There was 12 minutes of beautifully-hot Bulls offense there. And then the rest of the game happened.
The problem being that the Sixers also looked to have free reign to create open shots, and unlike Chicago never really stopped, finishing off the Bulls in the 2nd and 3rd quarters and cruising to a 127-108 loss for the Bulls in Chicago’s 2018-19 season opener.
First let’s fondly remember what was a truly insane first quarter, the Bulls setting an opening-night franchise record with 41 points, nearly matched by the Sixers 38 in that same period.
Zach LaVine and Bobby Portis were nearly perfect, combining for 29 points on 11-12 shooting.