The Chicago Bulls have seen this script before.
The premature excitement following a Game 1 victory against a LeBron James-led team.
Then, the disappointment after that first victory is post-ceded by four losses and a playoff exit at the hands of LeBron and whichever team he’s on.
It has happened two times before in 2011 and 2013, and the Bulls are all too aware that the playoffs this season present another opportunity for history to repeat itself for a third straight time. That is why the Bulls were reluctant to celebrate following their big Game 1 victory in Cleveland.