The Bulls are on another win streak, and this one may be the most impressive one yet. Though it was a schedule against mid-level opponents (Hornets, TWolves, Thunder, Spurs) and three of the 4 wins are at home, this is a team that would be excused for losing them. Without their starting and backup point guard for all of them, and without Zach LaVine for some (and when he did play, LaVine was hobbled), it’s been DeMar DeRozan putting nearly everything on his back and keeping the Bulls at the top of the Eastern Conference standings.
DeRozan started slowly on Monday against the Spurs, but turned it on to an extreme degree at the start of the 4th quarter as he inhabited the role he’s played all season as the Bulls closer.