Tonight, your spiraling Chicago Bulls, 1-5 in their last six games, are hoping to cut off a three-game losing streak against a very injured Orlando Magic squad at the United Center. Chicago has lost its last three contests by an average of 13.7 points a game.
Chicago’s starting lineup has been so ineffective that it appears quite possible head coach Billy Donovan makes a change, possibly to sub in vets for second-year guard Ayo Dosunmu and/or third-year power forward Patrick Williams. The remaining three untouchable starters, DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic, have seemed relatively disconnected from each other, and their poor defense all year has been a big part of large early deficits.