex Caruso was not only willing to pay his own way after the Game 1 loss, but threw his wallet on the bar, gathered his teammates around him, and yelled “next round is on me!’’
“He’s the anchor to our defense,’’ veteran DeMar DeRozan said of Caruso after the Game 2 win on Wednesday. “Bringing the intensity, being vocal. I think I told him not too long ago I lean off him for his energy defensively.