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DETROIT – When rotation changes are made or more minutes are handed out, someone is usually the odd-man out.
Julian Phillips knows that all too well lately.
The numbers show it, and Bulls coach Billy Donovan even admitted to it, acknowledging that he was searching for a way to get Phillips more playing time since the latest rotation change was made four games ago.
The second-year wing was averaging 14.2 minutes per game through the month of December and started off January on a similar track, that is until Donovan wanted a new look with both his first and second units.