It was more of the same on Monday as the Bulls continued to show little to no resistance on the defensive side of the ball in a 110-104 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets lead shrunk during garbage time, but this one was never close when it mattered. Isolating poor defenders and exposing their weaknesses for easy points, the Hornets led by as many as 23 points deep in the third quarter.
We knew defense was going to be a problem after the roster was assembled, and it’s proving to be true with each passing game. After giving up 116 points in both the win against the Pelicans and loss to the Bucks, allowing only 110 points to the Hornets can be parsed as an improvement (maybe?