The Bulls, reeling to the tune of three consecutive defeats thanks to a listless defense and fitfully effective offense, seem destined to lose a fourth straight tonight, on the second night of a back-to-back against the reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks.
In last night’s 130-124 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Chicago’s Big Three of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic enjoyed pretty efficient offensive turns, all scoring 21 points or more on 50% shooting or better. The Bulls ultimately just could not contain Hawks guards Trae Young, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kevin Huerter. The Bulls’ issues defending guards have been a problem for a while, thanks to the extended absences of starting point guard Lonzo Ball and sixth man Alex Caruso.