Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before

I fully expected the Bulls to slip to five games under .500 last night with a game against the Pelicans on the road. Instead, they won, 114-106. Impressive, especially given that New Orleans has a front court with two giants, Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas. To say that opposing players bounce off this duo would be an understatement. Heaven help Alex Caruso, and it did. Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White continue to show this is their breakout season; with Caruso, you get three. Plus DeMar DeRozan and Andre Drummond. Mix it all up, and what do you get? A team that is slowly pivoting away from having Zach LaVine as its foundation. Detroit’s up next, and that should be, has to be, a win. But then come the Cavaliers and Bucks. The Bulls have to take two out of three to get off this treadmill. Since it’s almost spring, I can hope.