One failed defensive possession can cost you a ball game. That proved true for the Bulls in a two-point loss to the Detroit Pistons, and did so again in a 108-107 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Closing with an undersized defensive unit — and Jabari Parker on the bench — on the final possession of the game, after defending the first action well enough to cause a miss, the Bulls couldn’t secure the rebound, losing on a final second put-back.
Hindsight asks whether Justin Holiday, a small forward, to guard Paul Millsap was the wrong move — his slight frame had no chance of keeping his opponent off the glass.