The 23-44 Bulls have tried just about everything to lose more games after the all-star break. For the most part, it has worked. They’ve lost nine of their last 12, but the problem is the bottom seven teams in the league have been worse. The Bulls are now closer in the standings to the league’s ninth-worst team than the seventh-worst team, despite the Bulls being on pace to win just 26 games!
With 15 games to go and the fifth worst record in the league within striking distance (2.5 games), the Bulls have a chance at one more push towards the bottom of the standings.
Lauri Markkanen won't travel to Memphis with his back spasms
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) March 14, 2018
Back spasms ya say?
Most of the time I feel good, but then sometimes it just hits like sharp. So I don’t even know exactly what’s the movement that bothers me more. Right now I feel pretty good.”
What’s that Lauri? Not every physical movement you make is 100% pain-free 67 games into your rookie season? You should probably take a week or four off.
The Bulls have struggled to lose against their tanking counterparts, primarily because of the Markkanen-Dunn-LaVine duo. By taking one of the three out of the lineup tonight against the dreadful Grizzlies (and again next week when the Bulls travel to New York) maybe the Bulls will be able to slide a few spots down the standings by season’s end.
