The Bulls’ early-season success was fueled by their two All-Stars in DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine, plus a defense that did a great job turning stops and turnovers into points on the other end. It had been a while since we saw the Bulls put together a complete performance led by all those factors, with injuries nuking the defense and the offense hitting a bit of a rut of late.
For at least one night, in the most important game of the season against the Raptors, the Bulls found that mojo from the first half and delivered their best effort since the All-Star break.