The Chicago Bulls' front line was supposed to be a source of strength this season, but it has never looked weaker than it does right now.
As a result, the Bulls are all knotted up with the Cleveland Cavaliers, looking shaky ahead of a pivotal Game 5 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Staying alive against a Cavs team missing its own frontcourt key, Kevin Love, will demand resourcefulness and faith in the members of the once-vaunted front line who haven't done much to justify it lately.
Oh, and it'll probably also require covering for Pau Gasol, whose sore hamstring kept him out of Game 4 and will likely sideline him in Game 5, per ESPN's Nick Friedell.