The day the NBA released the regular-season schedule, Jan. 1 looked like an insurmountable task for the Bulls.
The third road game in four nights, the second game in the back-to-back, all wrapped up with a nice little white and green bow that it was against Eastern Conference powerhouse Milwaukee.
Ugly on paper, and proving to be a nightmare in reality.
Once again down four players because of the NBA coronavirus protocols, the Bulls played like they were 10 men down, out-hustled and out-classed, losing 126-96 Friday night.
And the bad news is help might not be coming anytime soon.