The ball moved on offense without a sniff of selfishness, while the Miami heat snacked on loose balls and dined on defense.
They are currently everything the Bulls organization wants to be both on the court and off of it.
And aren’t.
No wonder Jim Boylen gave Jimmy Butler a long embrace when he ran into the one-time Bulls All-Star before the game. The coach was reminded of what an actual hard-playing, ultra-talented two-way player looks like.
Excuse Boylen, it’s been awhile since he’s actually seen one of those.
In what was yet another display of embarrassment in a season of suddenly growing embarrassment, the Bulls slept-walked through a first quarter in which they were outscored 34-16, and eventually lost 116-108 to drop to 5-11 on the season.