The Bulls’ 96-90 loss Wednesday to the Los Angeles Lakers was what the critics contended before the season with the Bulls. Could they make enough shots? Where were the points going to come from? Mostly so far, the Bulls have defied the doubts and disbelief with competent shooting along with physical play, competitiveness and the excellence of Jimmy Butler.
The Bulls competed against the Lakers, they tried and played hard even though the general response after bad losses—and this was one to a Lakers team on the second of a back to back with the Bulls off four days—is a lack of effort.