I wouldn't exactly call it adversity, though DeMar DeRozan did, Friday's 119-93 Golden State Warriors demolition of the Bulls to open the five-game Western Conference road trip.
"It's really our first adversity and that's where adversity builds a lot of character," said DeRozan. "So I'm pretty sure we are going to look at a lot of film tomorrow and figure out what we can do and what we can be better at next game (Sunday against the Clippers and Monday against the Lakers). It's a great learning experience for us. We got out butts whooped. Now, how do we respond?