Down 21 to the San Antonio Spurs in the second half, the Chicago Bulls looked dead and buried, headed for another Bulls blowout. However, Chicago kept battling back in the second half to find themselves within striking distance in the final moments of the game.
Usually this season, the young Bulls would fade away with a close loss, but this wasn’t one of those nights. And their usual closer, Zach LaVine, is out injured. Thanks to a great defensive performance in the second half (Spurs only scored 31) and clutch baskets from the duo of Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn, the Bulls were able to escape San Antonio with a 98-93 victory.