Dwyane Wade was sitting stretched out in front of his dressing space in the Bulls locker room late Saturday night after the Los Angeles Clippers came from a first half double digit deficit to defeat the Bulls 101-91. Wade generally speaks with reporters first as other players shower and lift weights. So, a reporter questioned: What happened?
Wade looked up and was terse. He had two words: “Jamal Crawford.”
There was plenty that went wrong for the Bulls in a season low 30-point second half and 12-point third quarter. But it was the play of the former Bull, then general manager Jerry Krause’s last great draft pick, who took over the game with 25 points, 17 in the second half as he made 10 of 17 shots overall.