The Bulls had a rare opportunity to play on national television last night and things started off great.
Jabari Parker came out of the gates hot against his former team, scoring early and often in route to a team-high 21 points.
Jabari scores again wants the and 1. pic.twitter.com/7D2nY1TWRZ
— Ⓜ️arcusD ᴿᴵᴾ ᴹᵃʳᶜᵘˢᴰ² (@_MarcusD3_) November 17, 2018
The Bulls took an 18 point lead with them into the locker room at halftime and led by as many as 22 points…
Holiday another 3.
Looked to do a MJ shrug, pic.twitter.com/ris5Ytk26J— Ⓜ️arcusD ᴿᴵᴾ ᴹᵃʳᶜᵘˢᴰ² (@_MarcusD3_) November 17, 2018
22 point lead with 1:30 left in the first half…. and the Bulls lost the game by 19 points.
They gave up 46 third-quarter points. FORTY. SIX.
The #Bulls just matched what is literally their worst quarter in franchise history.
They were outscored 46-17 by the Bucks in the third quarter. Along with a 1985 nightmare, 29 points is the most the Bulls have ever been outscored in a quarter, per @bball_ref.
— Cody Westerlund (@CodyWesterlund) November 17, 2018
A 41 point swing in just over 25 minutes. I know the Bulls are shorthanded. I know the Bulls aren’t ready yet to win consistently even at full strength. But to lose in the fashion that the Bulls lost last night is indefensible.
Zach LaVine: “It’s unacceptable for us to have a 20-point lead and blow it that fast. It just sucks. We’re not getting matched up on defense. We’re making mental errors.”
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) November 17, 2018
Frustration has already been building in the locker room, last night’s debacle won’t help. It also doesn’t get any easier in the near future, as the Toronto Raptors come to town tonight.
The Bulls need to get healthy because nights like last night can’t keep happening.
