Losses will happen, even to teams who are perceived to be pushovers. The Bulls dropping their first game of the season to the Charlotte Hornets isn’t the issue here — it’s how they managed to do it which was concerning.
Building a double-digit lead with six minutes left should’ve been enough for a Bulls win. While there were many errors throughout the entirety of the game to isolate and pick apart, there were defining possessions in the fourth quarter.
And similarly this applies to the Bulls go-to player in those moments, Zach LaVine. LaVine followed up a dominant preseason with an overall dud in his season debut, but let’s look at several odd decisions in the closeout possessions.