Well, here it is. Possibly the nadir of the 41-28 Chicago Bulls’ post-All Star schedule, a road game against what has handily been the best team in the league, the 56-14 Phoenix Suns. Chicago has lost seven of its last nine games, and is currently 0-2 in this week’s mini-road trip, thanks to earlier losses to the Kings and Jazz.
Granted, Phoenix will be without All-World Point God Chris Paul, who has seemingly defied everything we know about the aging curve for little guards in remaining one of the best players in the NBA when healthy. He isn’t quite the same athletic marvel he was in New Orleans, but he remains one of the savviest and most effective players in the NBA.