PORTLAND, Ore. — Hard as it is to believe a player scoring 50 points wasn’t necessary in a win but C.J. McCollum’s masterpiece could likely qualify as close enough.
But when said player produces such a feat in less than 30 minutes and getting half of those points in 12 minutes, it’s easy to believe the Bulls’ 124-108 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers would’ve occurred if McCollum had a below-average night.
Because the Bulls are showing the mental attrition of a team that has played three seasons in four months, battling through extreme highs and on the back end of that high is often a steep depression.