There was concern for the Bulls Wednesday at halftime even as they trailed just 49-46. They again were playing indifferently, as coach Fred Hoiberg would pointedly note afterward, outscored 9-0 to start by a Brooklyn Nets team 1-14 on the road and giving up the most points per game in the league with the second poorest record.
So as Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade led the Bulls out to begin the second half, they talked. And they agreed what was necessary.
“We talked about it as we were coming out,” related Wade, who would leave the game in the fourth quarter with a migraine headache.