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MIAMI – This wasn’t just a casual three-day Florida vacation in early March.
This was a measuring stick for the Bulls.
A way for the organization to throw their mediocrity against the likes of the other Eastern Conference teams stuck in no-man’s land.
Our mundanity against your mundanity.
After surviving the bully-ball tactics in Orlando on Thursday, the Bulls again overcame a more physical team, as well as a 17-point deficit, beating Miami 114-109.
And while there were plenty of slaps on the back to go around, Josh Giddey continued to show a mindset to do whatever it takes to win games, evident by his third triple-double of the season, scoring 26 points, handing out 12 assists and grabbing 10 rebounds.